The Best of January!

The beginning of 2015 has seen the start of a busy time for us with the launch of our new furniture ranges, the continuation of our showroom refurbishment and winter sale and it's also our 15th Anniversary this month! We will be celebrating on Saturday 31st January from 1pm so do pop into the showroom for some nibbles and a glass of bubbly whilst you have a look around our beautiful new furniture displays. 

 

As if that wasn't enough news! We're also thrilled to announce that we've now been recommended by The Best of Hitchin! We're excited to be even more involved in the local business community and look forward to making new friends and working together united in our passion to see Hitchin grow and prosper. 

 

 

 

To find out more about The Best of Hitchin, to see our profile page or recommend us then please click here.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you a great start to 2015!

 

We're back at it in the showroom and have lots of exciting things happening! The refurbishment of the showroom continues with displays of our new furniture ranges being installed.

 

It's also a special year for us as it's our 15 year anniversary! Which we will be celebrating throughout January with the continuation of our winter sale and we will be holding a joint birthday and new showroom launch party on the 31st January! So look out for further details.

 

 

 

 

Window Treatment Ideas For Your Home

 As you know here at Planet we love nothing more than designing fabulous furniture to suit your home! Once we have finished our part, we're often asked to recommend a place which can help with the interior furnishings and this is where our friends at Gilroy Interiors come in.

We're probably asked the most about paint and window treatments, windows are often the focus of a room and with so many furnishing options available its hard to know where to start. Gilroy Interiors have a beautiful showroom based in the market square in Hitchin and will help and guide you through the number of choices available. They have been kind enough to share with us below some inspirational photo's based on different window types.

This pretty roman blind draws your eye and is perfect in this country style kitchen.

The pretty fabrics are also continued on the table and seat cushions, bringing the whole scheme together.

 Folding sliding doors are still so popular and can be dressed in a variety of ways such as with a beautiful single curtain on a hidden track..

or these overlapping fabric panels are a striking alternative.

  The pretty sheer patterned roller blind is perfect for these french doors and still allows light through giving a soft effect.

And finally we thought we would include our own shutters here in the showroom which were also from Gilroy Interiors and we're very happy with them! Shutters are a really popular option and can work in both a traditional and contemporary setting with their smart and clean look.



Well we hope this gives you a few ideas for finishing off your scheme. If you do require any further information then please get in touch with Gilroy Interiors and they'll be more than happy to help.

Beautiful Modern New Build with High Gloss Kitchen

We have an exciting new build to show you today, with many beautiful features including a white high gloss kitchen by Planet. The brief for the build was to create a modern family home which was achieved by using plenty of contemporary finishes such as glass and stone. The large windows and feature skylight flood the house with light which also adds to the spacious modern feel.

The imposing front facade of the house.

The large entrance hall has a dramatic glass ceiling above which brings light into the space.  

The stunning skylight and glass floor in the landing floods light into the entrance hall below.

The large kitchen space is zoned into different areas by use of furniture and feature lighting creating a wonderful place to gather and entertain and take in the wonderful views of the garden.



The kitchen itself features white high gloss Parapan doors with walnut accents complimented by a beautiful Corian work surface. It has a combination of base units, lift-up wall units and a full height storage wall maximising the amount of space available. It also has a large sit at breakfast bar and state of the art stainless steel appliances from Miele.

The breakfast bar showcases the capabilities of Corian beautifully with its curved design.



The area has a great chill out sofa space..

and a large dining area for entertaining.



The stunning view of the house from the garden.

What do you think of the style of this house? Do you like the contemporary look and feel or would you prefer something more traditional? We'd love to hear what you think.

Here at Planet Furniture we provide a range of furniture styles so we're sure to have something to suit you, call us today for a free no obligation design quotation.

New C Collection Now Available

Today we'd like to share with you more exciting changes taking place here at Planet! In conjunction with the same German manufacturer, we're now offering a new competitive range called The C Collection.

The collection offers more choice here at Planet and although an alternative to our luxury hand-built and high-end Next125 ranges, neither design, style or durability are compromised as you will see in the photo's below. It offers great versatility due to it's vast range of door styles, colours and cabinet sizes which are all made to order. The collection is available in 28 beautiful colours from muted to vibrant so whatever your taste there's sure to be one to suit you.

Look out for our new displays in the showroom nextdoor which will be on their way very soon! These will include country and contemporary style kitchens, storage, bedroom and home office furniture, once again demonstrating the versatility of this beautiful product.     

We hope you like the new C Collection, we'd love to hear your thoughts. If you require any further information then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Good Morning!

We'd like to invite you to our coffee morning on Friday 26th September at 10.30am at our showroom in Hitchin. There will be coffee, cake, games, a raffle and the chance to have a good old natter!

It's all in aid of Macmillan Cancer so why not pop in, we hope to see you there!

Beautiful Storm Grey Shaker Kitchen

 We have one of our recently completed projects to share with you today. This storm grey shaker kitchen is part of a beautiful new extension which provides a perfect family space to gather and entertain.

 

The lay-on style furniture is painted in the wonderfully muted tones of Farrow and Ball with the perimeter cabinets in Pavillion Grey and the island painted in Mole's Breath. The 30mm Caesarstone Osprey worksurfaces contrast beautifully with the rest of the kitchen.



 



 

 Below you can see the beautiful light flooded extension with its large folding, sliding doors to the garden and roof lights.

 





The stainless steel appliances are from Neff apart from the wine fridge which is from Caple. The cabinet handles and knobs are chrome.

 

The Franke Ariane undermounted sink is complimented with a Franke Eiger tap and a Quooker Design boiling hot water tap. The island is given extra focus with these simple hanging pendant lights and the under pelmet cabinet lighting gives a subtle wash of colour to the kitchen back wall.

 

We hope you like this kitchen? If you have a furniture project you'd like to discuss whether it be domestic or commercial then please don't hesitate to get in touch!



Cool, Calm and Collected Kitchen

We wanted to share a cool, calm and collected Kitchen with you today situated in a wonderful space full of character. 

The cabinets are lay-on shaker in style, hand-painted in Pearl Ashes (also an Aga colour) with stunning Silestone Bianco Rivers work surfaces.

The accents of stainless steel and chrome feature throughout the area, including the smart ironmongery from Hafele. The triple fridge unit is from John Lewis and we designed the surrounding piece of furniture specifically to house this.

Below is the Franke Rotondo ceramic undermounted sink in the island which is complimented by the Perrin & Rowe Phoenician Mixer Tap.

The large kitchen area is further accentuated by the tall vaulted ceiling with stunning oak beams. The back wall features two Neff CircoTherm built-under ovens with a Neff Flexinduction hob and the bespoke canopy holds the Miele integrated extractor neatly.

Light floods through the beautiful arched window below.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this kitchen. If you would be interested in finding out more about us and how we can help you with a future project then please get in touch.

Coming Soon! New Contemporary Kitchen Range

Things have been pretty busy here at Planet of late! We've been lucky enough to have been working on lots of lovely projects and we're currently in the middle of an exciting showroom refurbishment to make way for some new furniture that we can't wait to tell you about!

In addition to our handmade furniture we have decided to expand our contemporary range and in conjuction with a German manufacturer will be offering an exciting new product, some examples of which you can see below.

The stylish new range is built to the highest standards and features all the latest technologies that you would expect from your kitchen. There is a large selection of stunning door styles on offer which allows for endless design possibilities and options in a range of superior materials and finishes. 

Do let us know what you think of the new furniture and if you'd like to know more then please get in touch.

Beautiful In-frame Kitchen Refurbishment

 

We have an exciting project to show you today as it's a refurbishment of a Planet Furniture kitchen which was originally fitted over ten years ago now. The client was happy with the existing layout and condition of the cabinets which were solid oak and in-frame in style but wanted to refresh and uplift the space. The client was also happy to change the existing granite and timber worktops. You can see the before photos of the kitchen below.

 

BEFORE

 

 

To acheive a dramatic new look the oak cabinets were hand painted in a mixture of pale grey to match the beautiful existing pearl ashes Aga and pale pink. This was then complimented by new Quartz worksurfaces in Silestone Bianco Rivers which gives the overall space a much lighter feel.

 

AFTER

 

 

The previous sit-at breakfast bar in the island area was removed and the overall height reduced and modified slightly to include a set of pot and pan drawers which gives the space a more open feel. 

 

 

The new stainless steel American style fridge freezer from Aga provides a stunning focal point and is complimented by the beautiful stainless steel updated handles throughout. 

 

The sink in the island area was replaced and a beautiful Franke swiss pro tap was added.

 

The majority of the cabinets are painted in pearl ashes to match the colour of the Aga. As no extraction is required above the Aga, it allows for the beautiful display area.

 

 

We hope you like the end result of this kitchen and that it shows a Planet kitchen really is for life!

 

If you have a new project or a refurbishment of existing Planet furniture you would like to discuss with us then please do get in touch.