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Shaker Kitchens and Furniture Harrogate by Inglish Design
Inglish Design Hand Painted Shaker Kitchens Harrogate
You may have heard friends or family talk about a Shaker kitchen or shaker doors on furniture and nodded in agreement without having a clue what they’re talking about. Perhaps you are looking for a new kitchen in Harrogate and would like to know what a shaker kitchen is.
So what exactly is the mysterious Shaker style and how can you achieve it in your own home?
Well, the strict definition of Shaker is a unique type of furniture created by members of a religious sect formed as a branch of the Quaker Church in the 18th Century. The Shakers lived a simple, unpretentious lifestyle, shunning ornamentation, and their homes reflected these values.
But how does this translate to your modern Shaker kitchen? The answer is that simplicity, practicality and craftsmanship are the three key ingredients.
It is a style that looks fantastic and is absolutely timeless. In terms of kitchen furniture this means plain, simple paneled doors in a painted finish with a pallette of natural hues or light wood, and often with wooden door handles. To achieve the Shaker look in your bespoke kitchen think elegant lines and strong proportions; there are no classical columns, turnings or applied moldings here.Inglilsh Design handpainted kitchens can be based around a style of shaker doors, which are then set “in-frame” with butt hinges giving a look of quality furniture. Our hand painted finish which is generally in a flat eggshell paint provides the perfect kitchen. Inglish Design tend to favour the use of Farrow and Ball paints, this is becasue of paint quality and durability, but also because of fantastic palette of colours available.
Shaker Kitchens generally include wooden worktops. However Inglish Design kitchens Harrogate often include worktops that you would find in a modern fitted kitchen and can include this in a shaker kitchen as well. Granite worktops, or even Silestone and Quartz can look great in a shaker kitchen. The advantage of stone tops being there hard wearing quality, as opposed to a timber top which you need to look after and maintain more readily. Inglish Design template and install granite worktops, and also manufacture timber worktops. Some of our bespoke kitchens include a mixture of timber workops and stone, which can also look great.
The Shaker style kitchen is not just restricted to a painted finish. Often Inglish Design kitchens take the shaker style and apply it to an oak kitchen or walnut kitchen, which can also give a contemporary look to your fitted kitchen. Sometimes our kitchens combine painted and timber finishes, which can also look stunning.
The great thing about the shaker style is the ability to make it suit either a traditional or contemporary home. For example a shaker kitchen in a light paint colour with wooden handles works very well alongside a traditional interior and against appliances such as Agas, and with freestanding furniture. A shaker kitchen in a more bold colour with a modern bar handle for example and stainless steel appliances can look more modern. A shaker kitchen in a light colour with crystal knobs and elements of the kitchen in walnut can give a very contemporary yet luxurious feel to an interior. So there are ways of applying the shaker style to suit the indiviual kitchen design.
Inglish Design bespoke furniture Harrogate often includes the shaker style and hand painted finish into Bedroom furniture, Study furniture and bookcases. Again this can be traditional furniture or modern furniture. Because Inglish Design furniture is made to measure by hand we can style the furniture to suit the individual interior. Recently we completed some bookcases which had shaker panels, but the included within the centre panel of the doors an insert of pale cream snakesking effect vinyl. This was hugely successful and the overall interior and furniture subtle yet striking.
As with everything designed and made by our cabinetmakers at Inglish Design of Harrogate we strive to create the very best kitchens and furniture. We want to give our clients the style they want, but also the durability and quality they require. The shaker style is a common choice in Harrogate homes becasue of its style longevity. Most people realise that they may at some point sell their home, and a bespoke kitchen can add value. A bespoke shaker style kitchen adds this value and has the additional advantage that most people find the look one that they like.
If you are interested in a nes kitchen or furniture come and visit our showroom in Knaresborough near Harrogate. We design and manufacture everything here at our premises. Alternatively please ring 01423 864951 and we can arrange a free design meeting in your home to discuss your needs.
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