Newly Minted

With a new husband and even newer baby, Martine moved into her village home only to find a higgledy-piggledy kitchen in uninspiring brown and no useful utility room. Now it’s an oasis of calm with beautifully-fitted cabinetry in soft tones of 'Minty Vert de Terre' by Farrow & Ball, hand-made oak worktops, a big double sink and a grooved draining-board – removeable for hygiene purposes. Meanwhile the washing machine and dryer are hidden behind a door with the dryer perched on a shelf above the washer, well out of view..