Craig Ross Kitchen Studio

We are an online freelance kitchen design studio based in the North-West of England. Our focus is providing professional kitchen design & visualisation, to clients all over the country, as part of our full design service – which includes high quality 3D & 360 degree renders, fully dimensioned plans & elevations with item lists, plus shopping carts for online retailers. We don’t sell kitchens, just high quality design – allowing you to take the designs wherever you want, to secure your very best kitchen.

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About

Passionately unique kitchen designs

why choose us?

We are independent and don’t sell kitchens, just designs.
We are able to invest more time with you during the design process, which will save you time overall.
When purchased, our design packs are completely yours.
Designing this way can ultimately reduce the final cost of your kitchen.

Mood Board, Worktop Samples and Colour Chart

Our Mission

To provide clients with a truly independent design service, where we customise designs for a more relaxed, tailor-made personal experience. To provide our clients with impartial design advice though to complete design packages, so that they can make the best decision when going on to purchase their kitchen.

Our History

Craig Ross Kitchen Studio has been created by Craig Forward, a kitchen designer with over 18 years of design experience within the industry. Craig graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BDes Honours Product Design degree in 2004 and since went on to complete a HNC in Construction.

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services

Lets get started…

Design Concept

£200

A design only service. A great way to begin and gain conceptual ideas for your project. To get going, all we need from you are emailed room dimensions and a basic idea of what you are looking for. This initial route consists of;

Design with Alterations
360 Degree Virtual Reality Immersive Renders
Three-dimensional Coloured Renders
Up to 2 half-hour Consultations

Additional Rooms

£100

Utility/Boot Room/Small Study

View Sample Design pack

Developed Design

£300

A detailed design & component service. A more comprehensive and next step route for developing your project from conception to reality. Again, to get going, all we need from you are emailed room dimensions and a basic idea of what you are looking for to begin.

Exact dimensions are more important here as the dimensions you supply will be used to build your component list.

You can convert to this service if you have previously purchased the ‘Design Concept’ option. This developed route consists of;

Design with Alterations
360 Degree Virtual Reality Immersive Renders
Three-dimensional Coloured Renders
Dimensioned Plan
Annotated Component Plan
Worktop Plan
Electrical Point Plan
Elevational Drawings
Component List
Up to 4 half-hour Consultations

Additional Rooms

£150

Utility/Boot Room/Small Study

View Sample Design Pack

Kitchen design, detailed drawing. Cross section of elevation with dimensions and annotations

Shopping basket

£85

If you have chosen an online retailer to purchase your kitchen. We will fill out their online shopping basket for you to get you on your way.

Sometimes it can be hard to see exactly what you are looking for, spending hours going around and around in circles. This is where we can jump in and help.

services

Design Visualisation

Have an existing CAD or room layout? If you’re looking for a more realistic visualisation of your kitchen/project space, either for yourself or for a client without hassle or having to invest too much time, we can help. With your supplied design we can give you a cost effective immersive 3D experience, with highly defined lighting, materials props, 360 degree renders and flythroughs. Please get in touch to discuss your project.

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Design

What’s Your Style?

How do you decide which kitchen is for you? So many styles, and colours to pick from. Which will suit you best? You’ll probably want your new kitchen to last many years too. It’s not something that you’re going to buy all that often. So both it’s style and longevity are going to be important.

Your personality will play a big part too, you’ll want it reflect you and your lifestyle. In addition, how it will fit into its surroundings.

Design workflow with mood board and samples

There are many ways to make a start, brochures, magazines and the internet are to name just a few. A good mood board or scrap book can always help to draw your ideas together. Either with an on line version or a physical scrap book cut from kitchen design magazines, will help you to explore.

With a little bit of looking around, it will soon fill you with inspiration and ideas. Sometimes even more than is easy to digest in one go. There are many interior styles, but to keep things simple, these styles can be separated for ease into a number of basic different trends that you may find yourself leaning towards. We have listed some of the key trends as, Traditional, Transitional, Mid Century, Contemporary, Scandinavian & Industrial. These by no means are exhaustive, just a quick and easy reference. Your own flare can always cross design ideas between styles creating a very personal touch and bringing your kitchen to life.

Do you like Colour? If you’re brave and like to make big bold statements, you can contrast your kitchen colours to add accent. If you’re less brave but still want an impact, you could choose to opt for a more neutral kitchen colour, but then add coloured accessories or paint the walls.

Textures and materials are as important as colour. How your kitchen feels to the touch will add to the impact. The are many different types of, timber, stone and synthetics on offer.

How do my ideas fit with my budget? You don’t want to compromise and we don’t think you have to. Good design and choice of materials will work efficiently to create you a beautiful kitchen without loosing appeal or atmosphere. Many manufactures offer different products that when used effectively will create your perfect kitchen. Our expertise can guide you how to make the most from your budget.

Do you cook? You may have heard of the kitchen triangle, but zoning is important too. Where you stand to cook, clean and prep, these should all work in harmony. Positioning items into well defined connected areas will enhance the workflow within your kitchen. Prep near to food storage, and then in easy reach to serve, all reducing workload on your feet! The five defined work zones are, Consumables, Non-consumables, Cooking, Cleaning & Preparation.

GREEN

Consumables

yellow

Non-Consumables

red

Cooking

blue

Cleaning

orange

Prep

Balance scale function & Focal Point

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Portfolio

… take a look at Our MOST RECENT & Featured designs

dove grey timber painted in-frame

A big kitchen in a small space. 2 “L” shaped working areas separate cooking from cleaning, giving a breakfast peninsular with a waterfalled Calacatta marbled work surface.

mid century contemporary shaker

A mix of Vintage Pink & Deep Forest green painted shaker doors with mid century oak fluted glazed cabinets

Turn of the Century in-frame

This kitchen with inglenook mantle is bespoke painted to Farrow & Ball Railings, with a waterfalled Calacatta marbled work surface. The room complemented with William Morris wall decor.

Scandinavian style

Using the step in the room to define separate kitchen and dining zones. This two tone kitchen contrasts the texture of natural wood push-to-open doors, with smooth painted beaded framed doors, using brass handles.

european handleless

Form and function are met here in this contemporary kitchen with a cantilevered effect, oven and refrigeration bank, elegantly balancing the width of the room.

Traditional in-frame

Bespoke painted to Farrow & Ball Inchyra Blue and Shaded White. This kitchen is a timeless classic, complete with a stepped edge quartz central island.

Sleek & Dramatic

This monolithic design is ultra minimalist with smooth carbon push to open cabinets and drawers. The dark tones are continued through with the striking Marquina quartz work surface.

contemporary combination

A fresh and fun cooking and entertaining space, with well positioned mood lighting and reflective surfaces. Different colours and styles are combined here, positioned around an easy reaching Champagne trough, taking central stage.

Industrial look

The simple galley kitchen uses different raw textures. The polished concrete splash-backs & planter, plus the colour tones, open sanded timber backlit shelving, all come together to create a very industrial look.

Garden room Bar

An elegant bar, classily styled with a lit antique mirrored bottle & glass display, set behind a two tiered waterfalled quartz bar top.

Community Development project

The Wavertree way

This document is a voluntary draft proposal designed and Produced by Craig Forward & Richard Macdonald, working with local community groups, The Wavertree Society & Love Wavertree.

It’s aim is to rethink and draw attention to the need for future redevelopment of the High St of Wavertree, Liverpool