Steal This Look: A Makeshift Victorian Kitchen in London - Remodelista
Recently we featured the kitchen in a North London Victorian redesigned by Mark Lewis who swapped tired Ikea counters with drawers, open shelving, and antique furniture.
Photography by Rory Gardiner from Kitchen of the Week: A Family Gathering Spot in a London Victorian.
The kitchen exists in an addition to the Victorian house.
Open shelves—made using floorboards—are supported by bronze hardware of Lewis’s design.
Photography by Rory Gardiner from Kitchen of the Week: A Family Gathering Spot in a London Victorian.
The whitewashed floorboards are supported by Strong Boy Cast Bronze Brackets; £39 ($51.47).
Hardware
The solid brass Pan Rack comes in cast bronze or cast brass; £95 ($126) at Mark Lewis Interior Design.
The Solid Bronze Draining Rack by Lewis hangs above the sink for drying small batches of dishes; £650 ($868) at Mark Lewis Interior Design.
Faucets & Fixtures
Lewis’s go-to faucet is the Brass Mixer Faucet from Aston Matthews; £434.29 ($580) at Aston Matthews.
The Rak Ceramics Gourmet Sink Double Bowl is £204 ($272) on Amazon UK.
Lewis designed DIY pendant lights from Filament Bulbs, Cord Grip Lamp Holders, and Twisted Fabric Lighting Cable sourced from Urban Cottage Industries.
Lighting
Appliances
Lewis paired the range with a simple Smeg wall-mounted range hood like the Portofino 36-Inch Chimney Hood.
Lewis integrated the client’s existing range, a double oven gas range similar to the Verona 36-Inch Double Oven Range; $3,799 at Compact Appliance.
The Dualit New Generation Two-Slice Toaster in silver is $259.95 at Williams-Sonoma.
Accessories
Manufacture de Digoin in France makes the Paris Bowl No.
The Manufacture de Digoin No.
The Manufacture de Digoin Plat Creux No.
Mark Lewis’s S Hooks in Cast Bronze are £7 ($9) each.
The Brass Colander Ladle from Sir/Madam is $72 at Food52.
The Sir/Madam Tailoring Shears are $72 for the large size and $42 for the small at Sir/Madam.
The Jake Handle in Cast Bronze is used on the kitchen cabinets; £15 ($20) at Mark Lewis Interior Design.
The Redecker Dish Brush with Black Bristles is $5.99 at Sustain Eco Store.
An Enamel Soap Dish from Housekeeping in the UK is £14 ($17) and is also available at Flotsam & Jetsam for $27.50.