The accumulated kitchen

If you fancy a tradition style kitchen with an offbeat, antique element, the accumulated kitchen provides a great opportunity for sourcing and reinventing various, old and inexpensive pieces of furniture.

Many major kitchen manufacturers now offer superbly designed "traditional" ranges with freestanding star elements such as pantries and island units, most at bespoke prices. These products offer the ergonomics of a fitted kitchen together with the individual charm of reproduced period style pieces and are well worth considering if your budget runs to it. Many of us have more nostalgic dash than hard cash!

Patiently collecting an antique inspired kitchen allows you to compose a unique space with intelligence and imagination to achieve a genuinely accidental charm. The columns, antique style knobs, pot and linen hangers and elegant broken line of a top class "country style" kitchen reflects its roots in a free standing assortment of articles.