This is a family home in London, owned by a builder and his wife. That explains the magnificent vaulted glass roof to the extension but it probably also explains why the kitchen was a tad behind schedule! After all, I haven't yet got round to re-furbishing my own kitchen (I have done the bathroom, though!). The new roof to the kitchen extension makes this a lovely bright room and to stop it ever feeling cold, there is underfloor heating beneath the beautiful stone floor tiles.

The challenge with the plan was to make the most of the splendid high ceilinged extension, to manage the transition from kitchen to dining area, in what was now an L-shaped room, and to provide seating in the kitchen area without making it look too much like a fitted kitchen breakfast bar.

The answer was to put a large false chimney feature above the Falcon range cooker but without using the normal solid "legs" down to the worktop, which would have taken up too much space. Some large curved brackets were designed instead, to be in proportion with the scale of the rest of the room.

Tall cupboards with bi- and tri-fold doors were placed either side of the chimney to work with the height of the room. Wall cupboards would have looked too puny. The doors on these cupboards open directly onto the granite worktops which means that the doors can be folded back and the worksurface inside used. Electric sockets were fitted inside for small appliances.

Storage was provided on the other side of the room by a huge tall double larder (with a granite shelf inside) flanked by a tall, built-in fridge-freezer. It was on this side of the room that a breakfast bar was also provided. This didn't interfere with the view of the cooker area - the main focal point of the room – and the seating area was made to look less obtrusive and more like an island unit by designing an open pot board at the end. Being able to see through the end of this peninsular area, makes it seem smaller than it really is.

The dining area was delineated by a change in flooring, with warmer timber for that end of the room. To tie in with the kitchen, a dresser to match the kitchen furniture was included here.

The bespoke furniture for this kitchen was made and fitted by Baker Street Cabinet Makers