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A Scottish Georgian Kitchen

In a particularly pretty part of Edinburgh you'll find this kitchen; sitting within an elegant, timeless, top floor apartment in an A-listed Georgian building. The period property sits splendidly – and amongst good company – on India Street in the city’s extensive Georgian New Town. However, this New Town is far from new, it’s actually quite the opposite. The charming historical district was built in stages between 1767 and 1850, and forms Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Owned by a professional couple working in the Scottish capital, the property has been completely restored and renovated in keeping with their taste and requirements. 

The original apartment had not been touched in many years and needed to be brought back to life.

A personal project by Peden & Pringle.

As part of this process, the owners wanted to add a large, multi-functional kitchen and dining space that better suited the demands of modern living and the couples’ own lifestyle needs. To accommodate the grand vision, some of the internal walls needed to be removed to create a brand new footprint that had the space required for their ideal kitchen. That kitchen was crafted by Peden & Pringle, a local kitchen design studio founded by designers Adam Peden and Camilla Pringle in the historic Edinburgh suburb of Colinton Village.

The centrepiece of the new space is the truly bespoke in-frame cabinetry that is finished in two different, yet kindred, shades of green.

The two greens, both from Little Greene (one Invisible Green on the wall cabinets, and the other Light Bronze Green on the island) are only subtly different, but different enough to provide interest and intrigue. 

The cabinetry is hung with timeless and simple Shaker doors and robust slab drawer fronts. This classic utilitarian look is then elevated to a stylish level by the addition of perfectly polished Armac Martin brass handles that catch your eye against the dark cabinets.

The kitchen sink has been positioned on the kitchen island, with views out of two Georgian period sash windows.

The owners selected a Shaws Shaker Double 800 sink to accurately complement the timeless Shaker aesthetic of the cabinetry. “As it is a city centre apartment, we didn’t want it to look like a country cottage, and the more contemporary lines of this sink helped with that,” said Camilla.

The Shaker sink adds a real sense of elegant luxury, especially when paired with Perrin & Rowe’s Phoenician Widespread Sink Mixer in Satin Brass. The stunning natural White Macaubus Quartzite helps reflect the natural light from the windows, lightening the whole space. 

A major challenge on the project was getting the one-piece island up the three flights of stairs to the top floor, without damaging the island, or the stairwell. This was no easy feat, but thankfully they had an experienced installation team.

Modern appliances like a Bertazonni range cooker, dishwasher and of course a coffee machine, plus the installation of beautiful stained oak parquet flooring completes the new reinvigorated space.

It has been completely transformed into a sociable kitchen and dining space where the couple can entertain guests or simply retreat from a hard day in the office. It is elegant, sophisticated and feels highly appropriate for the historic Georgian building in which it sits.

 

With thanks to Peden & Pringle and Paul Craig Photography