Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2012 | Page 18

INTERIOR

Designer living
For many home owners the attributes of a
kitchen have changed dramatically in recent
times. It is no longer just a room where food
is prepared, cooked and served up, and then
the dishwasher takes over while the kettle is
singing for coffee to be served.
A kitchen has become one of the most
important rooms of any home, if not the most
important; part of the total living space. That
is why the area needs to be beautiful in its
own right, but an asset that quietly fades into
the background when it is not being used.
Kitchens start with the use of the space,

because I truly believe it to be the best

excellent installation, and an ever friendly

kitchen furniture on the planet.”

helpful approach. It is an extremely

It is important to emphasise that bulthaup
are not ordinary run-of-the-mill kitchens, and
as such do not come cheaply. But they have

into the space.”
A bulthaup kitchen combines individualism

the quality of furniture that tends to be of

with precision. Attention to detail stands out in

the same high quality that you might put into

all aspects of their kitchens, from floor space

the rest of our house. Stewart painstakingly

to the function and form of the water point.

designs the optimum position for work

Everything is given serious thought. That is

surfaces, islands, eating areas, primary

what makes every bulthaup kitchen unique.

storage, cooking and washing zones, which

You can find Stewart Carr at bulthaup

and a good designer will ensure the kitchen

all contribute to ease of use when cooking.

in Winchester. Tel. [phone]. www.

suits the space, as well as personal needs,

And if you entertain, eat and relax in the

and help avoid expensive mistakes. It is

same room you want the look and feel of

fortunate that Island residents have the

the room as well as the function to be right;

opportunity to discover the full experience of

bulthaup provide all the answers. They have

professional kitchen design and installation

brought to the south some of the style more

so close to home with the showroom of the

often associated with London, Milan and the

world-renowned manufacturers bulthaup

other design capitals of the world.

situated at Winchester.
Stewart Carr spent more than 25 years

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functional, discreet kitchen that simply blends

There are already satisfied customers on
the Island, with one couple commenting:

designing for a range of kitchen companies

“Quite frankly our kitchen is many degrees

before deciding the time was right in 2004 to

above any other kitchen we have seen.

open his own bulthaup Winchester showroom.

Working with Stewart and team was a

He said: “I chose to work with bulthaup

splendid experience – superb design,

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