A small bespoke kitchen island in dark oiled oak with a lightly-speckled white Silestone Lagoon quartz worktop, standing in a bright yellow kitchen in Batheaston with a large window and garden view.

Island · Batheaston

A bespoke island in Batheaston

A compact island brought together storage, food preparation and a bookshelf facing the living room.

Photographed after fitting in Batheaston.

This Batheaston kitchen needed storage, food preparation space and somewhere to socialise within a limited area. A small island made use of the available space, with through-shelves allowing access from either side.

Making a small island work hard

Access from both sides: The through-shelf design made storage accessible from either side of the island, shaping the piece around the constraints of the room.
Push-to-open storage: The island incorporated four doors and two drawers, all push-to-open, to provide the storage the room had been missing.
Sockets within reach: Sockets were fitted at one end of the island for ease of use.
A bookshelf facing the living room: A bookshelf on the living room side displayed books and trinkets, giving that side of the island a purpose beyond kitchen storage.
Workshop time and cost: The island spent several months in the workshop. The supplied cost range was £4,000 to £6,000.

A useful centrepiece in the space available

An empty gap became a practical island providing storage, preparation space and somewhere to socialise.
Access from either side helped the small island work hard within the available room.
The living-room-facing bookshelf combined useful shelving with a display for books and trinkets.

This Batheaston project shows how a small bespoke island can bring several functions together, with the design guided by the space available.

“It’s great and we’re really enjoying having it in the space, thank you!”
Mrs Edwards

Before and after

The same kitchen, carefully renewed

A yellow kitchen in Batheaston before the work, with open floor space where the bespoke oak island would later stand. — Before: the same kitchen without the island.

The same Batheaston kitchen after the work, with the new bespoke dark oiled oak island fitted and clear walkways on every side. — After: the island in place, with room to walk all around.

The project

In pictures

The end of a bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island in Batheaston, with twin plug sockets built into the panelled side and a Silestone Lagoon quartz worktop above. — Small yet powerful.

Open shelves at one end of a bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island in Batheaston, for books and trinkets, with a push-to-open drawer above. — Shelves for books and trinkets. Push-to-open drawer above.

A push-to-open cutlery drawer in a bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island in Batheaston, with twin plug sockets set into the panel below. — Push-to-open cutlery drawer above the plug sockets.

A bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island with a lightly-speckled white Silestone Lagoon quartz worktop in a modern yellow kitchen in Batheaston, with open display shelving at one end. — Modern design with a dark oiled finish.

A bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island in an open-plan Batheaston kitchen and living space, with a clear walkway between the island and the yellow cabinets. — Easy walkway access through the space.

The inside of a bespoke dark oiled oak kitchen island in Batheaston, with a cupboard door open to show through-shelves that can be reached from either side of the island. — Through-shelves, accessible from either side.

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WHAT THIS KIND OF PROJECT INVOLVES

Every project like this one starts the same way: a free Home Design Visit in your own kitchen, then a written, itemised quotation before anything is booked.

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