Open strategy kitchen area and dining-room have ended up being a lot a function of how we live now, that we'&#x 27; ve had event to question– is the dining-room genuinely dead? We'&#x 27; re not completely persuaded on that one, however there'&#x 27; s no doubt that the open strategy method is one that works well for modern life. Having actually begun to acquire momentum in the 1970s, it reveals no indications of disappearing quickly. Like all popular concepts, however, it can get a bit dull. The traditional method is to to separate a big open strategy area with an island, which then works as a dividing line in between kitchen area and dining location, and can likewise be utilized as a breakfast bar. There'&#x 27; s absolutely nothing incorrect with this, and in numerous areas (like the big extensions we now tend to construct onto the backs of homes), it works completely well. It'&#x 27; s not the only method to do it, nevertheless, and if you'&#x 27; re looking for some more intriguing concepts, or if you have a smaller sized area to deal with, keep reading to see the creative methods the designers on our pages have actually dealt with the issue.
Open strategy kitchen-dining-room concepts with a distinction
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Christopher Horwood1/11 The kitchen area dining-room in author Jane Moore'&#x 27; s Notting Hill home is a deeply captivating area, where a ‘peninsula’ made to appear like a set of haberdashers' &#x 27; drawers divides the kitchen area from the dining area. A tongue and groove panelled wall at the back of the space provides a rustic feel, while open shelving offers a location to keep ornamental pieces.
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Christopher Horwood2/11 A regular function of open-plan cooking areas is the island that likewise works as a breakfast bar, however we rather like it when this concept is reversed, and a table works as an island when required. That'&#x 27; s the case in this Georgian home in Clerkenwell, where designer Rachael Gowdridge has actually utilized a high wood table to double up as additional area, together with woven stools as a location to perch.
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DEAN HEARNE3/11 Banquettes constructed into bay windows can be extremely captivating, and if you'&#x 27; re among the couple of city occupants who still has their kitchen area at the front of their home, it'&#x 27; s a charming method to go. Holly Howe, a designer at the household company Howe London, has actually utilized one to supply seating for the Regency-style mahogany table in the front of her north London home. Ernest Race'&#x 27; s &#x 27; BA3 &#x 27; chairs round off the circle, while the kitchen area is an easy one-wall style. A sitting location inhabits the remainder of the area.
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Milo Brown4/11 Dealing with custom-made kitchen area designers Apron Kitchens, Lonika Chande has actually crafted a smart little kitchen area in this 19th-century Chelsea home– utilizing her hallmark style for colour and pattern. We like how the mini peninsula produces a wall for one corner of the banquette, which has joyful striped upholstery to differentiate it from the remainder of the joinery.
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Owen Gale5/11 When Tobias Vernon, the gallerist and dealership behind 8 Holland Street, opened a brand-new area in Bath, he chose to develop a superlatively advanced guesthouse where visitors can immerse themselves in the gallery'&#x 27; s distinct visual. The kitchen-cum-dining space has an uncommon design, with a one wall kitchen area down one side, Vitsoe shelving at the back of the area to show meals and glasses, and a gorgeous yellow island as a centrepiece. The front of the space is inhabited by a glass table. The kitchen area was created in partnership with Plain English, with cabinets painted in the brand name'&#x 27; s’ Pretty Pickle ‘paint colour and the island in their ‘Nicotine’.
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Mark Fox6/11 We love this kitchen area extension at the back of Katie Glaister of K&H Style'&#x 27; s south-west London home, which is an absolutely various take on the typical design. The double height area produces major magnificence, with space for big pieces of art and a large refectory table with hand-painted design by Rosie Tatham. Wood windows, spray-painted in Argile’s “Celadon,” provide a gentler visual than the typical steel.
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Paul Massey7/11 In Rita Konig'&#x 27; s farmhouse in Durham the interior designer didn'&#x 27; t desire her kitchen area and dining area to be too kitchen-y, so she has actually moved the home appliances into a scullery and set up a cabinet by Plain English, painted in the business’s ‘Army Camp’ green to supply storage and preparation area in the primary location. Rita’s collection of antique glasses is shown on the leading rack. A mix of Arts and Crafts dining chairs from AvW Antiques (with cushions in ‘Persian Flower’ in gem by Soane) and antique ladderback chairs surround the big antique Italian table from Tallboy Interiors.
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Andrew Montgomery8/11 Designer Patrick Williams of Berdoulat supporters for cooking areas that feel more like living spaces, stressing natural, diverse home furnishings over consistent sets. His own kitchen area at his home in Bath, influenced by the practical appeal of terrific homes like Lutyens’s Castle Drogo, includes an electrical variety, a sink with an open pot rack, and a standard plate rack. Less visual stuffs– the mixer, bowls or Tupperware– are hidden by a ‘hard-working’ glazed screen, mixing energy and looks while preventing mess.
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Simon Brown9/11 In little city flats, having the kitchen area, dining area and living location all in the very same space is not an unusual phenomenon, however that doesn'&#x 27; t indicate it needs to be dull. Beata Heuman handled to develop a sense of separation in this small London flat, with a U-shaped tucked into one corner of the area. This instantly developed an extra surface area on which to serve food or usage as a bar. ‘It likewise supplied a wall versus which to position a banquette, which was something the owners truly desired,’ states Beata. The remainder of the sitting space inhabits the other half of the space to the right.
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James McDonald10/11 Designer Martin Brudnizki'&#x 27; s compact west London flat completely shows the skillfully layered appearance of which he is a master. The little kitchen area is provided an aura of calm by the soft palette, jazzed up by home plants. It is a loosely open area that compliments the circulation of the flat. A tiered island in the middle of the space likewise works as a casual table with stools set around it.
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Paul Massey11/11 The English owners of this image ideal beach home on Cap Ferret employed the combined efforts of regional contractor Guy Allamand and London designer Jonathan Tuckey. As a nod to the owners' &#x 27; love of seafood (and popular seafood-tower celebrations), Jonathan created the long kitchen area island to be more a seafood bar than kitchen area work surface area, making it possible for everybody to collect round. The initial objective was that the island would be zinc, however it showed challenging to have actually made, so stainless-steel was utilized rather. Handmade by Devon based furnishings maker James Verner, it was created to be robust and flexible of vacation life and sandy feet, with open shelving on the walls on which to show pieces discovered on their journeys.
