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Using her Italian splashback as a starting point, Vanessa De Angelis has created a contemporary kitchen-diner with a touch of glamour.<\/h2>\n

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When taking on a house in need of total renovation three years ago, Vanessa De Angelis and her husband Chris already knew the basement would be where they\u2019d spend most of their time. \u2018We wanted a contemporary but cosy kitchen\/diner, with space to relax as well as cook and eat. It was fairly dire down there, with an old green range-cooker, dated floral tiles, a chipped tiled floor, and a strange wall separating off a utility area. There was no access to the garden and everything was gloomy.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The couple took their time over the kitchen, as it was such a big project. \u2018In 2013, we engaged architect Leigh Bowen of 50 Degrees North, and he took us through the possibilities. Our house is a Grade II-listed building in a conservation area, so we knew we had to be very careful,\u2019 says Vanessa. Bringing light into the room and creating access to the garden were important to the couple, so Leigh looked into what they would be allowed as an extension. \u2018The space proved to be big enough for our existing table and chairs, which was one of our stipulations,\u2019 says Vanessa. \u2018So we went ahead with the extension and added extra roof lights and bi-fold doors.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Removing the wall between the kitchen and utility room added more space, and Vanessa was keen on wall-to-wall cupboards under the stairs, with Leigh suggesting incorporating a cloakroom and a utility space, all hidden from sight. \u2018I couldn\u2019t find anything I liked in the way of kitchens,\u2019 says Vanessa. \u2018I just wanted something really plain and simple, without handles. I\u2019m half Italian and I love Italian design. In the end I found a carpenter who could create exactly what I wanted.\u2019<\/p>

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But it was a gold splashback Vanessa had spotted in Rome that was to be the centrepiece of the scheme. \u2018I love white and grey, but I was determined to make a dramatic statement,\u2019 she says. \u2018I used to live in Rome, and had seen the gold splashback there, and vowed I would put it in my kitchen one day, so I had it shipped over. It elevates the kitchen to something very special.\u2019<\/p>\n

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