Traditional
Painted finish
Warm Neutral
Evening — Brass Pendants
a bespoke townhouse kitchen in soft paint, dark stone and brass, hand-finished in London
Designed for the hours after six: soft painted joinery, dark stone that reads almost black under lamplight, and brass placed where hands actually land. A kitchen that behaves like a |room|.
— Specification
- Collection
- V — Evening — Brass Pendants
- Style
- Traditional
- Door style
- In-frame painted with ribbed glass feature fronts
- Standard worktop
- 30 mm honed dark stone, pencil-round edge
- Hardware
- Unlacquered brass, three weights
- Feature joinery
- Lit drinks cabinet with internal brass rail
- Lighting
- Dimmable three-circuit scheme, 2700 K
- Typical footprint
- 16–28 m² including island
- Lead time
- Four weeks from signed drawings
- Installation
- 3–5 working days, in-house fitting team
A kitchen designed for evening light
Brass Evening began with a simple observation: London townhouse kitchens are used most heavily after dark, yet almost all of them are specified against daylight. This scheme inverts that — warm neutral paint, dark stone and brass all gain depth under artificial light rather than flattening out.
The layout is intentionally intimate. Runs are shorter, the island is scaled for conversation rather than commercial prep, and glazed cabinets carry glassware where it can be reached without opening a door in front of a guest.
Joinery and the ribbed glass detail
In-frame painted cabinetry sets the base register, with ribbed and reeded glass fronts on selected wall and dresser units. Ribbed glass obscures contents without hiding them, which keeps the elevation lively without demanding perfectly styled shelves inside.
Every glazing bar is solid timber rather than an applied grid, and glass is bedded in putty and back-beaded in the traditional way. Built and fitted by |one team|.
Brass, and how it should age
Hardware is unlacquered brass throughout: bin pulls, knurled knobs, a bridge mixer and the shelf brackets carrying the open display run. Unlacquered brass darkens with handling and can be polished back at any point, so the kitchen records its own use.
Brass is used in three weights — hardware, tapware and lighting — which keeps it reading as a deliberate material rather than a finish applied uniformly to everything.
Hosting from the same room
A drinks cabinet with an internal brass rail and lit interior sits at the end of the run; a second sink and an undercounter cooler mean drinks never cross the cooking zone. Bin storage, recycling and the dishwasher are grouped so clearing up happens in one place.
The island seats three comfortably and four at a push, with a 350 mm overhang and a socket run concealed under the apron.
— The kitchen in detail
What this kitchen is made of.
- Soft painted joineryWarm neutral eggshell that deepens rather than yellows under lamplight.
- Honed dark stoneReads charcoal by day and near-black in the evening.
- Unlacquered brassLiving metal that darkens with handling; polishes back at any time.
- Ribbed and reeded glassObscures cabinet contents while catching and breaking light.
- Warm oak flooringMid-tone board run continuously under the island.
The same kitchen, in a different register.
Bring the Evening — Brass Pendants 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 and paint modifications
Warm neutral is the default register; deeper tones suit rooms with strong evening lighting.
- Any Farrow & Ball, Little Greene or Paint & Paper Library colour
- Mushroom, clay, bone, deep olive or ink-blue schemes
- Contrasting island or contrasting dresser unit
- Painted or stained cabinet interiors behind glazed doors
Metalwork and glass
Metal sets the register of the room more than any other element.
- Unlacquered brass, polished nickel, antique bronze or pewter
- Ribbed, reeded, fluted, antiqued or clear glass fronts
- Brass mesh grilles in place of glazing
- Bespoke brass shelf brackets, plate racks and pot rails
Entertaining and appliances
The scheme is built around hosting from within the kitchen itself.
- Lit drinks cabinet, wine wall or undercounter wine cabinet
- Second prep sink and integrated ice maker
- Range cooker: Lacanche, La Cornue, AGA or Everhot
- Fully integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher behind painted doors
How a Evening — Brass Pendants 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.
- London townhouses and mansion flats in Chelsea and Marylebone used heavily for entertaining
- Rooms with limited daylight where warmth matters more than brightness
- Period properties where the kitchen must read as a furnished room
- Clients replacing an open-plan white kitchen with something warmer
Asked often.
Does unlacquered brass need maintenance?
No maintenance is required — it simply darkens. If you prefer it bright, a brass polish restores it in minutes, or we can supply lacquered brass that holds its original colour.
Is dark stone difficult to keep clean?
Honed dark stone hides marks better than polished. We seal it on installation and supply the correct cleaner; a resealing every two to three years is all that is needed.
How much does a brass and stone kitchen cost in London?
Most projects fall between £36,000 and £88,000 fitted, including cabinetry, stone, brassware and installation. No middlemen.
Can this work in a galley or single-run kitchen?
Yes. Without an island the scheme leans harder on the dresser and glazed run, which often suits narrower townhouse kitchens better than an island would.
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Direct from the manufacturer — designed, built and fitted by Dominus Kitchens for private homes across Greater London and the UK.