Shaker
Painted finish
Blue
Blue Island — Family Shaker
a pale blue family shaker kitchen with garden doors, hand-finished in London
Drawn for the room that opens onto the garden: pale blue joinery, warm oak underfoot and an island positioned so nobody stands between the doors and the |table|.
— Specification
- Collection
- XXVII — Blue Island — Family Shaker
- Style
- Shaker
- Door style
- Painted shaker, deep drawers at low level
- Paint
- Pale blue with a warm base, five-coat hand-sprayed
- Standard worktop
- 30 mm quartzite or full-body porcelain
- Hardware
- Brushed or aged brass
- Flooring
- Warm engineered oak carried to the garden doors
- Typical footprint
- 18–34 m² including island
- Lead time
- Four weeks from signed drawings
- Installation
- 3–5 working days, in-house fitting team
Planning around the threshold
When a kitchen opens onto a garden, the doors set the traffic route through the room. We plan the island's long axis parallel to that route, keep the seating side facing the glazing, and put the bin and back-door storage within a step of the threshold. German cabinetry, |hand-finished in London| by one team.
Pale blue with a warm base
The blue is chosen with a warm base so it works against greenery rather than fighting it. In summer the garden pushes green light into the room, which turns cool blues grey — this one holds.
Shaker joinery for family use
Painted shaker doors, solid oak dovetailed drawer boxes, full-extension soft-close runners and a full-height larder. Low-level storage is drawers throughout so children can reach what they need without opening doors into the walkway.
Floors, brass and durability
Warm engineered oak flooring runs through the threshold to the garden doors, visually extending the room outside. Brass hardware and a robust quartzite or porcelain worktop keep maintenance low in a room that sees muddy boots and wet dogs.
— The kitchen in detail
What this kitchen is made of.
- Pale blue joineryWarm-based blue that holds its tone against green garden light.
- Quartzite or porcelainNon-porous, sealed-for-life worktops for busy households.
- Brass hardwareWarm metal that suits both the blue and the oak floor.
- Engineered oak flooringRun to the threshold to extend the room outdoors.
Bring the Blue Island — Family Shaker kitchen into your home.
Request a QuoteNothing here is fixed.
Every kitchen we build is drawn to a specific room and a specific way of cooking. These are the modifications clients most often make to this model — the list is not exhaustive.
Colour
The island is the natural place to introduce more depth.
- Any Farrow & Ball, Little Greene or Paint & Paper Library colour
- Deeper navy, teal or sage on the island only
- Cream, bone or putty perimeter with a blue island
- Painted interiors on glazed wall cabinets
Garden-room detailing
Details specific to a kitchen that opens outside.
- Boot room and mud storage adjacent to the threshold
- Outdoor-adjacent bin and recycling drawer
- Second prep sink for garden produce
- Bi-fold or sliding door alignment planned into the joinery
Family storage
Deep drawers, a larder and no low-level swing doors.
- Full-height larder with internal drawers
- Deep pan drawers throughout the base runs
- Appliance garage for kettle, toaster and coffee machine
- Island seating for three to five with concealed sockets
How a Blue Island — Family Shaker kitchen gets built.
- 01Consultation & surveyWeek 1On-site measure, brief, lifestyle and cooking audit.
- 02Design & technical drawingsWeek 2Elevations, renders, samples, services and appliance schedule signed off.
- 03Workshop buildWeek 3German cabinetry, hand-finished in our London workshop. Dry-assembled before it leaves us.
- 04Installation & stoneWeek 4Our own fitters — |never subcontracted| — set the kitchen, then worktops are templated, fitted and calibrated.
- Rear extensions with bi-fold or sliding garden doors in Chiswick and Richmond
- Family homes with pets and heavy outdoor traffic
- Rooms where the garden is the main view
- Households wanting colour that stays gentle year-round
Asked often.
Will the blue clash with the garden?
Not with a warm-based blue. Cool blues turn grey under green summer light, which is why we sample the colour on site before signing it off.
Which worktop for a house with pets and children?
Quartzite or full-body porcelain — non-porous, heat-resistant and needing no sealing.
How much does a blue shaker family kitchen cost in London?
Most projects fall between £32,000 and £78,000 fitted, including cabinetry, stone, hardware and installation. No middlemen.
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