Nimrod Close, St Albans

About this kitchen

Mission accomplished: A beautiful, modern lacquered pearl grey kitchen with contrasting industrial-look black steel. The Royal Calacatta worktop matches perfectly with the darker grey veins to pick out the grey doors and the bronze veins pick up the rust look of the black steel doors.

Appliances: This kitchen has a 1.2 fridge and 1.2 freezer either side of the oven and a washing machine and tumble dryer either side of the wine cooler.

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Full works carried out on site by our team included:

Initial onsite survey by our Project Manager, Barry.
Application for Structural Engineering report and specifications plus Building Control Consent.
Knocking down the load-bearing wall and inserting steel, re-mapping ceiling lighting and pipework which needed rerouting into the garage.
The team also cut a whole in the RSJ steelwork to accommodate the electrical ringmain which was also conveniently located in the wall!
Plastering decorating, fitting of the floor and finally, fitting the kitchen.

For this case study, we will share some words below from our client Max about the process behind this kitchen transformation in St Albans and its finished result:

What was your brief?

To create space and light by removing a load-bearing wall and opening up a kitchen and utility area to an open-plan modern kitchen with breakfast peninsula.

This was exceeded by completing the job to a very high standard with precision, attention to detail and fantastic craftsmanship by the entire team. Additionally, the project was completed ahead of time and on budget.

What were the Challenges & Solutions?

On investigation we found that the pipework was extensive and some of the pipes were in the wall too, which had to be rerouted into the garage to accommodate the kitchen (All in a day’s work at Brampton Interiors!)

Brampton’s have the ability to project manage the entire works and ensure all of the specialists work alongside each other, ensuring a fluid process.

What do you love about this kitchen?

How it is modern and yet beautifully crafted. How it also creates open space. Our kitchen is now the heart of our home where we spend a huge amount of our time.

We were particularly impressed with the ideas that were brought to us / wider thinking as the kitchen design was being finalised. As an example, the direction the doors of the units should open, the height of certain appliances and the use of 2-tones were all carefully planned by Louise and David.

WOW Factors

Modern, slick kitchen whilst being practical for our family. We are also very impressed with the quality of the kitchen appliances too and Brampton’s ability to address (minor) snagging post-completion.

View the before & after photos from this project in the gallery below!

Designer: Louise

If you’re interested in a bespoke, handmade kitchen for your own living and dining space, pop in and visit our St Albans showroom or give us a call on 01727 810007 to make an appointment.

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