How to mix fitted and freestanding furniture in bespoke kitchens
Fitted kitchen design is packed with benefits. You can optimise every inch of your luxury kitchen with built in storage cupboards to create space for all your stuff – from ingredients to cookware, even a desk in an unused corner. But introducing a freestanding element to bespoke kitchens will elevate your kitchen design to the next level. Blending fitted kitchen cupboards with a standalone cabinet or bespoke kitchen island, will add masses more character and functionality to your luxury kitchen room.
Here are just some of the ways our kitchen designers mix fitted and freestanding furniture. And why a bespoke kitchen from Roundhouse Design is the ultimate style choice.
Go for a bespoke kitchen island
It’s easy to see why modern kitchen islands remain a popular fixture in today’s luxury kitchens. They can create more storage and kitchen work surfaces plus room for an extra sink. We are also often asked to add a seating perch, so bespoke kitchen islands become the communal hotspot of your kitchen design. But it is the freestanding nature of bespoke kitchen islands that adds so much to a fitted kitchen layout. Play around with shape and colour. Try curved ends to break up the straight lines of built in storage cupboards. Or how about an accent material to enhance the freestanding silhouette of your beautiful bespoke kitchen island.
Add a statement dresser to your luxury kitchen
If you have the space, why not add a freestanding dresser to your luxury kitchen. Our Nightingale display cabinet, backed with mirror panelling, will create a striking statement on an empty wall. The more modern Brompton cabinet mixes clean lines, metal frames and integrated lights to display your favourite glassware and pottery. Combining a fitted kitchen design with a standout dresser will instil so much personality – and you can even add this at a later date. Everything from Roundhouse London is manufactured to order. And we pride ourselves on using traditional British joinery techniques and luxury materials to craft the kitchen design of your dreams.
Mix and match doors in kitchen design
Another clever way to mix fitted and freestanding furniture in a Roundhouse kitchen is by drawing from both our Design and Studio collections. In this kitchen, black matt built in doors from the Studio collection cover three sides of the layout. Then a bespoke kitchen island clad in antique brass creates a freestanding showstopper that takes centre stage. The look is unified by the gorgeous green stone work surfaces. It’s the perfect example of how mixing Design and Studio cabinetry opens up greater design scope for your budget.
Break up wall-to-wall units with shelving
Ok, so long rows of shelving aren’t technically freestanding. However, by substituting built in wall units for kitchen display shelves you’ll create a relaxed, unfitted mood in bespoke kitchens. It’s a design trick we are fond of using here at Roundhouse London: simple yet full of impact. Choose chunky oak shelves to display earthenware bowls, jugs and plants. Or painted white shelves that blend invisibly into the walls of your luxury kitchen. You might even decide to ditch built in storage cupboards altogether on one wall. And don’t worry, our kitchen designers will make sure you have enough kitchen storage before you take the plunge.
Create a freestanding look with a kitchen pantry cabinet
Whether your luxury kitchen is big or small, a kitchen pantry cabinet is one of our favourite storage saviours. Roundhouse designers can tailor your pantry to your lifestyle with a choice of herb racks, wicker baskets, slide-out shelving or plug sockets to name but a few. But a kitchen pantry cupboard can also create the appearance of freestanding furniture – even if it’s a fully fitted piece. With double doors, wide drawers, lighting and perhaps painted in an accent colour, a pantry cupboard can add so much to bespoke kitchens. It’s the perfect way to create a freestanding look but with all the efficiency of built in cabinetry.
For more inspiration on how to use standalone furniture in your luxury kitchen head to our blog here.