4 Kitchen designs for Poynton & Surrounding Areas

Poynton homes are architecturally broad, but there is predominantly a mix of mid-century and later semi-detached, bungalows (often converted) and some new builds (often with a front facing kitchen).

Let’s look at some typical design requests for these types of houses so you can see what people want, how we can configure them and, importantly, what to expect from the cost.

1 – A Typical 3 metre rear extension.

Very popular in the Poynton, Hazel Grove, Macclesfield, Bramhall, Cheadle areas is the 3 metre rear house extension. Normally the extension includes bi-fold doors to the garden, a sloped ceiling with skylights and the opportunity to have the much sought after open plan kitchen design.

Here is a design we were commissioned to do which was for a busy large family.

They wanted a practical space with a peninsular return, rather than an island. They wanted space to cook large meals – unusually for a kitchen this size the customer requested an under counter oven rather than an eye level one. The important thing when designing is to design around the way a customer feels comfortable cooking. 

 Another must for this design was easy access to a larder and the fridge from the rest of the room, leaving the cooking and prep area firmly in the territory of the cook.

Clockwise, the first thing is a run of tall units, deliberately designed for access from the rest of the room. In the image you can see there is an immense amount of storage from two tall larder units and there is a tall larder fridge. You could easily customise this with a combination of larder drawers or even full pull-outs.

Back down to worktop level, we have cupboards, a large single oven and gas hob. You can see there is plenty of room to the right of the hob for landing hot items removed from the oven, plus you have a canopy hood and a wall mounted microwave in easy reach.

In the corner we have a fluid corner installed to maximise the space usually lost to the void of unreachable space. Fluid corners are amazing kidney bean shaped pull-outs than come completely out of the unit, holding up to 55kg per shelf.

Further on we have the sink, with a view of the garden, then another fluid corner (always maximising storage!).

Last, we have the peninsular which serves multiple purposes:
Wide pan and cutlery drawers (easy reach from the oven/hob)
Pullout bin (positioned for clearing and prep tidying)
Preparation/serving worktop space

Further on we have the sink, with a view of the garden, then another fluid corner (always maximising storage!).

Last, we have the peninsular which serves multiple purposes:

•  Wide pan and cutlery drawers (easy reach from the oven/hob)
•  Pullout bin (positioned for clearing and prep tidying)
  Preparation/serving worktop space

Read our article about drawers vs cupboards here.

3 – Semi-detached, mid century

Having a table in a kitchen is useful, but you can find yourself shimmying around it. This isn’t ideal, so for this example we created what is essentially an island parked against a wall. This provides seating around it as well as valuable extra storage and a spot for a wine cooler, for a bit of luxury.

Let’s look at the left hand wall with the hob, where most of the action will take place. The layout gives plenty of worktop space around the gas hob. We’ve included a modern angled extractor. If you’ve ever bumped your head on a traditional extractor hood, then you’ll appreciate the design of these angled extractor hoods. These can be ducted or fitted with carbon filters. See our info on choosing a hood here.

Below the hob we have wide, deep drawers for pans, trays or dishes plus a wide cutlery drawer – positioned perfectly for accessing cooking utensils. As always, we’ve included a fluid corner to maximise the otherwise useless space in the corner.

4 – New Build Front Facing Kitchen

Here is an example of a modern house based on a Victorian aesthetic (but with smaller room dimensions). A common feature of new builds around Poynton, Hazel Grove, Bramhall and the Cheadles is to put the kitchen in the front room – with a bay window, in this layout example.

We’ve put in one of our favoured angled extractor fans, matching the look of the induction hob. Below this is a double oven. Putting the oven on the base unit, rather than in tall housing (where it would be eye level) was a deliberate choice to keep the kitchen feeling spacious and open. This also maintains the amount of worktop space available. Shown here is a 20mm worktop, rather than the traditional 30mm. This really gives a modern, classy, line to the design.

To the left of the mock-up image you can see space has been left for a small table and chairs.

As you enter the room, to the right is a 70/30 fridge freezer and to the left is more storage, drawers and an additional worktop area – ideally suited to placing appliances such as a toaster, perhaps convenient for the window seating at breakfast.

This design converts an awkward space into a spacious modern kitchen which would be excellent for cooking big, complex or regular family meals. If you were to install a kitchen like this with selling the house in mind, it would certainly add the wow factor and a great first impression as you entered the property.

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