Brobury Kitchen

Brobury Kitchen

Handrafted in our classic Ferrara Collection. The cabinetry is painted a bespoke blue colour and features aged brass handles with a Quartz worktop.

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Architectural quirks

The Brobury Kitchen was a unique project to work on. One half of the building dates back to the 15th century, a former chapel that still carries the weight and character of its origins. The other is defined by a striking hexagonal tower, an architectural quirk that sets the property apart before you have even stepped inside. Together they create something genuinely singular, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the open plan living, dining, and kitchen space, a room shaped by history and geometry in equal measure.

Our clients knew exactly what they wanted. Rather than designing around the room's unusual proportions, they wanted the kitchen to embrace them fully, to feel as though it had been made for this space and no other. That brief led us to one of the most considered design challenges we have taken on. The island was conceived and crafted to follow the hexagonal layout of the room, its shape drawn directly from the architecture around it. The result is a piece that solves a practical problem beautifully, anchoring the kitchen within the space while becoming the natural focal point of the room.

Project Details

  1. Completed: 2020
  2. Collection: Ferrara
  3. Location: Brobury, Herefordshire
  4. Worktops: Quartz
  5. Handles: Brass
  6. Price Range: -
  7. Colour: Bespoke Colour
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Where history meets handcrafted

Natural wood is something many of our clients are drawn to, and it is easy to understand why. It brings warmth and texture to a kitchen in a way that no painted finish quite replicates, and it connects the space to something organic and enduring. For The Brobury Kitchen, oak was the natural choice, running through the design in a number of considered ways that give the room a cohesion and depth that builds the more time you spend in it.

A push-to-open oak chopping board sits flush within the cabinetry, tucked away neatly until it is needed. An oak countertop cupboard provides additional storage while offering a surface to display the kinds of everyday objects that give a kitchen its personality. Open oak shelving within the island keeps things accessible without closing the space in, and the grain of the wood at that scale becomes a feature in its own right.

Above the fridge, an oak wine rack adds a quiet practicality to an area that might otherwise go unused. Nearby, an oak shelf with integrated spot lighting creates a warm, focused glow that picks out the texture of the wood and gives the kitchen a different quality come evening. Each of these details was chosen individually but works as part of a larger whole, oak appearing and reappearing throughout the room in ways that feel deliberate without being repetitive.

This Shaker style kitchen is a space we are proud to have been part of and reflects the skill of our craftsmen. It responds to the unusual shape of the room, honours the history of the building, and reflects the character of the people who live there.

Why not visit either of our showrooms and start that initial conversation with one of our expert designers and begin your Minerva journey.

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