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Classic Broadoak Shaker Kitchen in a Georgian Family Home

Painted sage Broadoak shaker kitchen in Georgian family home with oak worktops and island

Layout & Design

This bespoke kitchen redesign in a period Georgian property needed to blend timeless style with the practical demands of busy family life. The homeowners wanted a sociable, open space where they could cook, dine, relax, and gather as a family without compromising the character of their historic home.

The Design Challenge

The existing kitchen was outdated, with low ceilings, poor lighting, and cramped layout that didn’t reflect the needs of a modern family. The brief was clear:

Customer Needs

“We want a kitchen that respects the home’s traditional features, but also works for our everyday life — with room to cook, entertain, and sit as a family.”

Key Issues To Solve

  • Low ceilings with dated lighting

  • Lack of centralised space for family interaction

  • Insufficient and disjointed storage

  • Clashing modern finishes that didn’t suit the home’s period charm

  • Broadoak-natural-and-painted-belfast-sink-run
  • tall bespoke fitted larder in natural oak nearly full ceiling hight , LED's above the larder to give ambient light all around the kitchen
  • oak kitchen worktop, in the middle are 3 drawers, the bottom 2 drawers are pots and pan drawers. on either side there are half cabinet doors
  • glass cabinet between sage green full height kitchen cabinets
  • Broadoak-natural-and-painted-dresser-unit-and-natural-stone-floor
  • Broadoak-natural-and-painted-dresser-unit
  • Broadoak-natural-and-painted-insland-and-sink-area
  • Broadoak-natural-and-painted-wall-units-and-stove

Our Design Approach

We started with a complete rip-out of the existing kitchen and ceilings, allowing us to rewire and relight the space with discreet energy-saving LED lighting. This not only modernised the kitchen’s function but improved ambience without taking away from the room’s traditional feel.

The new kitchen uses Second Nature’s Broadoak shaker doors, combining natural oak finishes with painted sage green cabinetry. This pairing complements the Georgian architecture while creating a fresh and calming aesthetic.

Social, Functional, Elegant

  • A large central island creates a natural gathering point for family activity

  • A separate dining table and chairs offers flexibility for meals, homework or relaxing with a cup of tea

  • A bespoke dresser unit, designed specifically for this space, adds elegance and practical storage without overpowering the room

  • Natural stone flooring, granite and oak worktops, and classic shaker lines help maintain authenticity while ensuring durability

From the Homeowners

We were amazed at how the team reimagined the space. From day one, they listened to how we used our home — and designed a kitchen that works for our lives. The Broadoak shaker doors are beautiful, and the new layout has totally changed the way we live and entertain. It still feels like our period home, just better

Work Completed

  • Complete rip out of existing area, including ceilings taken to allow for the electrical works
  • Full electrical rewire including LED lighting to improve the look of the kitchen whilst reducing energy consumption and costs

  • Full re-plaster of walls and ceiling undertaken by our team
  • Full installation of kitchen and dining area including the natural stone flooring and made to measure granite and oak worktops