Glenholme

A restored Edwardian pavilion above Lyme Regis, looking out across the harbour to the Cobb and the sea beyond. Working with RAK Architecture and main contractor Joe Mew Developments, we provided the kitchen, utility and bedroom wardrobes for a house brought back to a single family home after decades of subdivision.

The kitchen sits at the heart of the ground floor, planned to hold its own against an extraordinary view while sitting quietly within an Edwardian interior shaped by the Arts and Crafts movement. Forbo furniture linoleum in mushroom on the tall storage volumes, smokey blue on the working base units gives a soft, matt surface that absorbs the coastal light rather than competing with it. American white oak runs through the room at every scale: recessed finger pulls on every door and drawer, framed surrounds around the integrated appliances, floating shelves above the work zone, and dovetailed oak drawer boxes throughout.

The induction hob sits on a white quartz island with a downdraft extractor, chosen so nothing breaks the sightline from the working area through to the rest of the ground floor and out to the sea beyond. A tall run of mushroom cabinetry conceals everything functional, leaving the island and the U-shape of base units to do the work without visual clutter.