The Surrey Scullery

Total Cupboard Costs: £21,470

Mixing old and new ideas to create a totally modern yet totally traditional room. Bright, functional, practical and orderly, this scullery in the basement of a country house in Surrey is quite the dream scenario.

Tiling both the walls and floors is a very old school look, a traditional way to furnish and decorate a busy space that will get lots of use so it can be easily cleaned and scrubbed at the end of the day. These below stairs and public space designs are now so covetable because they do exactly what they were always supposed to do, be practical. The only real difference is now we see this style as desirable and cool, that is such a breakthrough in our opinion.

The style and design of kitchens, sculleries and boot rooms should always combine these important elements, as without function and practicality they won’t last and without beauty, taste and craftsmanship it’s just a workspace and not somewhere to enjoy forever. We have finally seen that the simple function of Victorian and Georgian design is worth bringing back, just the same way we did with their furniture designs at deVOL over 30 years ago.

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