Adding an oak extension for your new kitchen is a sure-fire way to maximise visual warmth, all the while adding some much-needed space and a little timeless elegance to boot.
Whether you're adding to a barn conversion, a listed thatched cottage or even a post-war semi, kitchen extensions featuringoak framepresent an opportunity to create something really unique.
So, sit back and get start planning your new oak frame kitchen extension with these amazing ideas that will turn a building project into a dream home in not time at all.
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1. Blend Old and New for the Perfect Room
When it comes tooak frame extensions, you need to mix and match your favourite parts of the structure with the realities of modern living.
Let the oak take centre stage, and choose a pared-back colour scheme or lighting design, or conceal the beams to let a bold island sing — but make sure you're not overdoing it.
While an extension is a chance to express your personality – especially in a room so frequently used as a kitchen – don't throw too many styles and ideas at it until the space no longer makes sense.
2. Create a Relaxed Environment by Mixing Woods
While the majority of this extension's oak has been covered for a more modern look, the timber windows have been matched with a wood-effect tile floor and a painted timber units.
The resultingkitchen extensionoozes a bright yet cosy atmosphere throughout the new addition.
3. Looks can be Deceiving with an Oak Frame Addition
Believe it or not, this 16th century home was actually sensitively extended to create a new modern kitchen with an expanse of timber bifold doors (see below). Extra care was taken byLiving Oakto ensure the proportions of the extension suited the period property.
Inside the extension is a fresh,open plan kitchenwhich houses the main family space and living area. The French oak frame has been used to zone the different areas, while bringing a certain charm to the contemporary-styled room.
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4. A Kitchen Extension with Wow Factor: the Benefits of Modern Oak Frame
Although in the pastoak frame interiorswere thought of as dark and cramped, the advent of structural infill panels has enabled vaulted ceiling and large expanses of glazing to become part and parcel of oak frame extensions.
5. Contemporary Lighting in a New Oak Extension
Combining practical recessed spotlights, show-stopping pendants and atmospheric LED strips will never fail to finish off an oak framed kitchen beautifully — as this project goes to show.
Make the most of a new kitchen by getting thelighting designexactly how you want it and showcase the oak structure by illuminating it properly!
6. Create a New Farmhouse-style Kitchen
Aga? Check. Family dining table? Check. Amazing exposed beams, flagstones and an abundance of character? Check, check, check!
This cosy kitchen was inspired by a traditional farmhouse style and flawlessly pull it off. Who saidbuilding an extensionfrom scratch couldn't look like it has always been there?
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7. Make the Most of Space with Freestanding Units
When dealing with a vast space in a kitchen extension, it can pay to blend fitted kitchen units with large freestanding dressers so the space doesn't begin to feel too enclosed.
Painting units in complementary colours, as in thisWelsh Oak Frameproject, really stands out, specially when paired with a wonderfully dramatic vaulted ceiling.
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8. Go Contemporary for a Sleek Oak Kitchen Extension
While oak frame extensions can be traditional, cosy and characterful, that's not all they offer. When carefully designed, oak frame homes can lend themselves to a super-contemporary and sleek style.
9. Make the Most of Modern Materials
Whether its a bright and colourful tile splashback, cool plywood kitchen units or apolished concrete地板上,添加现代趋势和风格变成一棵橡树frame kitchen gives a unique take on the time-old structure.
