One of my existing clients bought a new kitchen from Wren and asked me to install it for them. The units are full gloss white with copper inset handles (or handle-less). I took care of the removal of the old kitchen right through to the finished new one.
Lighting
I replaced the old 12v downlights for new LED dimmable spotlights, these are also switchable between, warm, cool and daylight colour options, the LED strip lighting beneath the wall units came with no suitable installation system and as there was no pelmet specified, I devised my own. For this I used some L shaped profile, installed the led ropes to them and then covered them with a hand sprayed copper coated cover, this prevents you from seeing the bright led lights but casts the light where you need it across the worktops.
I also managed to wire in a pair of switches by the door so the ceiling and unit lights are controlled separately.
Electrics
Various changes had to be made across the room, I removed a few redundant sockets and switches, moved as many as possible to inside cupboards or discreet panels and installed the new circuits for the new cupboard lighting. New polished copper faceplates for the switches and sockets were sourced by the clients and look really nice, especially on the tiles.
Tiling
The client chose some really nice turquoise porcelain tiles and a chocolate brown grout, the edging was bronze, it was supposed to be copper but nothing we could find matched the Wren handle profiles in colour. For the window sill I used 2 white marble tiles, these reflected more light into the room and gave a flat surface that we wouldn’t have achieved with the turquoise tiles (they undulate a lot).
Units
I deviated from the Wren designer’s plans, partly due to them have a few minor mistakes and partly because I was able to achieve a much cleaner look by adjusting a few panels.
Offcuts of the white units were used to create some boxing in around the boiler pipework and the extractor flue.
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Old kitchen before tear out
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Mid tiling centre view
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Mid cabinet install
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Finished right side
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Finished left side
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Finished centre view
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Fully cleared kitchen
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Tile cutting detail
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COpper socket detail
