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HIGH-SHINE LOW-FI<\/strong> kitchens are back. Blame our obsession with The Bear, or watching David clean his in documentary Beckham. Or perhaps it\u2019s the result of perfecting our culinary skills during the pandemic \u2013 home cooks now think they\u2019re Gordon Ramsay. Either way, stainless steel \u2013 loved by the pros for its durability and heavy-duty hygiene levels \u2013 is making a comeback.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s increasing in popularity,\u2019 agrees interior designer Hollie Bowden. \u2018In the past, there was a misconception of steel as clinical and only used in commercial kitchens. But paired with soft furnishings and fabrics, steel takes on a real elegance and softness of its own.\u2019<\/p>\n Stainless steel is easy to clean, making it hugely practical. It\u2019s also useful in a small kitchen, as it can help maximise light. Specialist companies such as Sola Kitchens and Abimis are the go-to among the design cognoscenti; there\u2019s also Ikea\u2019s Varsta range.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/LIPR-Hollie-Bowden-Shorts-Gardens-London-6.jpg” title_text=”LIPR – Hollie Bowden – Shorts Gardens London – (6)” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n A kitchen by Hollie Bowden<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Those who live with a stainless-steel kitchen know all the hacks. When Angus and Charlotte Buchanan, the husband-and-wife duo behind creative design studio Buchanan Studio, bought their Edwardian townhouse, they wanted to do something different. \u2018Commercial kitchens do away with all the frills, there are no unnecessary handles or fiddly cupboards or drawers. We were keen to bring some of this into our own home,\u2019 says Angus. To avoid it feeling too clinical, they added a warm marble splashback and an Everhot farmhousestyle cooker. The result? A highly practical family kitchen with just the right amount of cosy.<\/p>\n Not only pleasingly simple, stainless steel has good environmental credentials too, being 100% recyclable. But what about scratches and fingerprints? \u2018Our kitchen has a matte finish, which is very forgiving,\u2019 says Angus. \u2018Scratches do happen, but over time they build up a beautiful patina and for us it adds to the charm\u2019.<\/p>\n Happily, you don\u2019t need to refit your entire kitchen. Bowden suggests sourcing aluminium or steel furniture as a great way to start, citing Kuramata\u2019s Sing Sing Sing chair or Takahama\u2019s elegant steel-frame chairs as inspiration. While Copenhagen-based Frama CPH\u2019s raw aluminium Rivet collection is a favourite among the well-heeled Danes, Zara Home\u2019s metallic shelving (from \u00a323.99) is a more affordable way to buy into the trend. For tabletop accessories, ceramics brand Bettina Ceramica is launching its first collection of stainlesssteel pieces this month. Rather than a palate-cleanser, a hint of stainless steel might be the palette-cleanser you didn\u2019t know you needed \u2013 no Michelin star required.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n PHOTOS:<\/strong> FX NETWORKS, RESIDENTIAL PROJECT BY HOLLIE BOWDEN INTERIORS<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" High-shine low-fi kitchens are back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-10-hot-stories"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"akindell","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1639"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1643,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639\/revisions\/1643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}