Standforth

31/05/2026

Handles, scaled up for larger doors and for opening integrated appliances.

These and the detailing in general was influenced by our previous reincarnation of the Frank Guille designed Trimma Kitchen.

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21/05/2026

The living area side of the hatch is surrounded by shelving and storage behind sliding doors, the same detailing as the kitchen and sideboard to the right.

Quite tricky to set out and ensure all the junctions form as they should, more so when you consider the first item of the kitchen to be installed, even before any cabinets, was the stainless steel worktop which had a fixed position due to the garchey.

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20/05/2026

Visuals of his and hers wardrobes for clients we made a kitchen for.

We often return to work with our kitchen clients, a testament to our process, product and sense of humor.

16/05/2026

Closer up. Signature cutlery drawer with inbuilt divides and cork lined base.

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12/05/2026

Looking through the hatch towards the living area and windows.

Look a bit closer and you’ll see the Sapele surface to the bottom of the hatch is 29mm thick, to match the front edge of the original and new stainless steel worktops.

Also, see the flush Corian panels to the end of each worktop. The builder had a reluctance to read drawings so we inherited this part of the project to make it work. Always willing to help where possible.

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09/05/2026

The bathroom at the Barbican.

The same materials and detailing as the other parts of the project. The vanity unit was hung on high specification steel brackets, all to line up perfectly allowing for a silicone bead at the same height as the grouting in the tiles.

Admittedly I’m not so sure about the dark and moody image here, think I’m more for light and airy. What do you think? Dark and Moody or Light and Airy?

Perhaps got away with it this time.

08/05/2026

The kitchen opposite the hob. This originally had a laminate faced chipboard worktop, but was upgraded to a small stainless steel worktop with a recessed surface.

The splashback is Corian, a lighter colour to reflect the light from the original electrical fitting and light above. The hatch is visible to the right.

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08/05/2026

Paint sample with handle detail for upcoming project. A hand painted Birch plywood kitchen. For those who know.

07/05/2026

Sideboard and shelving to compliment the kitchen. After and before.

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06/05/2026

The sink area at our recent project at the Barbican.

Original refurbished stainless steel worktop complete with new garchey components, refurbished grey electrical panels.

The kitchen consisted of hand painted Birch plywood doors and drawer fronts, and Sapele veneered cabinetry.

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06/05/2026

The sink area at our recent Barbican project.

Original refurbished stainless steel worktop complete with new garchey components, refurbished grey electrical panels.

The kitchen consisted of hand painted Birch plywood doors and drawer fronts, and Sapele veneered cabinetry.

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05/05/2026

I’ve recently been told by a few people to create more quality content, videos are what people like.

Clients often ask what type of kitchen I have? A kitchen no money can buy, a magic kitchen.

Here’s a demonstration.


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30/04/2026

New project just uploaded to the Standforth.co.uk website.

A project at Andrewes House where we created a new kitchen, fitted furniture, wardrobes and bathroom vanity unit.

I feel like I could write a book about the process, trials and tribulations, but some nice photos over the coming weeks will have to do.

The images above is of the controls for the kitchen hobs, these were cleaned and kept original while the grey electric and lighting panel along with the stainless steel worktop were refurbished and integrated into the new kitchen.

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27/03/2026

22/03/2026

Ronald Lampitt 1906 - 1988.
Sunday afternoon in the garden. 1958

07/03/2026

Fun coincidence.

Second coat of paint to the back of the sliding doors.

04/03/2026

Not a bad day to visit site.

Standing on top of a waterfall in the middle of London.

26/02/2026

More of the worktop. Such a shame that so many of these have been removed and disposed of.

25/02/2026

Making good progress.

The worktop has polished up well, a thing of beauty with half a century worth of wear and tear.

Some slightly older antiques in the background.

25/02/2026

Sapele drawer boxes looking beau ti ful.

Ten large ones and three pull out trays in the larder.

21/02/2026

A degrease and deep clean first, then a couple of mild abrasives will be used. We want to keep the decades of wear and tear rather than over restoring the surface.

There’s paint, adhesive and limescale to tackle, I guess the guys who decorated the flat were a bit clumsy when washing their equipment in there.

18/02/2026

The unit to go above the previous post. Three sliding doors, very Robin Day sideboard for Hille Furniture esq.

17/02/2026

One part of the kitchen completed.
This elevation is a fixed size determined by the integrated fridge freezer and the steel electric panel above the drawers which is away being refurbished.

A bespoke stainless steel worktop will be fitted above the drawers.

14/02/2026

Being over half a century old the original electrical panels and extractor opening need to be restored.

We’ve delivered them to a finishing specialist to be stripped and powder coated to match the original grey and white they were. The original switches, sockets and controls are being kept.

Note the shovel in the first picture, a lot of abrasive has been moved with that!

14/02/2026

Easy to indulge in making the most satisfying parts first.

Sapele handles for the kitchen.