Brown Kitchen with Blue Splashback, Porcelain Splashback and Subway Tile Splashback Design Ideas

In the historic city of St Albans lies our signature Lay-On Shaker style, offering a refined, elegant profile throughout the home. We had the pleasure of collaborating with interior designer Briony from Reyne Design, whose artistic flair and eye for detail brought an added layer of creativity to this multi-room project. The approach to colour, texture and flow of the rooms complements our craftsmanship, resulting in many spaces feeling both elevated and effortlessly cohesive. The design process was a true collaboration, with ideas flowing seamlessly between Briony, our team, and the client, each bringing their own vision and insight to create a truly bespoke result. For the kitchen, the main event, we worked with a U-shaped configuration, although the worktops are designed in an L-shape, the cabinetry is built around the walls for an uninterrupted flow and to bring the U-shaped layout. At the centre is a generous island with a social spot and plenty of prep space. The whole project was designed to add colour to the property, and the help of Plimsoll by Paint & Paper Library (a deep uncut blue) and Brinjal by Farrow & Ball (a sophisticated aubergine) were just the right contrast and drama for the kitchen. Placed under the window is the sink area, a sleek modern statement in its own right, combining practicality with bold design. The pairing of the Caple Black Steel sink and the Quooker Flex tap in Matt Black delivers an effortless style with high functionality. Amongst the cabinetry, there is plenty of our walnut signature construction, enhanced by thoughtful organisation details such as cutlery inserts, spice racks and integrated butler trays. Other details include solid oak chopping boards and a towel rail, stained in chocolate to elevate everyday functionality. One of the standout storage features is the walk-in pantry, discreetly set within the run of floor-to-ceiling cabinetry that bends elegantly around the corners, and the pantry larder is the kind of smart storage you never knew you needed, but now couldn’t imagine living without. Every detail is considered from the bank of appliances to the custom-finished extractor housing in Liquid Metal Weather Worn Bronze. This adds another touch of luxury, like the Santorini Quartz and Corston Milliner bronze hardware. From the hidden chilled drinks fridge to the exposed wine cooler, the kitchen island has it all, effortlessly blending a new level of convenience to modern kitchen living. The Dining Space The dining area seamlessly connects to the kitchen within the open-plan layout, creating a cohesive and inviting space for both everyday living and relaxed entertaining. This focal point of a bespoke bench-style banquette is carefully hand-built to offer generous seating and smart storage, accommodating a few more guests. Finished in the same Plimsoll shade by Paint & Paper Library as the main kitchen cabinetry, the banquette ties in effortlessly with the overall palette, enhancing the sense of flow throughout the space. For added comfort and visual interest, the seating is topped with a striped, padded cushion, bringing a soft, tailored touch to the area. Hidden beneath are push-to-open drawers, offering discreet and practical storage, ideal for stowing away linen, tablecloths, board games, and so much more. A solid planked oak table completes the dining zone, stained in a rich chocolate finish to echo the timber accents throughout the kitchen. It’s supported by industrial-style black metal butterfly legs, adding a contemporary edge that contrasts beautifully with the softness of the seating. This warm, welcoming dining space becomes an integral part of this thoughtfully designed home.

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This kitchen is another that has been designed and installed by us in the local Horsham area. It has been designed by George Harvey from our Horsham showroom and completely installed by our own local kitchen installation team. This kitchen is styled on a classic country kitchen with shaker kitchen furniture, solid oak worktops and complementing kitchen tiles. The kitchen furniture used for this kitchen is from kitchen manufacturer Trend which is the trade arm of the British kitchen maker Mereway. A Trend kitchen utilises all the experience of the Mereway brand but simply focuses on a core range of simply designed kitchen furniture. The Trend shaker range is perfect for this kitchen as the straight-lined shaker door helps to complement other kitchen elements. The exact door that has been used for this kitchen is the matt foil plain shaker door. The plain design of this shaker door utilises a defined chunky frame which is a classic feature of a country style kitchen. The shade used is ivory which is a creamy shade adding to the country aesthetic. This door is available in eight other plainer shades from white to cream and beige shades like mussel and pebble as well as grey shades like cashmere and dust grey. This kitchen uses stainless steel bar handles for easy access and also a folding door corner unit helping to maximise space.

Andrew B. Thwaites
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This client had received several kitchen design proposals prior to being in touch with Unity Kitchens and from the initial conversation it was evident that they were lost with all of the options and were also struggling to see passed their existing kitchen layout. After sitting down with the client we sought to understand how they were going to use the kitchen and establish the things that were really important to their family. We started with a blank slate and created a new kitchen design to cover storage, practicality, function and an element of Wow Factor. Not only did this kitchen change the feel of the room but it also altered the whole living space to support the family in a greater way.

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