{"id":2877,"date":"2023-06-21T18:58:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rao-furniture.co.uk\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=2877"},"modified":"2023-07-15T19:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T19:25:15","slug":"open-plan-kitchen-and-lounge","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.rao-furniture.co.uk\/index.php\/portfolio\/open-plan-kitchen-and-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Plan Kitchen and Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:800px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-weight:400;margin:0;\">Open plan kitchen and lounge.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-weight:300;\"><p>The challenge with this project was to create a kitchen and living space that integrated seamlessly with each other on the ground floor of this amazing cottage renovation. Space was at a premium so lots of careful planning and thought between the client and I went into this to get it right.<\/p>\n<p>Important details of the building\u2019s history were expertly preserved, big and small. From the concrete lintels and strips of oak inset into the striking red brickwork, to a small slither of oak beam in the corner of the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>A freshly plastered archway frames two windows and a front door, all original features, which floods this modern living space with lots of natural sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>A rustic oak parquet floor was laid and flows throughout to bring everything together.<\/p>\n<p>This Shaker style kitchen more than holds it own in a setting with such high spec. It\u2019s a classic style with a few tweaks on the details, paring it back slightly so that it is more in line with a soft industrial style rather than a traditional farmhouse with lots of fussy mouldings and trims.<\/p>\n<p>A full height bookcase at the end of the kitchen run, along with a separate TV unit made in the same style as the kitchen, helps to bring these two areas together really well.<\/p>\n<p>The island houses solid oak cutlery drawers, cupboards, wine rack and glassware display unit, and connects to a bespoke Oak dining table that interlocks over a pristine white quartz worktop.<\/p>\n<p>The dining table legs were made by the same engineer that designed the amazing black powder coated steel staircase, and this is another nice connection between the kitchen and the walk upstairs. The client requested that I make the solid Oak stair treads and handrails, which was a new challenge for me with lots of very precise angles and tricky cuts. But I enjoy being challenged and we were both very pleased with the outcome of the whole project.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-weight:300;\"><p>Rao Furniture is run by furniture designer and cabinet maker Brandon Rao. He has many years experience designing and building beautiful bespoke handmade traditional and contemporary kitchens. 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