GORGEOUS unstyled Modern Country Kitchen With Honed Granite Worktops

Today I've got something a little different for you. I want to show you how, by choosing the right materials, it doesn't actually matter if the space is styled to the nines. The gorgeous quality shines right through the busyness of everyday life!

It's a completely gorgeous, totally Modern Country kitchen but it hasn't been styled for a magazine. This is it in its everyday glory!

Just look at those beautiful honed granite worktops. I've known for ages that I want honed granite for our new kitchen. It has the dulled lustre of slate but all the strength of granite. A perfect combination!

 Just feast your eyes on all the lovely details - the peg rail, the belfast sink, the cup handles, the granite....such a stunning kitchen! 

The honed granite in this home came from Abingdon Stone And Marble who were first recommended to me by our builder. Mike who owns the company sent me these images to show the look of one of the honed granite options that I was considering....

I loved the kitchen so much I asked if I could share it with you on Modern Country Style....

...and I was so happily persuaded that we've chosen the very same stone! More details to follow....

Take Care Until Next Time,

Sarahx

Images via Abingdon Stone and Marble

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Georgian Kitchens: Get The Look: Symmetry

Happy New Year!! I hope your Christmas was wonderful and happily full of love, laughter, as well as true and lasting joy. Welcome back to the very last in the series of Georgian Kitchens: Get The Look, where we've been learning about:

simplicity, 

proportion, 

materials. 

Today we'll be delving into getting the look of a Georgian Style Kitchen through the use of symmetry.

{So far, we've taken an in-depth look at simplicity, proportion and materials, simply click on the links to catch up!}

It's hard to underplay the incredible effect that symmetry brings. Yes, it's extraordinarily pleasing to the eye but symmetry also brings a sense of order, space and strong design to any kitchen.

Georgian design draws heavily on symmetry, which is why, from the smallest cottage to the largest Country pile, Georgian kitchens ooze charm and grace from every nook and cranny of their beautiful bones.

Easy ways to achieve this symmetry are to include a large over-mantel above a range cooker, with matching cupboards either side. However, if possible, make sure to include another larger feature, such as a larder, to create symmetry within the whole room too, as demonstrated beautifully in the Martin Moore kitchen below.

Ideally, on every side of the kitchen, there should be a feature, which has obvious symmetry, whether that's floor to ceiling cupboards either side of an American fridge freezer, or a double Butler's sink, or even a beautiful window. This will undoubtedly bring visual peace and calm...

...and who would ever turn that down?!!

Take Care Until Next Time,

Sarahx

Images via Burlanes, Humphrey Manson, unknown, Martin Moore, Martin Moore, Pepperbox Interiors, 

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