Kitchens are the emotional heart of any family home. Places of unity and togetherness, kitchens are the stage on which memories are made. Getting the tone right is important for any family story, so if warmth and comfort are your preference, wonderful wood might be what you’re wishing for. Today, we unashamedly gush about our love of this most sustainable of materials and delve into the unparalleled beauty of bespoke wooden kitchens.
A Timeless Storybook
Who can’t put their hand up and admit to loving the timeless elegance of a wooden kitchen? With cultural nods to the storybook kitchens of yore, snuggly alpine chalets, and ambitious modern ventures into sustainable solutions, wooden kitchens invoke a chorus of warm emotions. Wood’s proud cultural status comes from its blend of natural patterns and warm tones, an irreplaceable harmony. Truly unique, truly natural, and truly memorable, today’s bespoke wooden kitchens are the warm nostalgia of tomorrow.
A Dose Of Kitchen Therapy
Scientists are increasingly turning their attention to how the choice of materials inside our homes influences our mental and physical wellbeing. Studies show that wooden interiors can have a restorative effect on student’s health and wellbeing, while research finds that wood can reduce stress, relieve anxiety, and improve health. Quite why remains something of a mystery. One team of psychologists, apparently baffled by how positively people reacted to wood, simply concluded that “people prefer wood because it is natural.” Whatever the reason, a bespoke wooden kitchen may be the little dose of warming therapy that your home is missing.
Carving A Personal Path
Very few materials boast the same versatility and design flexibility as wood. If it can be dreamed, it can be created. Often, wood itself is the designer, its natural lines and curves becoming the focal point around which the rest of the kitchen unfolds. Wooden kitchen designs often flaunt the outdoor-indoor theme, expanding spaces by inviting the view outside the window to become part of the indoor aesthetic. Equally, a wooden kitchen can become the canvass of your own artistic vision, a playground for the imagination.
Sustaining The Future
Wood is one of the most sustainable choices for kitchens. When selected and cared for properly, the lifecycle of wood is carbon neutral, and responsible manufactures will have extensive re-planting programmes. This offers peace of mind to anyone who is conscious about the environmental impact of their bespoke kitchen design. By working with dedicated craftsmen, you can guarantee that your wooden kitchen is as ecologically sensitive as you desire. However, it’s worth noting that such craftspeople are few and far between, with researchers finding that the majority of retailers have little or no interest in sustainable options.
Minimal Maintenance
Wooden kitchens are designed and constructed with longevity in mind. As a material, wood is highly durable and friendly in its maintenance requirements, and with a tempting array of finishes available to give your wooden kitchen a truly unique and personalised feel. Part of the charm of wooden kitchens is the way that they imprint memories, such as subtle markings; although any unwanted dents and scratches can still be easily repaired and restored.
This is one of the reasons that iconic farmhouse tables find themselves treasured by generations, their simple maintenance and potentially endless longevity being one of the greatest appeals of wooden kitchens in the UK. Indeed, wooden kitchens from ancient Egypt are still standing proud, and if that’s not a statement of longevity, few things are!
Find Out More
If you would like to explore the beautiful benefits of a bespoke wooden kitchen in your home, please get in touch with the team at Drew Forsyth today.
