When property developer Pete Monaghan was ready to renovate his own East London home, he married modern and staunchly minimal finishes with unique vintage furniture and lighting. “We didn’t want to live in a catalog-shopped home,” says Pete of his and his partner’s approach to the overall design. Here, we take the kitchen, done in calm off-white and concrete, and showcase a list of resources to match.
![the floors are tinted and polished concrete with radiant heating. outside, the 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/reighton-road-the-modern-house-1.jpg)
![a vintage dining table, chairs, and pendant light are just some of the vintage 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/reighton-road-the-modern-house-6.jpg)
![the bespoke kitchen cabinetry is made with oak dovetail joins and german made s 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/reighton-road-the-modern-house-7.jpg)
Materials & Appliances
![the walls of the kitchen are painted in farrow & ball slipper satin. the ba 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/farrow-and-ball-slipper-satin-paint.jpg)
![the caesarstone countertop was color matched to the farrow & ball slipper s 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/caesarstone-countertop-material.jpg)
![the cooktop is the bora pure cooktop extractor system \2\20;because 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bora-pure-cooktop-extractor.jpg)
Faucets & Fixtures
![the kohler purist single hole kitchen faucet is the simplest version of ko 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/kohler-purist-single-hole-kitchen-faucet-remodelista.jpg)
![a similar sink to the small square inset stainless steel sink in the kitchen is 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blanco-quatrus-ro-undermount-kitchen-sink.jpg)
Lighting & Furniture
![the pendant light is the cocoon pendant lamp designed by pier giacomo and achil 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pier-giacomo-castiglione-cocoon-pendant-lamp.jpg)
![the dining table is the ds\1 table designed by charles rennie mackintosh for ca 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/charles-rennie-mackintosh-cassina-ds1-table.jpg)
![the dining chairs are vintage leather spaghetti \10\1 chairs by giandomenico be 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/belotti-alias-leather-spaghetti-chairs.jpg)
Accessories
![the grogged vessel i is a piece by ceramic artist iva polachova who scratches t 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/iva-polachova-grogged-vessel-i.jpg)
![the hawkins new york recycled glassware tumbler is \$8 for the medium size. 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/hawkins-new-york-recylced-glassware.jpg)
For more minimalist kitchens see our posts:
- 10 Favorite Minimalist British Kitchens
- Kitchen of the Week: A Living-Room-Inspired Minimalist Kitchen in Stockholm
- Kitchen of the Week: A Modern Belgian Minimalist Kitchen
- Steal This Look: Playful Minimalism in a Parisian Kitchen
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