Projects · Residential · Shrewsbury · 2026

Oak Street

A generous family kitchen created by making the existing house work harder.

The project

Oak Street is a perfect example of how thoughtful re-planning can completely change the way an existing home works — without relying on a large extension to do it.

The brief was to create a generous, sociable family kitchen that felt completely at home within the character of the property, while making much better use of the existing ground-floor space.

Location · Shrewsbury

Project · Kitchen & family remodel

Completion · 2026

Contractor · LG Blower

Focus · Re-planning · Bespoke joinery · Family life

Services · Architecture · Interior Design

At the heart of the scheme

Deep green kitchen cabinetry framing the cooking area at Oak Street — Deep green cabinetry and carefully framed working zones give the kitchen a strong, settled identity

At the heart of the new scheme is a large kitchen designed around family life. A soft green island creates a natural gathering point, balanced by a full-height bank of warm linen cabinetry and carefully considered storage.

A bold checkerboard floor brings character and a sense of permanence, helping the new kitchen feel as though it has always belonged to the house rather than simply being a newly fitted room.

Oak Street dining table styled with sunflowers and blue-and-white china — A sociable dining table at the centre of family life

Oak Street dining area with green banquette seating and feature lighting — Banquette seating makes generous use of the room’s footprint

Dining area beside glazed garden doors at Oak Street — Glazed doors bring daylight and the garden into the dining space

The details that transform daily life

But much of the transformation comes from the details.

A secret door concealed within the kitchen cabinetry provides access through to the boot room, allowing a practical family space to sit immediately behind the kitchen without interrupting the calm of the main room. Bespoke fitted elements, a dedicated drinks area and banquette seating were all incorporated to make every part of the ground floor work harder.

The result is a kitchen that is beautiful, but importantly, it is designed around the realities of everyday family life — somewhere to cook, eat, entertain, work, gather and simply be together.

Bespoke deep green utility cabinetry with a white ceramic sink and brass tap — Practical storage is composed with the same care as the main kitchen

Materials, moments and connections

Flowers, breakfast and glassware styled on the Oak Street kitchen island — The island is a place to gather, pause and share

Full-height linen-coloured pantry cupboards beside the kitchen island — Full-height cabinetry provides calm, generous storage

Decorative brass towel rail detail beneath an original window — Decorative brasswork rewards a closer look

Double ovens integrated into deep green kitchen cabinetry — Appliances sit neatly within the joinery

Woven timber stools tucked beneath the green kitchen island — A relaxed breakfast perch at the island

Coral armchair and green banquette beside the Oak Street garden doors — A softer corner beside the garden

Oak Street dining table and checkerboard floor beside garden doors — The dining room opens naturally to the garden

Layered pendant lighting connecting the kitchen and dining room — Lighting defines each zone while keeping the rooms connected

Oak Street kitchen worktop and drinks area with garden beyond — A dedicated drinks area sits just beyond the main kitchen

Kitchen window, tall radiator and checkerboard floor at Oak Street — Original character is retained within the new arrangement

Wide view across the Oak Street kitchen towards the dining room — The re-planned ground floor reads as one generous sequence

From design intent to finished space

I worked closely with LG Blower throughout the construction process, translating the design intent into the finished space and resolving the details as the project came together.

Oak Street demonstrates something fundamental to the way I approach residential architecture: before adding more space, understand how the space you already have could work better.

Through intelligent planning, carefully considered joinery and a strong interior identity, an existing family home can feel completely transformed — without needing to become substantially bigger.

An Oak Street owner in the completed family kitchen — A home shaped around the people who live there

Claire & Rob’s experience

Working with Camilla

Claire and Rob share their experience of working with me on the transformation of their home, from the first ideas through to the finished kitchen.

Their portrait-format YouTube review will appear here once the film is ready.

Claire & Rob’s reviewPortrait video · YouTubeVideo coming soon

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