When couple Paul West and Michelle Bower began renovating their 1717 East London townhouse, they took on a full transformation of a basement kitchen. The kitchen they started with “wasn’t in good working order,” Paul describes, so they enlisted UK kitchen design company deVol to see out their vision. Here we’ve profiled the key elements, from paint colors down to cabinet hardware and pottery, that make up the moody, earth-toned look.
![the kitchen was designed bespoke by devol with wall cabinets from the real shak 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/considered-things-stepney-townhouse-paul-west-photo-18-733x977.jpg)
![the couple sourced a vintage welsh dresser to use as crockery display in the di 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/considered-things-stepney-townhouse-paul-west-photo-00-733x916.jpg)
![original details that remain include marmorino plaster walls and \200 year old 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/considered-things-stepney-townhouse-paul-west-photo-8-733x426.jpg)
![among the couple\2\17;s collection of pottery seen on the antique baker& 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/considered-things-stepney-townhouse-paul-west-photo-10-733x550.jpg)
Materials
![the walls are all painted in farrow & ball\2\17;s old white no. 4 in 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/farrow-and-ball-old-white-733x489.jpg)
![the devol shaker cabinets are painted in the farrow & ball x liberty archiv 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/farrow-and-ball-archive-pantalon-733x489.png)
Faucets & Fixtures
![the devol aged brass ionian tap is \$\1,\200. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/devol-aged-brass-ionian-tap-733x489.jpg)
![the ceramic sink is from devol as part of their kitchen design. for something s 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rejuvenation-frost-fireclay-single-kitchen-sink-733x489.jpg)
Cabinet Hardware
![the devol classic handles in heirloom brass start at \$75. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/devol-classic-handles-heirloom-brass-733x489.jpg)
![the devol standard cupboard catches in bella brass are \$\1\15. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/devol-standard-cupboard-catches-733x489.jpg)
Lighting & Furniture
![the pendant lights above the worktable are the original btc small cobb pendant; 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/original-btc-cobb-pendant-small-733x489.jpg)
![the j5\2b chair in black painted beech is designed by børge mogensen for f 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fdb-mobler-borge-mogensen-j52b-chair-733x489.jpg)
![the dining chairs are the ercol originals all purpose dining chair; \$368 each 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ercol-originals-all-purpose-dining-chair-733x489.jpg)
![the devol helen\2\17;s stool in oak with a brass foot rail is \$395 from 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/devol-helens-stool-733x489.jpg)
![the devol shaker dining table was designed in a size custom to the dining space 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/devol-shaker-dining-table-light-733x489.jpg)
Accessories
![the labour & wait small stoneware storage jar is £\23.33. 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/labour-and-wait-stoneware-storage-jar-small-733x489.jpg)
![the japanese straw trivet is £\23.33 at labour & wait. 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/japanese-straw-trivet-medium-733x489.jpg)
![the labour & wait chopping board is £46.67. 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/labour-and-wait-chopping-board-large-733x489.jpg)
For more kitchens inspired by traditional English design, see our posts:
- Steal This Look: A Georgian-Style Kitchen in a Brooklyn Townhouse
- Steal This Look: A Trend-Proof Kitchen in a Georgian Renovation in London
- Steal This Look: A Painterly Farmhouse Kitchen in Upstate New York
- Steal This Look: A Subtly Colorful Kitchen in Lewes, England
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