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Room for Living's reputation for quality kitchen design holds no bounds. They can even design the kitchen to match your favourite colour. We visit Mr and Mrs James at their Colwinston home to find out how they'e living with their new purple kitchen.
PURPLE REIGN
What made you consider Room For
Living as your kitchen designers?
Our house was built in 1975 and we
still had the same kitchen cupboards in
2009. When we returned in 1999 from
working in Bermuda, I would randomly
go into various kitchen shops and ask if
I could have a purple kitchen. Last year,
I went into Room For Living and asked
Steve whether I could have a purple
kitchen and he said yes.
Did you look at other kitchen
companies before choosing them?
We visited almost every other kitchen
company in South Wales to make sure
that we had the best.
With whom did you liaise?
Steve Moulton.
What was it about Room For Living
that made you choose them?
On our second visit to the showroom,
Steve produced a cupboard which had
been professionally painted purple.
This showed initiative and really
impressed me.
Tell us about your love of purple
Purple has always been my favourite
colour. I was a Latin teacher and the
Romans were keen on purple, which
during some periods of the Empire
could be worn only by the Emperor
and his family. Since I was always
interested in the Romans, this probably
influenced me.
Tell us about how they matched
your chosen shade of purple?
I looked through the various RAL
colour charts and liked a few of the
purple shades. Since I was unsure
which would look the best in the
kitchen, Steve advised us to paint the
old cupboards different shades, matt
and gloss, and live with them until I
was certain. After a few months, I was
convinced that the deep purple NCS
S3555-R60B was right for me.
Did they meet your expectations?
Yes, Steve was absolutely brilliant.
I informed him at the beginning of the
project that I was a perfectionist and as
I am already sixty, this was my one and
only chance to have the kitchen I had
always wanted. Throughout my life, I
had made do with the kitchens in the
houses where we had lived. However,
Steve and the team at Room For Living
surpassed my wildest dreams!
I explained what I wanted and Steve
was constantly coming up with great
suggestions, which my husband and
I had not considered. I visited Room For Living several times a week for months, agonising over every detail and Steve was so patient and informative - a lesser man would have buckled under my continual demands! I wanted everything balanced and Steve even ordered two of the same grilles so that the one for the fridge and the one for the plinth heater would be the same.
Were they clean and tidy?
Yes. Before they left each evening, they cleaned and tidied.
Are you pleased with the end result?
We are delighted with the end result; I now have the kitchen of my dreams. Before they began, I was worried that the Silestone counters, cupboards and floor tiles would not look good together but Steve's suggestions and advice were right on the mark. The kitchen looks fantastic, so much larger than it did with the old green cupboards.
Would you recommend the Room For Living team to your friends
and family?
When we mentioned to friends and family that we were going to have a purple kitchen, the response was usually, "You ARE brave!" Now that it is completed, everyone has said that it looks fabulous and you can tell from their expressions that they mean it. If any friend or relative wanted a new kitchen, I would definitely recommend Steve Moulton and Room For Living.
Are you happy in your new kitchen?
I feel extremely happy. Before we had this kitchen, I could easily go to bed, leaving the kitchen in a dreadful mess. Now it is always immaculate!
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