Martin Moore Brochure 2021 by Martin Moore

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e began designing and making bespoke handmade kitchens over 45 years ago, and today our kitchens still reflect our hallmark style of classic English furniture. From the very beginning, Martin Moore was influenced by the timeless, elegant symmetry and scale found in the work of pioneers such as Inigo Jones: an architect of the early modern period and responsible for introducing the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. The result of these influences is furniture that not only fulfils its function perfectly, but does so with handsome good looks and the ability to fit effortlessly within its situation. Individual, ageless and beautifully constructed from the highest quality materials, never pandering to fads or fashions but transcending them, a Martin Moore kitchen is a contemporary classic.

W E U N D E R S TA N D T H AT N O T W O FA M I L I E S A R E T H E S A M E . E V E RY P R O J E C T I S A B E S P O K E S O L U T I O N TO S U I T O U R C L I E N T S ’ INDIVIDUAL HOUSE, REQUIREMENTS AND LIFESTYLE For many clients our collections serve as starting points, but we never create the same kitchen twice. With its classically simple lines and timeless feel, the English kitchen remains a popular choice. The raised and fielded panelled doors and recessed drawer fronts of our Classic kitchen echo the beautiful embellishments of grand Georgian and Victorian architecture. As the name suggests, the New Classic is a contemporary interpretation of our Classic kitchen—its generous work surfaces are perfectly suited to today’s open-plan living. The Modernist takes its name from the design movement of the early 20th Century: its style is contemporary, but it has within it references to the past. The clean, sleek lines of our Architectural kitchen are accentuated by long elevations, built-in cupboards and rows of overhead top lockers. Whilst more modern, this calm, well-ordered kitchen embodies the ideals that lie behind all our furniture. Finally, the recently launched New Deco collection brings new materials and new looks to the kitchen, taking ‘classic contemporary’ into a new realm. This highly geometric design has remarkable construction and features decorative inset and cladding finishes including marbles, limestones, metallic and veneered timbers. Furniture for today, tomorrow and beyond.

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FA M I LY

HOME

C R Y S TA L C L E A R

Light is at the heart of this kitchen and the story begins with the opening up of the entire back of the house to create an expansive new cooking, living and entertaining space. Occupying around a third of the extension, the kitchen puts a large multi-purpose island at its centre, surrounded by well-planned zones including a fully fitted out walkin pantry. This is a social kitchen, designed to embrace the family and their friends. A carefully researched and very detailed brief from the client included the must-have appliances that equip this space to such a high level. Unusually though, it also included an aesthetic brief centred around the client’s collection of natural crystals, with prized examples showcased in glass-fronted top cabinets alongside her curations of china and glassware. Interior-lit, the cupboards are lined with an extraordinary glittery-silver mesh fabric, also used behind glass as the cooking zone backsplash. Sophisticated and ingenious, it brings an extra sparkle to this masterclass in discreet luxury.

‘SOP HIST ICATED AND INGENIO US, THIS KITCHEN IS A MASTERCLASS IN DISCREET LUXURY’

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THE ARCHITECT’S KITCHEN

Architects make immensely careful decisions about their home environment; evaluating every detail with a rational eye to achieve their intended look. But when a partner has different priorities, it can be hard to pull off a design to please both people equally. Nearing completion of their new house, these clients, an architect and her graphic designer partner, had not resolved a ‘modern versus classic’ kitchen debate until they saw our English Kitchen. Inspired by the work of the neoclassical architect Inigo Jones, it has the correct proportions of English period furniture but lends itself happily to contemporary detailing. And therein lay the solution for this project. Classic cabinetry is enhanced by modern decorative elements, from stainless steel appliances, metro tiles and ribbed glass to the specially-commissioned glass pendant lights. The informal eating and sitting space, with its oak-lined back wall, features lush, velvetupholstered banquettes surrounding a stylish glass and oak table. As with everything in this kitchen, it’s a chic fusion of two very personal styles.

‘C LASSIC CABINETRY IS ENHANCED B Y M O DERN DECO RATIVE ELEMENTS’

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MANSION

URBAN MEETS COUNTRY

Leaving the city can be a big wrench, but when a move to the country involved the renovation of a neglected Queen Anne style mansion, it started to look like an unmissable opportunity for our clients. This was especially true because it meant achieving the airy, beautiful kitchen they’d always wanted, with the added joy of boundless views across the Worcestershire countryside. There’s a clear theme in this space—urban sensibility meets a respect for country values. It’s a beautifully designed, perfectly organized, high-function kitchen. However, the biggest impact comes from crafted furniture, natural materials and a muted palette of neutrals and greens. The architectural bones of the room cleverly enfold both appliances and working zones, making the central island the multipurpose focal point of the kitchen. The furniture is from our classic English collection and throughout the whole room pared-back detailing has been used to preserve the dignity and symmetry of this impressive Queen Anne house.

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An exceptional fusion of history and modernity, this kitchen is an extension to a lovingly restored Grade II* listed 14th Century Cloth Hall in Kent. The kitchen was an opportunity for its owner, an interior designer, to add her own legacy to this already remarkable site. Being involved from the outset allowed our designer to work side by side with the client, the architects and the builders, creating perfect synergy between the original medieval building and its exciting new high-function cooking and living space. From timber to stone, visual connections abound. Natural oak cabinetry references the soaring beams and a palette of classic warm whites sets the scene for the gleaming chrome inlays, industrial steel appliances, quartz worktops and marble chandeliers that add layers of characterful detailing to this exceptional interior. Connecting directly with the mature gardens surrounding the house, this kitchen is both an architectural joy and a wonderful new family space.

‘AN EXCEPTIO NAL FUSIO N O F HISTO RY AND MO DERNITY’

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T H E W O W FA C T O R

Martin Moore were closely involved with the transformation of this important country home, designed by a leading Edwardian architect and lived in by the same family since the 1930’s. After buying the property, our clients began a lengthy project to bring it into the 21st Century, whilst still respecting its grand heritage. Having designed and built the master bathroom cabinetry as well as freestanding hall furniture, the kitchen, utility/boot-room and media zone were the final most complex elements of our brief. The clients asked for a design that was “timelessly elegant”, but with a “show-stopping wow factor”. Our design wove all of these elements into the fabric of the house, matching its splendid features and proportions whilst equipping each zone to the highest specification throughout. Filled with colour and texture, it’s an eminently practical family living space and its wow factor is indisputable, playing right through to the smallest details including personal inscriptions supplied by the client and hand carved into the cabinetry as it was built in our Yorkshire workshops.

‘T IMELESSLY ELEGANT BUT WITH A SH OW- STO PPING WOW FACTO R’

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t was 1975, and the kitchen market was dominated by modern German and Italian styles. Martin, a design engineer, and his wife Barbara had just returned to England from their extensive travels around the world. Having bought a large Victorian house in need of much renovation, Martin set to work designing and making furniture that was perfect for their house and family life. Good things grow, and before long the couple had turned their passion for furniture into a thriving business. Their appreciation of traditionally built British housing stock and their empathy for quintessential English style, resulted in designs that were perfectly suited to Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian homes. Over forty five years later and we’re still a family business, with Richard and Michael Moore working with their parents at the helm for over twenty years. All our kitchens still reflect our hallmark style of classic English furniture, and we’ve introduced more contemporary ranges and stone flooring too. Family companies by their very nature are different. You learn to listen, to grow together and, above all, to live together. You find out what and who you need to help you improve. We’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing people. We’re proud that many of our loyal workforce—designers, cabinet makers, installation managers, fitters and painters alike—have been with us for decades. Each one takes enormous pride in their work. People have come to know us for the quality of our materials, the reputation we’ve built, and our deep respect and passion for technical and aesthetic excellence. Now with showrooms in eight locations throughout the UK (and still growing) and projects undertaken throughout Europe, it could be safe to say that, life really does begin at forty.

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A N OA S I S O F CA L M

This kitchen is a calm oasis within a new, multi-purpose space at the back of a Victorian villa in London. Its positioning, within the return of the L-shape, was well considered by the architects; keeping the kitchen contained within the open plan and taking advantage of sweeping views with glorious natural light. Sitting on the upper ground floor, it appears to almost float above the garden. The clients came to Martin Moore for a clean-lined, classic handmade kitchen that respected the age of the house. We maintained the prevailing calm by avoiding cluttering the kitchen with visual detail. Divided into three distinct working zones; prepping, cooking and storage, it combines the sense of freestanding furniture with the modern aesthetic of concealing much of its function. The panelled wall opens to reveal two large fridge freezers as well as a capacious larder and an appliance cupboard. Cool beauty that it is, this kitchen is also the super-organised hub at the heart of a young family’s busy life.

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Our New Deco kitchen draws inspiration from the architects and craftsmen of the 1930’s, whose designs featured clean, geometric lines and decorative materials shaped by exceptional craft skills. Whilst acknowledging its 20th Century inspirations, everything about the “New Deco Kitchen” is new, from the “floating” freestanding pieces to the clever shadow-lines in all the cabinetry. Modern framing replaces traditional cornices and doors are flush, or simply framed without beading. Another key design signature is the use of feature materials for cladding and inset panels; including marbles, limestones, porcelains, metallics and veneered timbers. Glamorous and luxurious, the New Deco Kitchen is all about contemporary living. As with all our commissions, every element is built to order in our Yorkshire workshops, celebrating the inspiration and innovation behind this dramatically new look.

‘G LA MOR OUS AND LUXURIO US, THE NEW DECO K IT C HEN IS ALL ABO UT CO NTEMPO RARY LIVING’

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An accusation often levelled at new-build homes is that they lack “soul”. This new sixbedroom house in Surrey disproves that, with a splendid kitchen built around a family of five, all of whom love to cook and to entertain. Martin Moore’s bespoke design and traditionally hand-made furniture bring both heart and soul to an extraordinary new space. Given the family’s focus on food and entertaining, the architects created a floorplan with three rooms - bar, snug and dining - all leading into the kitchen, where we created a layout to ensure that sensational views across rolling countryside could be enjoyed from anywhere in the kitchen. Working outwards from the islands, this kitchen is planned in every detail; allying sheer practicality with an almost classical degree of symmetry. The cabinetry itself reflects this, using Martin Moore’s New Classic concept, with its inherent fusion of past and present, to create real presence within the space.

‘T HIS K ITC HEN IS PLANNED IN EVERY DETAIL; ALLYIN G SHEER PR ACTICALITY WITH CLASSICAL SYMMETRY ’

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We have long-term relationships with many of our clients. Over the years, they bring us new spaces and new ideas and we work closely together to create a bespoke response. These returning clients asked for a less decorative look than in their previous Martin Moore kitchen. A new home saw them wanting a more contemporary take on the classic style they love. It also had to absorb architectural issues including a loadbearing column and two large bay windows. Our response was a sleek, purpose-led design which the client enhanced with choices including a chic dark blue for the cooking zone, modern pendant lighting and a spectacular antique glass backsplash. The column is cleverly used, supporting a statement glass screen to define the kitchen and support back-to-back cabinets. Twin bay windows frame, respectively, the wet zone and an irresistible window seat. In every element, this is a high-specification kitchen, and being purpose-designed and built, it meets the clients’ brief with a seamless flair.

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A large house in a leafy London suburb, complete with an indoor swimming pool sounds a dream location. But when the kitchen has always been too small, the children are teenagers and the novelty of the pool has worn off, the space is ripe for transformation. Setting a new kitchen within the former pool house was a technical challenge, with French windows on two elevations and internal doors on a third. Our designer responded by cleverly building the kitchen into just one wall, and aligning it with the beams above. The symmetry was crucial, putting a cooking zone and island (linked by a hardwearing tiled floor section) centre stage. A multi-function Aga is flanked by large dresser-style cabinets, each with a dedicated purpose, and the multipurpose island is framed by dropped level furniture at either end; one a desk and the other fitted out with a refrigerated wine chiller and charging drawer for family gadgets.

‘SETT ING A NEW KITCHEN WITHIN THE FO RMER PO O L H OUSE WAS A TECHNICAL CHALLENGE’

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NORDIC ROOTS

Sometimes it’s not about the house, it’s about the place and about your roots. The Danish couple who commissioned this kitchen bought a tired 1970’s house in Surrey because it overlooked a beautiful lake and open woodland. They knew that they could re-build it to create the bright, warm, open-plan space so typical of Scandinavian homes. They wanted the kitchen, in true Nordic style, to combine the integrity of hand built wooden furniture with a clean, uncluttered aesthetic. Our Architectural collection furniture provided both the perfect look and, very importantly, the ideal vehicle for the many functional considerations in the brief. They wanted a practical space with maximum work surfaces and storage, an extra large peninsula rather than an island, to prevent small children getting underfoot and a splendid range cooker, perfect for baking. The result is a super-organised space with a very warm heart. This kitchen epitomizes the Danish concept of ‘hygge’—enjoying the simple good things in life with people you love.

‘T HE R ES ULT IS A SUPER- O RGANISED SPACE, WITH A VERY WARM HEART’

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COTTAGE

COOL AND MODERN

Having struggled with a narrow galley kitchen for many years, the owners of this house had planned and re-planned their perfect kitchen in their minds. The only way to achieve what they wanted was to build out, but the creation of a huge new space always presents its own challenges in getting the zoning right. At our suggestion, the kitchen was sited at one end of the extension and our design began with creating a new chimney breast. Putting this architectural feature in place defined the cooking zone as a focus point from which the other elements of the kitchen align for ergonomic efficiency. Responding to the grand dimensions of the space, this is a very large kitchen, planned for living and entertaining on a similarly large scale. The sheer luxury of this inspiring, light-filled space is echoed in the kitchen itself, which draws on the Art Deco aesthetic. Glamorous, modern, cool and elegant, composed of beautifully proportioned forms, it emphasises the integrity of Martin Moore’s design, craftsmanship and materials.

‘THE SHEER LUXURY O F THIS INSPIRING, LIGHT- FILLED SPACE IS ECHO ED IN THE KITCHEN ITSELF’

O U R S E RV I C E

AS CONSIDERED AS OUR KITCHENS

rom the very start we had a simple focus: to dedicate ourselves to producing only the finest handmade kitchens. So even the smallest detail wasn’t a detail, it was an essential. And from the start we knew that the same attention to detail and craftsmanship should be applied to the way we go about everything we do. So, quality and expertise aside, it is our excellent service and the relationships we foster that also make our company dramatically different. During the design process our expert designer will listen to your requirements, take on board your ideas, offer advice and guide you through the exciting process of creating your ideal kitchen. Once your design has been finalised, your dedicated installation manager will be on hand to support you through the site-preparation stages, answer your questions, and liaise with your contractors. Your furniture will be built to exacting standards by our team of skilled craftsmen in our state-of-the-art workshops in Yorkshire and installed by our experienced fitting teams, with most installations complete within one week including worktops. Once appliances have been connected, hand painting takes a further week on site. By completing the painting work in your home we can ensure that the final colour choices and finishes are perfectly appropriate for your interior decoration scheme and complement your worktops, flooring and lighting. We make sure that everyone who steps into your home is trained, admired and liked by us, and that their standard of work will meet your high expectations and ours. It is this dedication to our craft that gives us the confidence to give a lifetime guarantee with all our furniture.

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HOUSE

MAKING A MODERN CLASSIC

1930’s ‘modernist’ style, with its focus on the linear and the interplay of light, translates very readily into contemporary interiors. For this young family, finding an unmodernised, detached 30’s house in West London was like unearthing buried treasure. Aesthetically, this kitchen blends the traditional craftmanship of hand-built furniture with a modern simplicity of line which suits the house perfectly. A solid oak floor sets a warm backdrop for a natural palette of hand painted grey/greens and the striking introduction of matt black elements in the range cooker, 30’s-style Crittall windows and doors, dark granite worktops and other smaller decorative elements. In contrast to the run of matt black worktops, the island’s impressive slab of lively white quartzite picks up on the light flooding into the room. The utility room has a distinct character of its own with cabinetry hand-painted a deep charcoal grey. A counterpoint orange-pink colour is used in the window blinds and upholstered bench (with handy storage underneath).

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Working with repurposed buildings requires exceptional sensitivity and design knowhow. Functionality can be slotted in seamlessly, but the forms must connect with authenticity to the original structure. Originally a church assembly hall, this building sends the first glance upwards, to the towering roof with its cast iron spans and clerestory window lines. Set against this, our kitchen brings the eye back down to comfortable ground level, with warm tones, natural materials and the unmistakable look of real furniture, built on a grand scale in response to the setting. Commissioned by a client who knows food, cooks brilliantly and likes nothing better than to entertain, this is an intensely social space with every modern convenience. All the craft and tradition which built this hall is reflected in our furniture. Designed using combinations of different materials, proportions and finishes and with a number of witty, highly individual touches, it looks to have been assembled organically rather than in any way being imposed on this extraordinary space.

‘ WO RK IN G WIT H R EPUR PO SED BUILDINGS R E QUIR ES EX C EP T IONAL SENSITIVITY’

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CHATEAU

LIGHT AND BRIGHT

Retiring to Jersey, the owners of this house bought an impressive chateau-style property with breathtaking, panoramic sea views. Having loved their previous Martin Moore kitchen, they came back to us for their new house, wanting a high-function family kitchen with a light, coastal feel. It also had to have a built-in bar area for weekend entertaining. Looking timelessly authentic, this kitchen’s colours and materials are determinedly soft and natural, from the American Black Walnut island to the aged limestone floor and antique mirror glass behind the hob. The cabinetry too, is painted in rich neutrals. But this kitchen in no way lacks drama, with features including LED lighting sparkling within the glass-shelved, mirror-backed bar and a splash of sea blue on the tall cupboards which elegantly conceal the fridge and freezer.

‘LO OKING TIMELESSLY AUTHENTIC, THIS KITCHEN’S COLOUR S AND M ATERIALS ARE DE TER MINEDLY SOF T AND NATUR AL’

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THE CHAME L EON K I TCHEN

How do you achieve a modern lifestyle in a historic building? For the couple who bought this Grade II listed Georgian country house, it was a long and careful process, at the heart of which sat a new ‘chameleon’ of a kitchen. By day it was to cope with the demands of small children and by night transform into an elegant, grown up entertaining space. Set in a new garden extension, the kitchen was designed to acknowledge the building’s history whilst making sense of the volume of the room by organising it into usable space. We created a striking architectural centrepiece by building a chimney surround to frame the Aga and purpose designed both freestanding and fitted furniture to answer the many different functions of the room; from the hustle and bustle of cooking for family and friends to sitting quietly admiring the views. Cool, refined and modern, it has every possible convenience—twinned with a neoclassical composure which the original Georgian architect would certainly understand.

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HOME

L I V I N G O N A G R A N D S CA L E

Creating a kitchen in an enormous space takes real skill. The furniture designed and made for this project includes some of the largest pieces that Martin Moore’s workshops have ever built. Cleverly oriented to make the most of sweeping countryside views, the layout is also super-organized and highly functional. Dramatic in scale but domestic in concept, this kitchen is a warm and welcoming place for three generations of family to spend time with friends. At its centre, the enormous island is both the working and social hub of the space, comfortably seating seven people. With expert ergonomic planning, every zone takes its bearing from that point, served by other purpose-designed areas including a walk-in pantry, a multi-function utility room which can act as a back-up kitchen for party caterers and a unique fine wine area, as comprehensively equipped as a professional bar.

‘DR A M ATIC IN SC ALE BUT DOMESTIC IN CONCEP T, THIS KITCHEN IS A WAR M AND WELCOMING PL ACE FOR FA MILY TO SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS’ 97

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HOME

THE FOREVER KITCHEN

Creating a ‘forever’ house involves designing a forever kitchen. And for these clients, this meant building a kitchen extension, creating a far larger space to cook, eat and, most importantly, enjoy relaxed family time with their children and grandchildren. Our design pulled off a number of clever feats. Visually, the furniture, from our Architectural Collection, references the Arts & Crafts feel of the original house, combining natural Oak, pastoral colours and an aged limestone floor to connect with the garden outside. Ergonomically, it uses two L-shaped runs, one neatly fitting within the other to put every facility within immediate reach. It’s a large and beautifully equipped kitchen with a remarkably compact footprint, leaving much of the floor space open for flexible usage; from cosy family eating to large parties. The final element of the design is a purpose-fitted utility room.

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Vision and determination in equal parts saw the transformation of an Arts & Crafts shell into a classical neo-Georgian house. As an interior designer, our client could see through the tired exterior to the bare bones of the original building. To her experienced eye, it offered the chance to create the family house, and family kitchen, she had always wanted. Her brief for the kitchen centred on it being ‘timeless’, solidly and beautifully made from real furniture with the classic proportions at the heart of all good design. Having specified Martin Moore for so many of her own clients’ projects, she knew how successfully we could collaborate in this vision. Combining her years of experience in kitchen design with ours has produced exactly the detail and the longevity she was looking for. Spacious and flooded with natural light, it brings a sophisticated urban eye to a warm, country kitchen sensibility, accommodating the busy bustle of family life just as gracefully as it hosts a formal dinner party.

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‘SPAC IOUS AND FLO O DED WITH NATURAL LIGHT, IT B R INGS A SO PHISTICATED URBAN EYE TO A WARM , C OUNTRY KITCHEN SENSIBILITY’

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L I N K I N G PA S T A N D P R E S E N T

A complex puzzle of little rooms formed a link between a glorious Georgian country house and its oak framed barn. Involved with this project from early days, our designer worked with the architect and client to set a family kitchen within the newly opened up space. It’s a warm and wonderful room, with the client’s bold use of colour defining the mood. The palette evolved from an aubergine coloured Aga, the very first item chosen for the new kitchen. Regularly hosting gatherings of three generations of family and friends meant that other kitchen must-haves included commercial size refrigeration, an appliance cupboard, informal seating, a large island and a walk-in larder. The design and placement of every element was carefully arrived at for both practicality and visual impact. Because every element of a Martin Moore kitchen is custom designed and made to order, every project we undertake is an equally perfect fit; expertly planned, minutely detailed and built with exceptional skill in our Yorkshire workshops.

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‘IT’S A WAR M AND WONDERFUL ROOM , WITH THE BOLD USE OF COLOUR DEFINING THE MO OD’

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A R T, C RA F T A N D H E R I TA G E

There’s such pleasure in working on a house where literally every fixture and fitting is commissioned from artists and craft workshops like our own. The owner has an all-encompassing vision and conceived this historic former winery on Lake Zurich as a private family retreat. We were asked to design, build and install all of the bespoke furniture and panelling throughout the house, together with stone floors and walls. The concept is ‘organic minimalism’, expressed through natural materials and texture. Reflective surfaces gleam rather than shine and the colours are muted, paying homage to the antiquity of the building, whilst creating a powerful sense of cocooning. Local planning laws are strict and original features had to be retained, so one of the major challenges was to design and fit everything around the structural beams, each of which had to be individually measured in every dimension. This is a home which connects directly with its heritage through a unique craft aesthetic.

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‘ C OLOUR S A R E MU TED, PAY I N G HOMAG E TO THE A NTIQ UITY O F T H E B UILDING, WH ILST C REATING A P OW E R FUL SENSE OF C OCO O NING’

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We think a kitchen should not only please the eye, but work beautifully. Storage is one of the areas in which a good kitchen can become a great one. Whether it’s neatly tucking a clever storage solution into a potentially redundant corner or creating a walk-in larder that’s a statement in its own right, we always strive to create a room that has a certain serenity: a calmness achieved through a desire to declutter, organise and simplify. Whether it’s juicers or saucepans, water bottles or spice jars (and much more besides), we have numerous innovations that will expertly organise your kitchen for sheer practicality and to maximise the overall visual impact of your room. Appliances and storage can be concealed behind tall doors to keep the focus on the room. China cupboards can be glazed to display what’s inside. Our solutions always lie in a realistic appraisal of your lifestyle and needs. The quality of materials and methods of production are as meticulously applied as in every other part of your kitchen … or your dressing room, bedrooms, library or living room. We like to think it’s the debate over form and function settled: honours even.

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THE PERFECT KITCHEN MAKES LIFE EASIER. A G R E AT D E S I G N E R D O E S T H E S A M E

hether you’re brimming with kitchen ideas or don’t know where to start, our expert designers are here to guide you through the exciting process of creating your perfect kitchen, or other rooms throughout your house. They’re great listeners and will take on board your ideas and practical requirements. Whether you are working with an existing space or creating an entirely new one, our designers can work with you to provide inspiration and turn ideas into detailed plans and elevations. We can work from your architect’s plans too. We always ensure our designs are in tune with today’s lifestyles—such as open-plan living—and are entirely appropriate for the architecture of your property. Our designers will be able to assist you with your choice of appliances, worktops, flooring, stools and finishes. They’ll also help you develop the colour scheme for your kitchen using any colour of your choice, and will ensure it complements your worktops, flooring and lighting. We’d love you to visit one of our showrooms—they’re full of inspirational room settings where you can appreciate the superb quality of our furniture, relish the tactile quality of the hand-finishing and experience the palpable passion we have for our work. Inside each of our showrooms is a stone studio where you can choose from an impressive selection of tiles and natural stone, including aged limestone, marble, travertine and porcelain. If you would like to talk to us about your project do, please get in touch to arrange a design consultation. We look forward to meeting you.

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For more information or to arrange a design consultation, please call 0845 180 0015, email us at enquiries@martinmoore.com or visit our website www.martinmoore.com

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M A RT I N M OOR E F U R N I T U R E All our kitchen furniture designs are available in a variety of hardwoods and veneers, and can be painted in any colour you choose. We’re also experienced at making furniture for bedrooms, dressing rooms, libraries, living rooms and all the other rooms in your home.

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