The layout covers three walls — cooking, prep, and appliances on the main runs, with a dedicated full-height storage wall on one side. The central island sits in the open floor space.
The Island
The island is the centrepiece, finished in dark blue against the light-toned perimeter units. The contrast isn’t decorative, but it marks the island as a different kind of space. It’s where you put things down, where a second person can work, where the kitchen opens up rather than closes in.
It has cabinet storage accessible from multiple sides and a light worktop. The surrounding circulation space is generous enough that the island never restricts movement; it earns its place in the room rather than just filling it.
In a kitchen this size, a central island also changes how the space feels. The perimeter handles the cooking and washing. The island handles everything else: prep, serving, casual use. Those two zones don’t interfere with each other.
Lighting
Three light sources, each doing something different. A continuous LED strip runs along the top of the wall units on two walls, giving the room an indirect ambient glow. Under-cabinet lights hit the worktop directly. A single pendant sits above the island.
None of it was retrofitted. All three were planned into the installation from the start, which is the only way to do it properly. Lighting routed after the units are in almost always involves compromise: exposed cable, poorly positioned fittings, or strips that don’t reach where they’re needed.
The Storage Wall
The full-height storage run is the detail most people wouldn’t notice in the finished kitchen, but it’s what allows everything else to function.
Tall larder-height doors sit above two deep drawers at the base. The unit spans the full width of the wall and runs floor to ceiling. It consolidates bulk storage in one dedicated place, keeping it entirely separate from the cooking and prep zones.
What Makes It Work
Each element in this kitchen has a clear function and a clear place. The cooking zone is uncluttered. The prep area has continuous worktop. The storage is consolidated rather than spread across every available wall. The island creates a second working surface without breaking the flow of the room.
The result is a kitchen where the layout serves the way people actually cook, not just the way the room was shaped.
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