We used a painted finish combined with maple.
A special feature is the suspended lighting canopy over the end grain butchers and preparation sink.
The curved corner legs give a friendly feel to protruding cabinets.
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The bench seating, telephone table and pedestal table were part of the brief and offset from the kitchen it feels part of the kitchen although not in the way of the cook.
In an upper cabinet there is a small Bosch microwave for quick meals.
This kitchen is soon to appear in Period House magazine.