Our architect introduced us to Inglis Hall, and we soon discovered they were the kind of kitchen maker we had never known existed. In a previous home, we had a brand-new, supposedly bespoke kitchen designed and installed by a larger, better-known company that advertised widely in the press. The result was impressive, but it still felt like a generic, “ta-da, here’s my kitchen” kind of kitchen. We had done our research at the time, but Inglis Hall had not appeared on our radar.

With Inglis Hall, the conversation was never, “What colour would you like your units?” Instead, it focused on how the kitchen should feel within our home, which materials we liked, and how we felt about patina. We were also introduced to a whole world of Inglis Hall collaborators: brassware and lighting makers whose taps, handles, and light fittings are both beautiful and central to the Inglis Hall offering. When it came to the choice of the main worktop, the design team were tipped off by a supplier about an especially beautiful piece of green soapstone. They went to see it and filmed it for us. This was a far cry from choosing from small samples offered by larger suppliers. The result is a thing of wonder at the centre of our kitchen, templated, cut, and finished to perfection under Inglis Hall’s direction.

Early in the kitchen design process, we realised that the Inglis Hall aesthetic could work beautifully in other areas of the house too. Our previous new kitchen would certainly not have suited a bedroom. From there, the journey extended throughout the house: entrance hall, boot room, utility room, wine cellar, wardrobes and dressing area, linen cupboard, and even an ironing board cupboard in a shower room, simply to make good use of the space. That brings me to the bespoke aspect of Inglis Hall. Their work is genuinely bespoke, not generic carcasses adapted to fit with filler panels and labelled as bespoke. Any niche can become useful storage or a distinctive feature, as our very practical ironing board cupboard proves.

This is our forever home, and our past kitchens now feel like rehearsals for the experience of working with Inglis Hall. We know we want to stay here for the rest of our lives, and we truly believe Inglis Hall’s work will outlive us and be loved by future generations.