Bespoke Slab Lacquered Black Oak
Bespoke Slab Lacquered Black Oak
We really enjoyed this amazing whole house renovation alongside Project Casa in a desirable Esher location. We designed, made and fitted a huge bespoke kitchen, walk-in pantry and utility/laundry room.
The kitchen features bespoke lacquered black oak cabinetry, and rather than opting for the obvious modern handleless look we went with distinguished satin chrome T-bar handles.
The real star of the show on this one is the stunning mitred 60mm Dekton Taga worktops, with waterfall island, wall cladding, floating shelves, and matching sink cladding.
Category: Lay-On, Slab, Modern, Catalogue Collection
Price Range: £60k+
Location: Esher
The biggest hurdle to overcome on the design was the sheer size of the room. It may sound like a nice luxury to have (and certainly not a bad hurdle to have!) but our mission is to always design any space for optimal daily use, so that means having everything easily accessible and just where it needs to be, so a room of this size can actually be challenging to efficiently flow and not feel too vast and distant.
The large windows also played a big part in how we approached the design so we decided instead of opting for wall cabinets we went with statement floating worktop shelves (illuminated, obviously!) so the main run features a huge amount of base level storage below the striking floating Dekton shelves, then with a huge island - equipped with vented hob, ample drawer and cupboard storage, popup sockets, worktop wine cooler, and seating for 6/7 if needed.
A tall bank of cabinets features an abundance of cooking options with ovens, microwaves and warming drawers, with full height integrated fridge and freezer, and we even introduced a power-assisted bifold opening topbox, just to make things a little easier!
We then finished the design with a standalone bar area, featuring more tall larder cabinets, illuminated fluted glass display cabinet and the bar bifold pantry sitting centre stage.
HIGHLIGHTS
Cabinetry: Ella Austin Catalogue Collection - Bespoke Lacquered Black Oak
Cabinets: Black Oak
Drawerboxes: Solid White Oak Dovetail
Hardware: Armac Martin Sparkbrook T-Bars
Worktop: Radianz Lucern Lake Quartz
Integrated Appliances: Siemens
Hob: Bora X Pure Vented Induction
Wine Cooler: Kaelo Worktop Wine Cooler
Pop-Up Power: S-Box Chameleon
Sink: 1810 Axix (w/Matching Dekton Side Panels)
Tap: Quooker Flex w/Quooker Cube
Photography: 82mm Photography
“Working with Ella Austin has been a complete pleasure.
Being new to the house renovation game, Steve showed us what real customer service looks like. He was kind, knowledgeable, responsive (amazingly so) and detail driven from start to finish.
With his help and expertise we have created a magical kitchen space for us, our children and our family and friends for many, many years to come.
Thank you Steve and team for all you do!”
