The Regency Cook’s Kitchen
Fota House is a magnificent Regency mansion with over 70 rooms (including a stunning cooks kitchen). It is sited on Fota Island near Cork, Eire and was owned by the Smith...
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The Birth of Formal English Architecture
As a craft based design business focussed on creating bespoke kitchens and furniture to integrate successfully into the fabric of buildings, we need a thorough understanding of them, their histories...
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The Flexibility of Formal Architecture
As designers of bespoke kitchens, libraries and architectural joinery for period country houses, we often need to delve into the past to gain inspiration, and often that journey leads us...
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La Cornue Range Cookers
At Artichoke, we do not have any commercial affiliations with appliance brands such as La Cornue. We design bespoke kitchens for our clients to a very specific brief, and only...
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What Granite and Marble Render the Best Kitchen Worktops?
During the design process of any bespoke kitchen, discussions will inevitably reach the marble or granite worktops question. Choosing the best kitchen worktop for your home is not straightforward. Each...
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The Domestic End of the English Country House
At Artichoke, we spend a great deal of time resolving and detailing the domestic layouts of our client’s homes. We never even consider what a country house kitchen will look like aesthetically...
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