Canadian Made Unfitted Cottage-Style Kitchens

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When homeowners Rory and Maggie Daly came to us for custom cabinets, we were delighted.  At Wesley Ellen Design & Millwork, we love the casual unfitted English cottage-style look and so it's not surprising that this has been one of our favorite projects.

The timeless design and simplicity of this style is also seen in our own 'Cottage Collection' catalog. You can see examples of this in our earlier blogs or by visiting us at www.wesleyellen.ca. To receive your own PDF catalog, please email us at ron@wesleyellen.ca

The wood counter-tops are solid laminated beech and the black counter-tops, on either side of the range, are soapstone.

  

Swedish Apartment Kitchens by Alvhem Makleri

Having lived in Sweden ourselves, for a short time, many years ago, I was keenly interested when I cam across the Goteberg interior design firm Alvhem Makleri 

Simple and refreshing.

Traditional English Cottage Kitchen by Chiselwood

 

Traditional English cottage kitchen by UK company Chiselwood.

For more traditional kitchen ideas visit www.wesleyellen.ca

Contemporary American Colonial Home

For me, this is a 'surprise and delight' kitchen.  The kitchen in this American colonial has mahogany counters, a table on casters, and chairs designed by by Arne Jacobsen.

As seen on the Martha Stewart website.

Stone Cottage by Martin Moore & Company

Once again the Brits have it right; Martin Moore & Company have got all the design elements right for a contemporary transitional kitchen.

For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca

Heritage Home Kitchen Renovation

The kitchen and dining room of this 100 year old heritage home  was completely gutted to make room for a space that suited the family of five.  At the top of the husbands wish list was this commercial 48" Subzero and the Meile built-in coffee maker. 

For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca

Gray Transitional Kitchen with Open Shelving

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This is a great example on how to create a transitional space by mixing traditionally built cabinets with contemporary design elements.  The face-framed cabinets with inset doors and drawer-fronts provide the traditional elements; the light fixtures, the industrial steel island, the open white upper shelves and of course the gray painted cabinets, provide the contemporary elements.  And together they all come together to a great look!

For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca

Gray Traditional Cabinets

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For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca

Another Beautiful Gray Kitchen

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Somehow painting the cabinets gray, makes this kitchen feel more contemporary, even if it has a porcelain apron-front sink. The thin marble counter and white tile back-splash give it a very clean inviting feel.

For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca

Slate Gray Transitional Kitchen

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No doubt you have noticed that gray painted kitchens are in vogue.  What makes this a transitional kitchen rather than traditional?  I'll say it's the  stainless steel apron-front sink and dishwasher front and sleek quartz counter-top.

For more transitional and traditional cabinet ideas visit Wesley Ellen @ www.wesleyellen.ca