Hand Painted Kitchens and Solid Wood Kitchens in Ireland by Abbeywood Furniture

DESIGN
Once the clients needs and wants are established the design process begins. We prepare a set of outlined plans and a budget estimate. Most projects are changes numerous times at design stage to achieve the clients’ full satisfaction.

When designing a kitchen there are a number of key elements that need to be taken into account. A kitchen needs to be functional as well as desirable. A functional kitchen needs to include adequate cooking, washing up, storage and preparation areas. Larger kitchen areas will also include a dining table and further display or storage cabinets.
The kitchen is the most used room in any house. In order to enjoy this room on a practical as well as a social aspect it is important to maximise the feeling of space, take advantage of special views and position the kitchen furniture in a balanced and functional manner.
These are all important elements in the design of your kitchen but the most important being your own personality, your own fingerprint, your own spice, “that” what makes your kitchen yours, uniquely yours.

There are 4 key qualities to a bespoke piece of furniture

1. Quality of Design
2. Quality of Materials
3. Quality of Construction
4. Quality of Finishing

Abbeywood Furniture offers a professional designer’s view of the varied possibilities of each project. The furniture is truly bespoke, being designed and built to proportions best suited for the given space.

Dónal’s design ethic: “I have a genuine belief in a design ideal and I offer an honest appraisal of my clients’ ideas. My goal is a plan that extends beyond the immediate kitchen area to achieve a contemporary living space for enjoying cooking entertaining and relaxing in beautiful surroundings. I will often recommend alterations to the fabric of the house if I consider there to be major stumbling blocks compromising the ideal.

With regards to the furniture itself, if anything, I try to influence Abbeywood Furniture clients that less is more. Kitchens, especially small ones, need space as well as storage. The style and quality of our furniture is the result of my own personal tastes and a passionate search for excellence. Because of this I have a real affinity with my clients’ tastes and expectations”.