JUST A HINT OF PINK

This family-orientated Georgian kitchen gets an upgrade in both footprint and finish

- Miriam Methuen-Jones

"Home was the key word here," says Adam Peden, director and one half of bespoke kitchen company Peden & Pringle. "It is very much a family space first and foremost."

This sociable, pastel kitchen was part of a three-year project which saw the owners' Georgian house in Edinburgh stripped back to its bare bones. The original kitchen was opened up, with Peden & Pringle brought in to overhaul the new space, utility, boot room, library and office (which, as all offices should, now features a bespoke whisky display and bar).

With so much space to play with, Adam knew the layout of the new kitchen needed to be perfect. "There was a large stone chimney mantel that had to be demolished as it was unsafe, but we knew we wanted to work with the original mantel position and have the main workspace under the new skylight," he explains. "The prep island now has a sociable vista towards the dining space and the antique mirror behind the Aga allows the cook to keep an eye on what's going on even when their back is turned."