Divide and rule

A new Plain English design in Northumberland demonstrates the benefits of carving up a kitchen

- Arabella Youens

WHEN the new owners moved to this Georgian manor house, they decided work was required to bring the interiors back to a design that was more sympathetic to its architecture. One of the first projects they tackled was the kitchen and they approached Tracey Hyde, a senior designer at Plain English, for help. ‘Previously, the house had quite a masculine look, which was out of keeping with the rest of the property,’ explains Mrs Hyde. ‘We reconfigured the layout and designed the cabinetry—and that led to a larger project involving most of the “back of house” rooms.’