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The Orsett Cottage

Orsett, Essex

A countryside cottage renovation in Orsett centred around a handleless Mapesbury kitchen with integrated booth seating and a bespoke circular pedestal table. The rich Card Room Green and Rolling Fog palette is accented with burnt orange touches and gold-tone brass, extending across a coordinated utility room, media wall, dressing room and study.

The handleless Mapesbury cabinetry in Rolling Fog and Card Room Green brings a quiet sophistication to the open-plan space, with a dramatic Wolf range cooker, Nivito brass sink, and bespoke booth seating creating distinct zones for cooking and entertaining. The same attention to craft extends through a walk-in pantry with artisan walnut shelving, a functional utility room, a tongue-and-groove media wall with integrated fire, and a fully bespoke dressing room and home office.

Kitchen Details

  • Cabinetry StyleMapesbury handleless with push-to-open mechanism
  • Colour PaletteFarrow & Ball Card Room Green & Little Greene Rolling Fog
  • WorktopsHeartly Grey Quartz with ogee edge
  • Range CookerWolf 1219mm Dual Fuel (4 burners, chargrill, griddle)
  • ExtractionWestin Twin Motor Prime Pro
  • Sink & TapBrass Nivito sink with Quooker Pro3 Fusion in gold
  • SplashbackAscale Macchia Vecchia porcelain
  • RefrigerationLiebherr full-height integrated fridge and freezer
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Highlights of This Kitchen

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Integrated Booth Seating

A curved built-in booth with bespoke circular pedestal table creates an intimate dining nook directly within the kitchen.

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L-Shaped Walk-In Pantry

Floor-to-ceiling push-to-open cabinetry with artisan shelving, walnut pull-out drawers and tongue-and-groove backdrop.

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Porcelain Feature Splashback

The Ascale Macchia Vecchia porcelain introduces dramatic veining with subtle orange highlights complementing the burnt orange accents.

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Five-Room Design

The design extends beyond the kitchen into a matching utility room, media wall, bespoke dressing room and handleless home office.

This project was crafted in our own workshop by The Handmade Kitchen Company.

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