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The Vale Designs Approach

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 by Vale Designs

Here at Vale Designs, me and my team understand that the kitchen is at the heart of your home. We absolutely love seeing the smiles on our clients’ faces as they walk into their new kitchen for the first time. When we get positive feedback, we all … Continue reading The Vale Designs Approach

Filed Under: Life At The Workshop, Our Handmade Kitchens

Oak larder cupboard

How to have a pantry in your kitchen

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 by Vale Designs

Take inspiration from old country-house kitchens with wonderful larders and butler's pantries and hunker down for the coming season with beautifully displayed goods and provisions. Bring a functional feel to a modern country kitchen and celebrate the … Continue reading How to have a pantry in your kitchen

Filed Under: Design Advice, Our Handmade Kitchens

Our new showroom is open

Saturday, October 15th, 2016 by Vale Designs

We have been working hard creating a new showroom at the workshop so we can show you the high quality of our work. This showroom features hand painted cupboards, a solid oak open shelf with under-lighting, glazed wall cupboard, magic corner, our … Continue reading Our new showroom is open

Filed Under: Life At The Workshop, Our Handmade Kitchens

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Why hand painting furniture is better than spray painting

Thursday, September 29th, 2016 by Vale Designs

At Vale Designs we use the best materials and craftsmanship for all our handmade kitchens and furniture. Where many kitchen companies spray paint their furniture, we have always preferred to hand paint because we believe it gives a softer and higher … Continue reading Why hand painting furniture is better than spray painting

Filed Under: Our Handmade Furniture, Our Handmade Kitchens

The Grange- Before

Before & after at The Grange

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 by Vale Designs

Here are some before and after photos of a kitchen we have recently completed in Suffolk. … Continue reading Before & after at The Grange

Filed Under: Our Handmade Kitchens

Beach Shells

Nautical Theme Kitchens

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 by Vale Designs

Our Workshop is only a few miles away from the sea and we have created kitchens for several houses along the sea front at Southwold, Thorpeness and Aldeburgh. I have put together some examples to help give you some ideas. White or blue painted … Continue reading Nautical Theme Kitchens

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Spring Kitchen Ideas

Spring Ideas for your New Kitchen

Thursday, March 6th, 2014 by Vale Designs

I have put together some bright and light Spring ideas to give you inspiration for your new kitchen  from our archives. All these kitchens have been handmade by us and if you would like more information then please contact us. … Continue reading Spring Ideas for your New Kitchen

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Suffolk House Kitchen

Diary of a Handmade Kitchen – The Final Part

Friday, February 14th, 2014 by Vale Designs

Here is the completed kitchen at Suffolk house. For more photos view our slideshow page: Suffolk House … Continue reading Diary of a Handmade Kitchen – The Final Part

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Heart Cookie

The Heart of Your Home

Thursday, January 30th, 2014 by Vale Designs

The heart of any home is the Kitchen and that's why at Vale Designs we take the time to find out how you want to use this important space. We don't just fill the available space with a series of boxes, we design your kitchen so it's as individual as … Continue reading The Heart of Your Home

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Use Pinterest to Design Your Kitchen

Friday, November 8th, 2013 by Vale Designs

Pinterest is a great way to help design your new kitchen. Once you have sign-up with Pinterest you can pin any image you find online which will then 'pin it' to your 'pin board' , allowing you to build up a design mood board. Some websites, such … Continue reading Use Pinterest to Design Your Kitchen

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Diary of a Handmade Kitchen – Part 1

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 by Vale Designs

This is Part 1 of a series of posts I will be making following the progress of one of our Handmade Kitchens for a house in Woodbridge. Our Client came to see us back in March as we had been recommended to them by a previous customer. They had … Continue reading Diary of a Handmade Kitchen – Part 1

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Curved Vanity Units in progress

Thursday, May 30th, 2013 by Vale Designs

We're currently working on a project  to make a handmade kitchen and curved vanity units for a 16th century Suffolk country house.  We used a combination of techniques that we have developed from years of experience to produce the curves on the … Continue reading Curved Vanity Units in progress

Filed Under: Our Handmade Kitchens Tagged With: bathrooms, vanity units

Maple Kitchen at Wood Farm Cottages

Handmade Kitchen in Maple at Wood Farm Cottage, Suffolk

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 by Vale Designs

It's not often that we get the chance to make a kitchen out of Maple so we were delighted when we were asked to work on this project. The rounded corners and cornice mouldings, as seen on many of our painted kitchens, look stunning in Maple where the … Continue reading Handmade Kitchen in Maple at Wood Farm Cottage, Suffolk

Filed Under: Our Handmade Kitchens Tagged With: granite worktops, maple kitchen, range cooker

Handmade Kitchen in Benhall

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 by Vale Designs

We designed and build this stylish handmade kitchen for our client in Benhall to compliment the light and airy open plan room which is used for entertaining. Note the gorgeous little knobs on the drawers and cupboards. For more photos go to Benhall … Continue reading Handmade Kitchen in Benhall

Filed Under: Our Handmade Kitchens Tagged With: granite worktops, hand painted kitchens, range cooker

Old Dairy

A country kitchen at The Old Dairy in Tunstall

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 by Vale Designs

This project was to design & build a country kitchen for a converted dairy, built in 1830 and set deep in the Suffolk countryside. With a plentiful kitchen garden outside, Andy designed this kitchen with ample space for preserving & cooking … Continue reading A country kitchen at The Old Dairy in Tunstall

Filed Under: Our Handmade Kitchens Tagged With: Aga, butlers Sink, country kitchens, granite worktops, hand painted kitchens

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