This Mid Century inspired kitchen was manufactured for a couple who definitely didn't want a traditional 'new' fitted kitchen as part of their extension to a 1930's house in a desirable Manchester suburb. The key themes that were important to the clients for this project were: Nostalgia- fond memories how a grandmother's kitchen used to feel and furniture and soft furnishings the couple had owned or liked over the years, even Culshaw's own Hivehaus kitchenette that the couple had fallen for on a visit to our showroom a few years ago. Mix and match - creating something that had a very mixed media approach with the warm and harmonius use of solid wood, painted surfaces in varied colours, metal, glass, stone, ceramic and formica. Flow - The couple thought very carefully about the building project as a whole but particularly the kitchen. They wanted an adaptable space that suited how they wanted to live, a social space close to kitchen and garden, a place to watch movies, partitions which could close off spaces if necessary. Practicality: A place for everything in the kitchen, a sense of order compared to the chaos that was their old kitchen (which lived where the utility now proudly stands). Being a bespoke kitchen manufacturer we listened, drew, modelled, visualised, handcrafted and fitted a beautiful kitchen that is truly a reflection of the couple's tastes and aspirations of how they wanted to live - now that is design! Photo: Ian Hampson

How we love this bedroom with blush nightstands supporting polished copper lamps. The natural wood bench with unexpected irregular channeling is the absolutely best thing to bring this space back to earth. More images on our website: http://www.romero-obeji-interiordesign.com

Redone stairs

With a sweeping, open view of the dining area this casually glamorous eat-in kitchen is grounded by rich brick floors. Very Southern inspired, the light cream painted cabinetry keeps the open flow. Punctuating the beautiful brick floors the mint green island adds a pop of color that takes the space from great to beautifully unique!

Storage cubes make great occasional tables in Living Rooms. You can stow away toys, magazines, blankets, games and anything else you don’t want cluttering up your area. You can sit on them, use them as foot stools, and when used together as a cluster, you can turn them into a cocktail table with a large tray.

A blend of native grasses and wildflowers looks great and transitions into the surrounding open space. In addition to looking great, this area is low maintenance and water friendly.

A mixture of stone, cedar and cement board cedar breaks up the large planes of this Artisan Tour home. Carefully laid out by the architectures, there is a sense of balance and expansiveness to this Modern Prairie style project.

Jim Westphalen

Jim Mauchly @ Mountain Graphics Photography

We reconfigured several spaces in this home to create one very large kitchen area. We love how bright and airy the space is. Custom cabinetry allowed our clients to personalize their kitchen.

John Gross Photography

Lindgren Landscape