Emma chose a slender island as the social hub of the room. ‘I put the sink here, rather than the hob, so that the stools were nowhere near hot pans,’ she explains’,
PROJECT PROFILE
Owners Emma and Charles Merry live here with their children, George, 11, and Monty, seven
House A four-bed detached, built in about 1915, in Surrey
Project Reconfiguration of the ground floor layout to create a new kitchen
Kitchen size 5x3.5m
Designer Emma Merry, designer, Emma Merry Styling
Cabinetry Contemporary Kitchen in Little Greene Rubine Ashes and island in oak veneer and Farrow & Ball Pigeon
A combination of glazed cupboards, open shelves and base units provides plenty of display and storage options
The estate agent’s photograph of this mock-Tudor house was taken from such an odd angle, Emma and Charles Merry almost decided not to view it. And when they did, its dark rooms discouraged a return visit. ‘But something made me go back,’ recalls interior designer Emma. ‘I wanted to find out if I could see beyond the gloom.’
This story is from the September 2021 edition of Country Homes & Interiors.
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