blues

Midnight Blue

Aqua Blue

Powder Blue

Pale Sky

stones

York Stone

Sandstone

Limestone

Calico

monochrome

Old Chalk

Dove Grey

Honed Slate

Lead Light

greens

Tuscan Olive

French Grey

Sage Silk

Soft Sage

warm

Clotted Cream

Summer Barley

Burnt Red

Fine Mahogany

For the final touch to your furniture we have a choice of handles for you to choose from.

The final flourish to your kitchen will be your choice of worktop. Please ask for details.

1. First create a rough sketch of your room, noting down the measurements of the floor plan and ceiling heights. Don’t forget to measure the position of all doors, windows, switches, sockets, water supply and drainage.
2. Consider the four main areas of your kitchen - where to Store, Prepare, Cook and Wash. Work out a plan that will allow these areas to flow smoothly with one another.
3. When planning your kitchen consider your main features such as the sink and cooker and decide where you want to place them first.
4. Next plan your secondary components such as the fridge, dishwasher and bin etc. When thinking about these bear in mind space for the doors to open easily.
5. Now with these in place draw out your proposed layout. First place the key features from 4 & 5 above.
6. Now fill the gaps with your choice of base cabinets. We suggest you do this symmetrically and by stepping key units forwards to form features without over-lapping units around the dishwasher. Incorporating Chichester free-standing units can make your kitchen truly unique.
7. After you have planned your base cabinets, plan your choice of wall cabinets and cornices. Now write down all the cabinets, free-standing units, tables and chairs you require on your plan.
8. Ask for details about our range of granite, marble and oak worksurfaces to really make your kitchen stand out!
9. You can now add up all your items on your list to create a ‘guide’ price. To finalise all details please send your plans to deVOL Kitchens. Finally order, fit and enjoy!

If you require assistance with the designing of your ideal kitchen, please feel free to get in touch with our friendly and experienced kitchen design team.

The Chichester kitchens are designed to be able to fit a wide variety of spaces. In working through our concept we have ensured that it should be possible to fit any kitchen, whether small or large.

When planning your kitchen, we recommend that you consider allowing for four areas to your kitchen. These areas allow for storage, preparation, a cooking area and a washing area, allowing also for a dishwasher.

Each time we are involved in the planning of a kitchen we first try to place the key features. The first consideration should be the placement of the cooker, the sink or sinks and dishwasher and the location of a fridge or freezer. Consideration must be made for provision of services including electrics, hot and cold water as well as drainage. Having arrived at the possible options for these prime items we then aim to establish each of these items as a centrepiece with cabinets selected to mirror out from these centre points.

The kitchen designs below show some common designs that consider these guidelines.

'U' Shape

The U shape design is often more suited to the larger kitchen as all three available walls are used to accommodate both wall mounted and base units. This kitchen design is able to accommodate a variety of built in appliances and provides ample space for designated work areas. By placing the sink and storage units at separate ends of this kitchen you are able to create a clear division between preparation and dining areas.

'L' Shape

An L Shaped kitchen has the benefit of being able to accommodate cupboards on two adjacent walls therefore allowing it to benefit from a lack of though traffic. This kitchen design allows you to separate specific appliances, increasing the available preparation space. The use of a corner cupboard also adds a generous amout of space for any extra storage requirements.

Double Galley

The galley kitchen layout is most suitable for narrow rooms and is perfectly sized for one or two people to work comfortably within it. This design can be created in two ways, single or double galleys. When creating your very own design we recommend you place the sink in the centre of your run of units, this allows for complete functionality and allows you to maximize your working areas.

Island-centric

Also more suited to the larger kitchen, the island centric design is built around a centre island of units or workspace. The design of this kitchen is key as it is important not to waste space or increase unnecessary journeys around the kitchen. An ideal centre piece for an island centric kitchen would of course be either one of our free standing island unit or chopping block, both of which bring a stunning focal point to any kitchen.