Take a tour around this vibrant red kitchen

The owner wanted the kitchen island to resemble the curves on a ship. It boasts an extra ledge for serving food and drinks, sturdy storage drawers, and a pop-up bank of sockets in the top for powering hand-held appliances. In the evenings, plinth lighting around the base picks out the twinkling specks in the floor, setting the mood for entertaining.

The Rubi quartz composite floor and worktops are from Imperial Marble & Granite.

Symmetry was an important aspect of the owners vision and the cooker range, with its spacious, self-cleaning twin ovens, suited the plans perfectly. The owner opted for red knobs to pick up on the colour of the worksurface and floor.

The cooker and extractor hood are from Wolf.

Over the cooker, a matching extractor boasts infrared heat lamps to warm plates and keep food hot. These handy racks are part of the stainless-steel splashback.

A step down to the kitchen from the living room adds to the impact and sense of drama. The aluminium fridge-freezer doors help to break up the run of black funiture, and echoes the brushed-steel bar handles. It’s flanked by a pair of slim pull-out larders that store dry food.

The fridge-freezer is from Viking.

As an experienced restaurateur, the owner chose a chrome, professional-style tap to complement the two sinks. The pull-out rinse function of the tap is extremely useful for washing fruit, salad leaves and vegetables.

Visit Franke for a sink and pull-out tap like this.

The glasswasher has been handily positioned in the kitchen’s ‘drinks’ zone, near the integrated wine cooler and instant hot water tap. Its speed and efficiency make light work of cleaning glassware, which is essential for when the owner entertains.

The glasswasher is by Dexion