Featured Project
Warwick House is a contemporary new-build home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. We were commissioned to design, manufacture and install the principal living spaces. Thoughtful architectural detailing, layered materials and a strong connection to the garden create a series of spaces that feel both open and intimate, designed to support the rhythm of modern life.
Cabinetry design
Spenlow
HANDLES
Stagg
Hardware finish
Mid-antique brass waxed
Cabinetry interioR
Berkeley oak
Kitchen walls
Half Windsor
Kitchen ISLAND
Soot
perimeter cabinetry
Sitting room cabinetry
Worktops
Calacatta Nuvo
Kitchen Splashback
Antique effect mirror splashback
Warwick House is a contemporary new-build home created in collaboration with Howard Pease Architects. We were delighted to be commissioned to undertake the design, manufacturing and installation of the open plan kitchen, dining and snug, utility/boot room and study.
From the very beginning, the design centred on how this open plan part of the house would be used day to day. It’s where mornings begin, meals are prepared, conversations unfold and evenings roll in.
Zoning was a key driver: a kitchen clearly organised for prepping, cooking and spending time together, informal dining provided by a much-loved banquette, a generous formal dining table seating eight comfortably (and ten with ease thanks to its width) and a cosy soft seating area for unwinding.
The inclusion of the banquette was something the clients felt strongly about, having seen it in one of our previous projects; it was high up on their wish list and it really steered the kitchen layout. Next to the banquette, there is an additional soft seating area that creates a natural pause point, overlooking the beautiful terrace and garden. It is a quiet spot for coffee in the morning or early evening drinks with the doors open.
Although open in concept, subtle architectural decisions cleverly divide the space. A deliberate step down into the main soft seating area makes it feel connected yet distinct – a little more enclosed and a little more snug. Warm Vale engineered oak flooring, a generous Crucial Trading rug and deep, comfortable chairs enhance that sense of retreat.
Structural pillars, required due to the scale of the open-plan space were carefully integrated within bespoke Portobello oak slatted detailing and a bookshelf so that practicality quietly disappears into design.
The everyday desk in the kitchen reflects this layered approach to living. A smaller, more discreet television sits above the kitchen desk and is ideal for background viewing, while the main media unit at the other end anchors the primary soft seating area for proper movie nights and evenings in. Importantly, the desk area itself was designed to feel separate from the main office, connected to family life, yet distinct enough for focus.
Even the garden was considered an extension of the kitchen. Designed afterwards to ensure alignment, the outdoor seating sits just beyond the patio doors nearest to the kitchen, making dining outside feel completely natural and wonderfully easy.
A made-to-measure home
Warwick House is a contemporary new-build home created in collaboration with Howard Pease Architects, where we were commissioned to design, manufacture and install the principal living spaces, including the open plan kitchen, dining and snug. From the outset, the scheme was shaped around daily life, with carefully considered zoning that balances cooking, dining, relaxing and working in one cohesive environment. We also designed, made and installed the bootility room and the study.
At Humphrey Munson, we design, manufacture and install projects across the UK, we also ship projects worldwide. If you have a project in mind that you’d like to discuss with us, we would love to hear from you.
Inspiration
The guiding principles of simplicity, symmetry, proportion and restraint in design ensure that each finished Humphrey Munson project reflects the individuality and sensibility of the clients and their original design intention. In the two decades plus since its founding, Humphrey Munson has created cabinetry for some of the most preeminent residential homes across the UK and the world. Celebrated for the timeless appeal of classical English design, Humphrey Munson has become synonymous with the finest cabinetmaking for the home.
We’re proud to design and manufacture all our kitchens at our workshop in Felsted where the traditional joinery of the past meets the technical innovation of the present. We employ only the finest cabinetmakers whose passion for their craft is proudly displayed in each beautiful handmade kitchen. As well as kitchens, we also design, manufacture and install cabinetry throughout the rest of the home. In order to offer a truly bespoke kitchen design service, we provide a curated selection of accent woods, worktops and hardware along with our own paint range produced exclusively for Humphrey Munson by Mylands.
