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Georgian Country House, Leicestershire

Cabinetry design: Nickleby
Cabinetry interior finish: Smithfield Oak
Handles: Fielding Knob & Bray Cup Handle
Hardware finish: Satin Brass

Paint Finishes

Perimeter cabinetry: H|M ‘Tailored Grey’
Island: H|M ‘Brolly Blue’
Pantry: H|M ‘Goose Iron’
Boot Room: H|M ‘Grouse’

Worktops & Splashback

CRL Verona quartz worktops
Antique effect mirror splashback

PROJECT DETAILS

A Georgian country house reimagined, redesigned and reinvigorated for the young family taking up residence in this historic family home in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside.

This open plan space required significant architectural input from Alex McIntyre Architects who provided a comprehensive architectural service from inception to completion and the end result is just absolutely spot on. Light, airy and spacious but with a welcoming feel, this open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room benefits from a wealth of natural light and generous proportions.

Kitchen

The kitchen has an understated classic focal point with the AGA positioned in the original chimney. The island was deliberately left clear so that the clients could have plenty of space to prepare food on a big scale! Frequently used to entertaining numerous weekend guests, this is a hard-working kitchen that needed lots of room for food prep and cooking, but also clearing away. The scullery run has a large double cast iron sink with an open glass storage wall cabinet designed with hanging space below used for glassware that does not go into the dishwasher.

In terms of food storage, the large French door fridge freezer is integrated behind cabinetry and positioned next to a butler’s pantry cupboard so that it feels more like a piece of freestanding furniture.

Pantry

A walk in pantry with another fridge freezer and masses of space for food storage provides the essential overflow needed for entertaining on a big scale.

Boot Room

A separate boot room with hand-painted Nickleby cabinetry finished in the aptly named paint colour H|M ‘Grouse’, provides a handy spot to decamp after being outdoors with a large butler sink positioned under the window. This is an original butler sink from the older part of the house and cleaned up and reused here as a nod to the heritage of the house.

The clients wanted open storage for coats and boots so we designed the bench so that wellies can fit underneath. Everything is easy to reach but we also incorporated a bank of tall cupboards to provide further storage. Integrated dog beds provide an area for tired pups to crash out after being out in the field all day.

H|M Designer: Nathan Chapman

Georgian Country House, Leicestershire

This kitchen island is finished in H|M paint colour ‘Brolly Blue’ and has been left deliberately clear so that there’s always plenty of space to prepare food on a big scale. The side closest to the cooking run is used for food preparation whilst the far side of the island has a wine refrigeration unit and Vincent Sheppard seating for two, this means drinks can be served to guests at the table without disturbing the cook.

This Georgian country house kitchen was reimagined by Humphrey Munson to become an understated classic Nickleby kitchen, dining and living space designed for both family living and entertaining at the weekends. The perimeter cabinetry is finished in H|M colour ‘Tailored Grey’ which works in perfect contrast with the much darker island finished in H|M ‘Brolly Blue’ both of which work so well with aged brass hardware.

This scullery run is finished in H|M paint colour ‘Tailored Grey’ (an exclusive colour to Humphrey Munson by Mylands) and features a large double cast iron sink with an open glass storage wall cabinet designed with hanging space below used for glassware that does not go into the dishwasher. Glassware stored here can then be conveniently set out on the nearby dining table when guests are expected to arrive.

This light, airy and spacious Nickleby kitchen has a welcoming feel. Consisting of an open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room the space benefits from a wealth of natural light and generous proportions.

This kitchen island is finished in H|M paint colour ‘Brolly Blue’ and has been left deliberately clear so that there’s always plenty of space to prepare food on a big scale. The side closest to the cooking run has a built in oven for quick family meals or taking pressure off the AGA whilst the far side of the island has a wine refrigeration unit and seating for two.

This Georgian country house kitchen was reimagined by Humphrey Munson to become an understated classic kitchen, dining and living space designed for both family living and entertaining at the weekends.

This kitchen island has been left deliberately clear so that there’s always plenty of space to prepare food on a big scale. The quartz worktop is hardwearing and works so well with the darker painted cabinetry and aged brass hardware creating a really calm space to prepare food.

The focal point to this hardworking kitchen space is the AGA positioned in an original chimney. Directly opposite the AGA is the island (finished in H|M paint colour ‘Brolly Blue’) was deliberately left clear so that there’s plenty of space to prepare food on a big scale.

Concealed behind these Nickleby cabinetry doors finished in H|M paint colour ‘Tailored Grey’ is a countertop drinks cupboard with a Smithfield oak interior.

This countertop drinks cupboard has a Smithfield oak interior with open shelving and racks on the back of doors to help keep cups, teas and coffees etc neat and tidy.

Concealed behind these Nickleby cabinetry doors finished in H|M paint colour ‘Tailored Grey’ are Smithfield oak swan neck drawers for storing away items like crockery, baking goods or pots and pans.

Smithfield oak swan neck drawers are ideal for storing pots and pans as they expel the need to root around in the back of cupboards and can then be concealed by cabinetry doors to look like a cupboard.

This scullery run is flanked by an open glass storage wall cabinet designed with hanging space below used for glassware that does not go into the dishwasher.

Just off the main kitchen is a walk in pantry than offers a plethora of open storage that takes huge amounts of pressure off the open plan entertaining space.

A walk in pantry that offers a wealth of open storage to help alleviate the main kitchen. Open artisan shelves are ideal for jars and smaller packets of dried foods, a quartz worktop below can be utilised for small appliances like a KitchenAid mixer and food prep whilst the deep shelves beneath hold large pots, pans and hampers.

This walk in pantry offers a wealth of open storage to help alleviate the main kitchen and finished in H|M paint colour ‘Goose Iron’ – a colour made exclusively for Humphrey Munson by Mylands.

A boot room with Nickleby cabinetry finished in paint colour H|M ‘Grouse’, provides a handy spot to decamp after being outdoors with a large butler sink positioned under the window. The original butler sink is from an older part of the house and cleaned up and reused here as a nod to the heritage of the house. The open bench seat provides a handy spot to keep boots an wellies whilst the artisan shelf with coat pegs above is ideal for coats and bags. Integrated dog beds provide an area for tired pups to crash out after being out in the field all day.

This tall bank of Nickleby cabinetry is finished in H|M colour ‘Grouse’ – an exclusive paint colour to Humphrey Munson by Mylands – and provides further storage for useful items like an ironing board and vacuum etc.

The original butler sink in this boot room is from an older part of the house and cleaned up and reused here as a nod to the heritage of the house. A corner countertop cupboard keeps cleaning products and dog treats tidy and out of the reach of pets and children.