Shaker
Painted finish
Blue
Powder Blue — Family Kitchen
a bespoke family kitchen in powder-blue joinery and pale marble, hand-finished in London
A gentle blue that behaves like a neutral: soft enough to live with every day, distinct enough that nobody mistakes it for another white kitchen. |
— Specification
- Collection
- XII — Powder Blue — Family Kitchen
- Style
- Shaker
- Door style
- Painted shaker with a narrow rail
- Paint
- Desaturated powder blue, five-coat hand-sprayed
- Standard worktop
- 30 mm pale honed marble
- Splashback
- Hand-glazed ivory tile or full-height stone
- Hardware
- Brushed brass
- Typical footprint
- 18–34 m² including island
- Lead time
- Four weeks from signed drawings
- Installation
- 3–5 working days, in-house fitting team
A colour that stays liveable
Powder Blue was drawn for households that want colour but not commitment. The tone is desaturated enough to sit alongside almost any flooring, tile or worktop, which makes it forgiving in a room that will change around it over a decade.
It is particularly effective in bright, south-facing extensions where a stronger colour would become overwhelming by mid-afternoon.
Family-first planning
The layout separates the wet zone, the hot zone and the social zone so multiple people can be in the kitchen without collision. Deep pan drawers flank the hob, a tall larder holds dry goods, and the island's seating side is deliberately kept clear of appliances.
Low-level drawers are specified with child-safe soft-close and internal dividers, and the bin drawer is positioned within a step of both the prep zone and the back door. Built and fitted by |one team|.
Marble, tile and texture
Pale marble worktops keep the scheme light; a hand-glazed ivory tile splashback in a brick or stack bond adds the slight surface irregularity that stops a soft colour scheme from looking flat.
Where a family prefers no grout at all, the tile is replaced with a full-height stone slab behind the hob.
Brass and the finishing details
Brushed brass hardware and tapware warm the blue. Glazed wall cabinets with painted interiors carry everyday glassware; open shelving is used sparingly, on the basis that in a real family kitchen it collects everything.
Lighting runs on three circuits with dimmers, so the same room works for homework at seven and dinner at nine.
— The kitchen in detail
What this kitchen is made of.
- Powder-blue joineryDesaturated blue that sits comfortably with most floors and tiles.
- Pale marbleKeeps the scheme bright; honed to reduce visible marking.
- Hand-glazed ivory tileSlight irregularity in the glaze catches light across the splashback.
- Brushed brassWarms a cool colour without introducing shine.
- Solid oak drawer boxesDovetailed, with internal dividers for family storage.
The same kitchen, in a different register.
Bring the Powder Blue — Family Kitchen kitchen into your home.
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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 modifications
The blue can be shifted warmer, deeper or replaced entirely.
- Any Farrow & Ball, Little Greene or Paint & Paper Library colour
- Deeper ink navy or muted teal on the island only
- Sage green, stone or clay alternatives in the same joinery
- Painted cabinet interiors on glazed units
Surfaces and splashbacks
Choose between traditional tile and a seamless stone run.
- Hand-glazed ceramic tile in brick, stack or herringbone bond
- Full-height stone slab behind the hob, no grout
- Marble, quartzite or porcelain worktops
- Oak butcher-block section on the island
Family storage and safety
Detailing drawn for households with children.
- Child-safe soft-close on all drawers and doors
- Full-height larder with pull-out internal drawers
- Homework and charging drawer with concealed sockets
- Four-way recycling bin drawer near the back door
- Banquette or window seat with lift-up storage
How a Powder Blue — Family Kitchen 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.
- Bright, south-facing extensions and garden rooms in Chiswick and Richmond
- Family homes wanting colour without a bold statement
- Coastal and country properties
- Clients replacing a white kitchen with something softer
Asked often.
Will powder blue date?
Desaturated colours age far better than saturated ones. This tone sits close to a neutral, and because it is painted joinery it can be re-sprayed any colour in future without replacing cabinetry.
Tile or stone splashback?
Tile gives texture and a more traditional register; a stone slab gives no grout and easier cleaning. Families with a heavily used hob usually prefer stone behind the cooking zone and tile elsewhere.
How much does a powder blue kitchen cost in London?
Most projects fall between £32,000 and £78,000 fitted, depending on footprint, worktop and appliance choices. No middlemen.
Do you make matching utility rooms?
Yes — utility, boot rooms and pantries are routinely drawn in the same paint, hardware and reveal detail.
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Direct from the manufacturer — designed, built and fitted by Dominus Kitchens for private homes across Greater London and the UK.