For the Howards, a quiet kitchen at the back of a Lymington cottage.
Rotpunkt walnut fronts, full-height Dekton island, a hidden pantry behind a single jamb-flush door.
Seventeen years of fitting Nobilia, Rotpunkt, Häcker and Schüller kitchens for Hampshire homes. Six designers. One showroom on The Avenue. Open Tuesday through Saturday — by appointment from Friday after four.
Rotpunkt walnut fronts, full-height Dekton island, a hidden pantry behind a single jamb-flush door.
Three windows, no upper cabinets. Häcker drawer stack, blackened brass hardware throughout.
Schüller systems-cabinet stack, two-tier island, the worktop in honed Belgian bluestone.
We took eighty days to specify what most agencies sell from a brochure. The kitchen we ended up with is not a product. It is a room.
The Southampton showroom is not a shop. It is six kitchens at full size, plumbed and lit and fit for cooking — selected so that no two share a finish, a layout, or a temperature. You can run a tap, slide a drawer, or close a Häcker handleless door before you decide. Most of our clients visit three times before they specify; we expect that, and the appointments are an hour each.
Tuesday through Thursday we take walk-ins. Friday afternoon and Saturday are by appointment only — so the room belongs to you, and the designer working on your project is the one who answers the door.
An initial consultation is 60 minutes, on site, no charge — we measure the room, talk through the brief, and write you a fixed-price specification within ten working days.