This job, Clapton Cupboards and Kitchen, is particularly dear to me. I carried out a large amount of the manual work on it personally. Sadly, I was also responsible for the photography of the finished products, so this does leave something to be desired.
The kitchen was a remodelling of an old kitchen (above) left over in the flat from many years before.
This came up beautifully when sanded and oiled. We paired it with Iroko for the other wooden details in the kitchen. Iroko is interesting, in that it can be very light in colour when machined, but will darken down to a gorgeous deep brown over time.
The marble contrasts beautifully with the old timber. The two give a real heart to the room. All the doors and drawers are, as with the other cupboards, spray finished in AC lacquer (colour ‘first light’). The carcasses are birch ply that were then finished with two coats of Osmo hard wax oil.
As we move through the rest of the flat, there are a series of wardrobes and cupboards. Each was purpose built for their rooms. The one that stands out for me is the entrance hall. With the open shelving and the fluted glass side table, it has a lot of character and fits its space really well. Here, as with many of the other rooms, the spray finished parts have been paired with solid oak elements. These include the end panels, trims, and shelving.
The master bedroom is likewise, and here we have a continental feel to the room. There is a pair of wardrobes bracketing open shelving over the bed. Incidentally, the headboard opens at the top to give some extra storage space inside. Of the other two bedrooms, one is very similar in design. However, the other has no oak elements to it and instead has sprayed parts for the end panels and framing. This was the choice of the room’s occupant, and I feel it looks just as lovely as the oak and paint in the other rooms.
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