KITCHEN EXTENSION
ROUGH LUXE
By knocking through rather than extending, Helen McLean now has the modern industrial kitchen she’d always wanted for a fraction of the cost
AFTER eight years living with a dark and gloomy kitchen, Helen McLean finally has the sociable open-plan space she’s always dreamed of. Although she’d be the first to admit how stressful it was to go through, the transformation has changed how her family lives - and all without the need for an extension. With a busy family life and several pets, carving a new utility room from the garage has also been a boon and gets used every day.
Here, Helen reveals how knocking two rooms together and reconfiguring the existing space has given her a light-filled industrial-style kitchen-diner and living area, lifted by metallic and neon touches.
The industrial feel of the brick slip wall and scaffold board shelf is warmed by a bronze tap and accessories.
Sink and tap, The 1810 Company. Worktops, Stadium Stone. Shelf, Barrel & Bird. Print, Desenio. Gold planters, TK Maxx. Hand gesture candle, Candlehand