This 1980s home was being fully renovated by the new owners. Knocking down a wall between the kitchen and dining room created a long but relatively narrow space to play with.

Originally the house was entered through the dining room but we reoriented the room so that the kitchen was north facing and the dining end looked over the garden.

This involved moving the stopcock, water supply and waste but was ultimately worth it as it meant French doors could be installed where the stopcock previously was.

Three microwave units were used to create the open shelving and the reduced depth bookshelf was a neat use of space where the door would open.