Homes & Gardens, the UKs leading interiors magazine has published it’s Guide to the Top Kitchen Designers. As part of this prestigious group, we are pleased to offer kitchens and ancillary rooms that both inspire and excite our customers. Our journey is a collaboration to ensure that every kitchen we design is exactly right for that client, their lifestyle and their home.
Our beautiful Odiham kitchen is featured as part of a case study of this stunning property, in the March issue of The English Home magazine. This Georgian residence has been completely refurbished by the current owners with a luxurious ‘contemporary country’ interior.
The Kitchen which was moved to a larger space at the back of the house is designed with our signature mix of fitted and freestanding furniture. We used a symmetrical design to compliment the original Georgian features within the room. The classic tailored appearance includes every modern luxury for serious cooking and easy entertaining. Odiham Kitchen
Whilst we stay at home and keep safe, now might be the ideal time to plan your new kitchen project ready for when our world returns to normal.
We have set up a virtual consultancy to assist you in planning your dream kitchen from the comfort of your home. Let us guide you through the process via our new Online meeting system operating across several platforms.
To get your project started please email enquiries@lewisalderson.com for further details or call us on 01252 844 883
Keep Safe & Well.
Tom, Neil and the Team at Lewis Alderson & Co.
Home Survey Guide:
In our time of social distancing and keeping safe, we believe it’s a good opportunity to crack on with designing your new kitchen in preparation for a return to normality. If you don’t have Architects plans to send us or your kitchen is a replacement, we have made this guide to assist you in correctly surveying your kitchen space in the safety of your own home. It’s pretty straight forward, but there are a few key points that will assist us in designing your new kitchen.
Make a sketch
Draw the footprint or plan of your room, indicating where the windows and doors are located and which way they open. Make a note of where architectural features are such as skylights.
Measure
Before starting check that the walls are vertical and if they are square. Measure the available wall space (not including architraves) around the perimeter of the room. If your measure isn’t long enough, make a small mark on the wall or make note of a feature on a piece of furniture then add up consecutive dimensions. If you are unsure if the room is square, you can try to measure diagonals.
Measure heights
Measure the height of the room and to the underside of any beams or arches.
Measure features
For windows, measure from the floor to the underside of the cill (window board) and then from that point to the top of the window. Measure across the architrave of doors, from outside edge of the architrave to outside edge. Measure to the top of doorframes, it maybe helpful in staging proportions of any adjacent furniture. Also note down the location of any radiators. If you’re planning to have under floor heating, consider where the manifold and controls will be located and make a note.
Photographs
Take photographs of all the walls of the room, paying particular attention to any features such as beams, pipework or radiators.
Access
It’s a good time to consider access into your home. Are there any steps up to the kitchen, pinch points or narrow doorways, these can impact the finished design.
Services
If you are considering moving the location of the sink (or adding another one), or adding power to an island, we recommend checking with your plumber or electrician. Usually if the flooring is being replaced it’s not an issue but a quick check is worth while.
Send to Lewis Alderson & Co.
Email a photo of the dimensioned sketch , any notes and photographs to us at enquiries@lewisalderson.com and we will arrange a virtual meeting at a convenient time to discuss your requirements face to face.
After between 5 and 7 working days we will present our ideas to you in the same virtual space, together with a full quotation and list of appliances.
We are proud to have been featured in the Sunday Times Home feature on “Larders or Pantry? The best ones to buy for stylish food storage.”
Interiors editor Katrina Burroughs chose our walk in Pantry as her stand out favourite and posted our photo directly to her instagram account @katrina_burroughs
Excerpt from the feature – Most homeowners still commission pantries in workhorse hues — shades of white or grey, green or blues — but there is a growing appreciation for statement colours that make the pantry the focus of the kitchen ….. Tom Edmonds, the design director of Lewis Alderson, paints his pantries in custom colours such as an English mustard hue called Condiment, and adds ceiling lights with hand-stitched silk lampshades from Beauvamp as a finishing touch. He advises clients who want to add value to their properties that a standout pantry can clinch a house sale. “They look fantastic on a house spec. They suggest a certain aspirational lifestyle. If a house has an Aga or a Wolf cooker, great. If it’s got a beautiful pantry, that might be the thing that sticks in your mind, and it makes the difference.”
To celebrate the ease of lock-down and the re-opening of our Showroom (appointment recommended), Lewis Alderson & Co are offering three beautiful Fritz Fryer Upton Ribbed glass pendant lights with all kitchen orders confirmed during June, July and August 2020. (*T&Cs apply).
The classic elegance and quality of Fritz Fryer lighting beautifully complements Lewis Alderson Furniture and is why we have been specifying them for our clients for nearly 10 years. What better way to finish a fully bespoke hand-made British kitchen than with three stunning and complimentary hand-made British lights to display above the Island?
(*Terms & Conditions: This Promotion is open to new Lewis Alderson & Co clients with designs from June 2020 who order a Kitchen with a furniture and worktop order over £25k ex VAT. The Promotion is for three XL Upton Ribbed glass pendant lights or equivalent cost towards alternative Fritz Fryer products. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotions.)
In our time of social distancing and keeping safe, we believe it’s a good opportunity to crack on with designing your new kitchen in preparation for a return to normality.
If you don’t have Architects plans to send us or your kitchen is a replacement, we have made this guide to assist you in correctly surveying your kitchen space in the safety of your own home.
It’s pretty straight forward, but there are a few key points that will assist us in designing your new kitchen.
Make a sketch
Draw the footprint or plan of your room, indicating where the windows and doors are located and which way they open. Make a note of where architectural features are such as skylights.
Measure
Before starting check that the walls are vertical and if they are square. Measure the available wall space (not including architraves) around the perimeter of the room. If your measure isn’t long enough, make a small mark on the wall or make note of a feature on a piece of furniture then add up consecutive dimensions. If you are unsure if the room is square, you can try to measure diagonals.
Measure heights
Measure the height of the room and to the underside of any beams or arches.
Measure features
For windows, measure from the floor to the underside of the cill (window board) and then from that point to the top of the window. Measure across the architrave of doors, from outside edge of the architrave to outside edge. Measure to the top of doorframes, it maybe helpful in staging proportions of any adjacent furniture. Also note down the location of any radiators. If you’re planning to have under floor heating, consider where the manifold and controls will be located and make a note.
Photographs
Take photographs of all the walls of the room, paying particular attention to any features such as beams, pipework or radiators.
Access
It’s a good time to consider access into your home. Are there any steps up to the kitchen, pinch points or narrow doorways, these can impact the finished design.
Services
If you are considering moving the location of the sink (or adding another one), or adding power to an island, we recommend checking with your plumber or electrician. Usually if the flooring is being replaced its not an issue but a quick check is worth while.
Send to Lewis Alderson & Co.
Email a photo of the dimensioned sketch , any notes and photographs to us at enquiries@lewisalderson.com and we will arrange a virtual meeting at a convenient time to discuss your requirements face to face.
After between 5 and 7 working days we will present our ideas to you in the same virtual space, together with a full quotation and list of appliances.
As a small family business, the health and safety of our customers and team are of the utmost importance, however, at this time it is still very much business as usual for us.⠀
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We have been closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as it unfolds. All production and installations are continuing as planned. We will keep our customers informed of any changes to our schedule in the coming weeks should the need arise.⠀
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If you’re planning a new project, we are continuing to operate “by appointment” at our Hampshire showroom, which for your peace of mind will be cleaned before and after each visit.⠀
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For any further information or to book an appointment to discuss your new project, please don’t hesitate to contact us through enquiries@lewisalderson.com or call us on 01252 844 883.⠀
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Thank you and best wishes, Neil, Tom and the team at Lewis Alderson & Co.
Our latest Case Study is available in the February issue of Essential Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom magazine and features our trademark luxe tailored cabinetry with plenty of hidden storage and a statement island.
Take a peak at our January Newsletter and take advantage of our Special Offer. Indulge at our Spotlight Hotel and enjoy some family time at our featured Weekend Visit. Enjoy!
We have become finalists in the SBID 2019 Awards for the 3rd year running! These prestigious awards recognise the very best of consumer, retail and commercial design spanning 15 categories including hotels, restaurants, show apartments, residential and public spaces.
We are finalists in the Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom category for our Farnham Kitchen which includes a complementary boot room and pantry alongside a large elegantly designed kitchen. We will be attending a Finalists reception at the Houses of Parliament followed by the Awards dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 25th October.
Finalists are judged on a 3-tier process which includes technical drawings, creativity and a public vote (which makes up 30% of the final result). The judging panelists are each respected within their field and include CEO’s and Directors from the Guggenheim Museum, BBC, Burberry, Bentley, the National History Museum, Nike, Universal Studios and Boeing.
