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The History of the Kitchen

The Formal Kitchen


The setting is a London townhouse in a prominent area where the household consists of a middle aged couple whose children have moved away. He is a barrister who spends countless hours consumed in business activities. She is usually attending a social activity or planning the next social gala. In the house no one notices the sun as it filters through the curtains into the room and the dust particles settle on the furniture. The only ones present to admire the beauty of such rooms are those that care for and preserve its beauty. Let us examine this in
detail.

  •  Cooking area: Unlike other kitchens the formal kitchen does not use a brick hearth but rather a wood, Wentworth’s Traditional or Ascot, or metal one.

  • Sink base area: In this area the standard sink bases are normally used. Sometimes reeded or fluted columns would be placed on either side slightly pulling out to give more depth to the sink base.

  • Plate racks: Plate racks are not normally used in this type of kitchen. Open display cabinets with a groove for plates to lean against the back of the cabinet are popular.

  • Base furniture: In a formal kitchen the use of wider drawer packs for linens is prevalent. A raised panel is typical for this type of kitchen. Cutouts, lattice and wire mesh are also not common in this type of kitchen. Columns are used to encompass the refrigerator and paneled ends are used instead of cladding. These are some of the common features that make a formal kitchen..

  • Upper wall furniture: Upper cabinets and dresser units use glass in order to achieve a china cabinet look. A minimal amount of open display cabinets are appropriate. Framing around the windows and having the cornice run over the windows is fitting. Again paneled ends are used instead of cladding in a formal kitchen.

  • Mouldings: Mouldings: A larger face frame cornice attached to a sub rail moulding with dentil and a half astrigal moulding is a frequent combination. Skirting at the base would always be used in this type of kitchen.

Cherry wood is popular for formal kitchen along with lightly distressed pine. Please ask your authorized Wentworth kitchen designer to show you examples of this type of kitchen.

Farmhouse & Country Kitchens ~ Formal Country Kitchens
Formal English Kitchens ~ Kitchen History
Wentworth's kitchens are traditional in feel and range from the country cottage style to the elegant.
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