The Folkestone House Project
We had the pleasure of designing and creating furniture for a lovely family in Folkestone for nearly every room in their home! From their kitchen, pantry, bathroom furniture, garden pergola and dresser to the dining table, panelling, bookcases, bedside tables and bunkbeds the Folkestone House Project is a perfect example of Herringbone being more than a kitchen company.
We worked with architect and interior designer Martyna Nicolson to make the client’s dream house come to life. The client enlisted the skilled designers and craftsmen at Herringbone to create the most beautiful furniture and kitchen, which suited their lifestyle and personal style. Early on you will see the repetition of the ripple pattern, burnished brass hardware, stained oak and use of colours pink and blue. This repetition helped tie the entire project together.
The Kitchen And Pantry
The client knew they wanted a large kitchen island where they could cook and socialise every day. The young family needed a space that was not only beautiful but also functional and with the pantry (and winerack) only a stone's throw away the space works perfectly for their everyday needs.
One of our favourite parts of the kitchen is the Teppanyaki Bora Professional Hob as it allows for cooking dinner right in front of guests and children alike. The Canteen Blue colour of the cabinetry is Herringbone’s own and the client’s absolute favourite, the stained oak island works perfectly with the light colour of the cabinets and brings warmth and style to the kitchen space.
We also love that you can always see into the pantry as its Drum Belt Red statement colour (Herringbone’s own paint range) brings a real sense of fun and character to the space. The internal shelves and winerack have been painted in a bespoke colour for the client we call Shocking Pink, which brings a lovely bit of “pop” to the pantry.
The real Calacatta Oro Vagli Extra marble worktop is followed trough on all surfaces to bring the kitchen and pantry together. All cabinets are in Herringbone’s Westgate Range and the handles throughout are burnished brass from Armac Martin.
The Dining Room Table and Dresser
Creating this dining room table was a first, and we cannot wait to make more. The fluted detail of the wooden table legs were designed to compliment and minic the panelling throughout the house and are painted in Shocking Pink, a bespoke colour made specificially for the client by Herringbone.
The table top is real Rosso Lavento marble and is cut in an oval shape continuing the unique shapes used throughout the design for this project. The Rosso Lavento marble is continued in the floor to ceiling stained oak dresser. The interior of the dresser is painted in Herringbone Parade Pink, named after Herringbone’s sponsorship of Canterbury Pride. Not only is it wonderful for displaying the young family’s colourful gems but it also offers great integrated storage.
The Hallway Bookcase And Panelling
In the family’s hallway you immidiately see a floor to ceiling walnut bookcase with adjustable shelves to store and display anything from books, family photographs and special nic nacs. The colour of the walls in the hallway is also Parade Pink.
The fluted detail panelling throughout the house has also lovingly been created by Herringbone to fit perfectly into every nook and cranny, including the fireplace.
The Utility Room
This bright and cheerful utility room, features cabinetry from the Westminster range, with light pink, funky wallpaper, burnished brass handles, open shelving for laundry baskets and products, brass pole for hanging up ironed clothes, as well as an undermounted sink; perfect for pre-treating stains.
The Boot Room Storage
If entering through the back door, floor to ceiling units in a moody blue from our Westgate range welcome you. Featuring oak open shelving for easy access and storage of the family’s shoes and muddy boots. A double door wardrobe unit sits beside the shoe shelves, perfect for hanging up wet rained on coats and school bags.
The Master, Guest & Kid’s Bath
This master bathroom features stunning dark, forest green cabinetry. A countertop unit for daily toiletries and a unit below the thick marble worktop for refills, spare toothbrushes etc. The striking green and black marble is carried throughout the bathroom and into the shower and features an almost web like pattern. Additional cabinetry in the same dark green but this time with flat door, sits behind the toilet.
Continuing with more stunning marble, the guest bathroom includes a walnut countertop cabinet with plain glass doors & brass handles as well as a run of low floor units running along the sink unit.
For the kid’s bathroom, a more modern, Scandi inspired sink unit with two deep drawers and space for step stools underneath was designed. This little unit features an oak frame and olive green drawers.
The Master Bedroom Furniture: Wardrobes, Bedside Tables & Dressing Table
Within the master bedroom, you’ll find gorgeous walnut, mid-century modern bedside tables, wardrobes and dressing table with brass hardware & green accent paint on the dressing table drawers, as well as the same striking green marble on top as the bathroom.
The Walk-in Wardrobe
This walk-in wardrobe is gorgeuous. We love how the family has continued their love for stained oak up into their walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom. The beautiful marble from the kitchen worktop is also on the storage island where the hidden and subtle handles look like a piece of art. The mix between hanging space, open shelves and drawers are perfect for fitting in the family’s clothes and accessories too.
The Kid’s Bedroom Furniture: Bunk Beds, Wardrobes, Drawers
A kid’s dream! With royal blue painted, bespoke carpentry made into a fantastic two level bunk bed, nook & wardrobes combo we all know whose house all the kids will want to sleepover! The inside shelves and drawers were stained in an almost orange hue as per the request of the room's resident!
The brass and timber elements, carry the style and essence of the rest of the house into this room in a subtle but effective way.
The next door room features another bespoke designed and made set of bunkbeds but with a different personality. Painted in two light blue colours, with oak and brass details. The steps up to the top bunk, double as sneaky storage, perfect for treasures, little beds a favourite stuffed animal, or even a quick and convenient sock/underwear storage when learning to dress yourself!
The same orange hue stained wood was used inside the drawers and wardrobe, so no one gets jealous.
The Garden Pergola
This garden pergola is a real wow-factor in this garden space, it covers the whole of the front facing patio and we love that the client have included a huge disco ball. Stained in black, the pergola stands out and will look even more magnificent when greenery starts growing up and over!
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