Medium Oak in-frame kitchen Mulberry Fitted Kitchens Ltd

The Christmas Kitchen

Mr & Mrs Boanas, Swanland.

In order to take advantage of the visual appeal of Jan's opulent Christmas decorations, the photographs of this very special kitchen could not be taken until December. Alas, printing deadlines meant that the next issue of the Journal was February. Pride in our work, coupled with my impetuous nature would not allow me to keep these seasonal photographs from you until next Christmas so the decision was taken - print and be damned.

Jan Boanas has much more than a passing interest in interior design therefore a lot of time was spent with us to ensure the meticulous interpretation of her requirements. The classical design of this veritable mansion decreed the traditional style of the bespoke furniture but, as this is an extremely active household (a busy family life coupled with a hectic social calendar) Jan's love of cooking and entertaining demanded the practicality of modern high specification appliances.

SPECIFICATIONS - Graham and Jan chose solid oak "in-frame" furniture with bespoke hand-carved decorative corbels and pilasters. Their appreciation of fine wine has been catered for by the capacious "wine drawers" on wither end of the island. The unusual handles are in multi-faceted crystal and the worksurfaces are Kashmir Gold granite. Under-mounted white Kohler porcelain sinks benefit from a waste disposal unit and are served by a Perrin & Rowe Atriflo tap with rinse jet. The cooking appliances include an 1100mm wide range and canopy extractor by Rangemaster with a Neff wall mounted microwave oven an auxiliary Neff induction hob on the island. Behind furniture doors are the integrated dishwasher and larder fridge with the main refrigeration in the pantry.

Finally, I have to point out that Jan's favourite labour-saving device is the "Zip" Hydro-tap which provides both instant boiling water and chilled water - I agree - fabulous!