Take a tour around a pale grey country kitchen

This L-shaped kitchen is open-plan with a peninsula separating the dining area, an Aga at one end and three windows stretching across its entire length. With so many lovely original features to show off, a simple, streamlined Shaker kitchen is an unfussy option.

1/7 Practical kitchen layout

Kitchen units
Harvey Jones

Paint
Cornforth White Estate eggshell by Farrow & Ball

2/7 Cooking area

The Aga is an essential part of the kitchen's character. It's paired with a retro-style matt-white tiled splashback, which is finished with grey grout to emphasise the brick pattern.

Range cooker
Aga
Splashback tiles
Topps Tiles

3/7 Kitchen appliances

A double-bowl farmhouse sink is ideal for large Aga pans and the surrounding iroko worktop is naturally resilient to water. Keep the area around the sink well-oiled to avoid staining and warping.

Double-bowl sink
Perrin & Rowe

4/7 Kitchen worksurface

An Everest White quartz worktop on the peninsula brightens the space and helps break up the wooden surfaces elsewhere in the room.

Worktop
Harvey Jones

5/7 Architectural elements

Original beams frame the kitchen area beautifully, adding warmth and texture to the pale modern scheme, while polished wood worktops and flagstone flooring help tie the look together.

Flagstones
Stone Tile Co

6/7 Kitchen dining area

The ceiling beams have been painted white to compensate for the lack of light. A large dining table provides plenty of seating space for guests to dine in.

Chairs
Eames DSW chairs from Metro Furniture

7/7 Utility room

Due to the lack of wall space, the fridge-freezer and store cupboards are located in the utility room.

Fridge-freezer
Angel Appliances
Washing machine
LG

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