b'THE PERFECT BLENDCLIENT JOURNEYCLIENT A careful balance between traditional JULIE & NEILLOCATION features and modern design was required for KELVEDON, ESSEXCOLLECTIONTILLINGHAMJulie and Neils Georgian inspired home. The PAINT COLOURSBESPOKE COLOURS2.6m high ceilings are accentuated by the FROM DAVONPORTWORKTOPS grand mantel whilst the sophisticated colour CLOUDY BLACK & MORE QUARTZ palette introduces a contemporary edge. For the kitchen in their Georgian stylebeautifully made explains Julie, we also new build Julie and Neil had contrastingliked the fact that everything is made views on what they were looking for. Forlocally, and to our exact specifi cation. Neil the dream was a traditional kitchenDeciding on the layout of their new with a gorgeous mantel to emphasise thekitchen was relatively simple as the 2.6m high ceiling, whereas Julie liked thelayout of the previous kitchen served simplicity of modern design. We wantedas a guide. However, the island in their a blend of classic and contemporaryold kitchen was quite small so Julie was explains Julie. Our Davonport designerkeen to introduce a larger, more complex was very good at creating a design withisland in their new room. I wanted more traditional features combining shaker- work surface for preparing food, and style doors and the grand over-mantel,space to create a sociable area with bar but interpreted with clean lines and in astools. The new island makes much better modern mix of greys.use of the space, and creates the sociable With a precise balance between classichub of the room. The island became the and contemporary required Julie andcore of the designa walnut breakfast Neil placed great importance on fi ndingbar was introduced which is perfect the right company to create theirfor Benjamin, Julie and Neils son, dream kitchen. After an initial designto sit and catch up after a day at school. consultation Julie and Neil felt confi dentIntegrated chopping boards and open that Davonport was perfect for theirshelving are also incorporated which brief. I loved the look of the furnitureadd to the beauty as well as functionality and could see that the cabinetry isof the island.I LOVED THE LOOK OF THE FURNITURE AND COULD SEE THAT THE CABINETRY IS BEAUTIFULLY MADEJulie66'