This shaker kitchen was designed and fitted by Discount Kitchen Factory, with a Willow Green island and Taupe Grey units around the walls. We supplied the worktops and splashback in Venacini porcelain from our Opus 20mm range.
Shaker doors, Willow Green and red steel beams
It’s a traditional layout, with painted shaker doors, a big island with seating and a bank of tall units. The colours are less traditional. The island is a soft Willow Green, the wall and tall units are Taupe Grey, and the steel beams overhead are painted red.
Why cream porcelain instead of bright white
Venacini has a cream base with warm gold veining. With two muted paint colours already in the room, a bright white worktop would have looked stark against them. The cream is close in tone to both paint colours, so nothing jumps out. The gold in the veins is a similar warmth to the herringbone floor and the red beams.
An island with a hob, an oven and bar seating
The island has an induction hob set into the top, an oven built into the end and an overhang along one side for bar stools, with tongue and groove panelling underneath. At 20mm the porcelain keeps a slim edge, which suits the shaker detailing better than a chunkier top would.
A Venacini splashback up to the wall units
Along the wall run, the same Venacini goes up behind the worktop to the underside of the wall units, so the veining carries on from the worktop onto the wall. Porcelain suits a splashback well because it doesn’t stain and only needs a wipe to keep clean.
The team
- Kitchen design and installation: Discount Kitchen Factory
- Worktops and splashback: Granite House, in 20mm Venacini porcelain
Planning a painted shaker kitchen
Venacini is part of our Opus 20mm porcelain range. If you’re planning a two tone painted kitchen, our River Gold kitchen in Much Hoole pairs Deep Forest and Taupe Grey with a quartz top. You can see full slabs by booking a showroom visit, or call the team on 01772 440888.
