Urban Paradise

One look at this sleek grey-toned kitchen, with its wood detailing, sculptural lighting and space for a bike, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s in Denmark.

- Caitlin Clements

In fact, it belongs to a traditional villa in Edinburgh – albeit in the house’s jaw-dropping, double-height extension. A bespoke creation by the city’s Craighead & Woolf, the chic, pared-back kitchen has a wealth of hidden gems, including a secret door.

The clients had requested an original design, the use of interesting materials and textures, and a slightly industrial urban aesthetic. At the same time, though, it had to be family-friendly, and a comfortable space where they could cook and entertain. And the cost was to be kept in the region of £40,000.

The kitchen was conceived as part of a larger renovation project, where the house was extended to the rear and linked to an old outbuilding. The resulting space includes the dining area, a boot room and the L-shaped kitchen itself, which takes up around 5.5m x 4.5m of the footprint.