Barnes Of Ashburton

At Barnes of Ashburton we design and hand-build beautiful bespoke kitchens and freestanding furniture. We have over 35 years of experience and have worked with a vast range of properties from ancient Devon farmhouses to modern seaside developments, from luxury London apartments to quaint cottages in Cornwall. We pride ourselves on making kitchens that enhance homes. We are equally happy working with the irregularities of an aged period building as we are with the dramatic designs of modern architecture.

Bespoke kitchens should resonate with the style of your property. Your handmade kitchen should also reflect your own design tastes and lifestyle requirements. We take a holistic approach to bespoke kitchen design and create fitted and freestanding kitchens that are unique to your individual needs. Handmade from scratch our bespoke kitchens are of the finest quality, styles include: Classic Farmhouse Kitchens, Traditional Family Kitchens, Simple Shaker, Freestanding and Contemporary Kitchen designs.

Furniture design really is at the core of everything we do. Barnes of Ashburton was founded by Patrick Gunning, a renowned furniture designer. The traditional joinery and cabinet making techniques he employed continue to be used in our workshop today. We are as happy undertaking commissions for freestanding furniture as for bespoke, fitted kitchens. Whether you want your whole kitchen design to be made up of freestanding pieces or you are just after the perfect dresser, kitchen table or pantry cupboard our highly skilled team can design and build unique pieces of furniture to your exact specifications.

Barnes Kitchens are entirely handmade in our workshop in Devon. Our talented, experienced kitchen designers will work closely with you to create a design that is suited to your individual requirements and desires. Your Barnes Kitchen is then built from scratch by our team of highly skilled cabinetmakers. We have been building kitchens for over 35 years in every style imaginable from Classic Farmhouse to Stylish Contemporary. We pride ourselves on expert, innovative design skills, superb craftsmanship and exceptional attention to detail so you can be sure that your finished kitchen will look fabulous and last forever.

Our interior design service extends to any room in the house. Whether it's an inspiring a new look for a specific room or project management for an entire refurb our team at Barnes can help. Whatever the scale of works you require we are equipped to guide you through the myriad of design options for your new interior. Whatever the room, the principles of good design and therefore our approach remain the same. First we must understand the use of space and your specific requirements. Next we will design furniture that meets your criteria and works with your property.

The kitchen these days is often the heart if the home, where much of family life and entertaining takes place. Those customers who are looking for a minimalist, contemporary style of kitchen may believe that this is only available from the mass produced market however this is not the case. Using traditional methods, truly bespoke handmade furniture can lend itself to any style when you are working with a company that employs the skills of experienced cabinet makers and top quality designers - modern design that will last a lifetime.

Bringing you the best of both worlds, our bespoke classic kitchens combine both timeless elegance and modern practicality. From Georgian town houses to Victorian Manor Houses, thatched cottages to coastal retreats, we have built and installed many bespoke classic kitchens in Devon, Cornwall and the Home Counties through to London and further afield. Often a combination of handmade fitted units and free standing furniture is used to give the right look. The right mix of materials, finishes and appliances gives these interiors a very special unique look that compliments your property irrespective of its age, size or architecture.

We encourage you to visit our Devon workshop where you can see for yourself that each element of every Barnes kitchen is hand built - nothing is bought in or contracted out. Our Kitchen designers and cabinetmakers take pride pursuing the practices and methods historically used for building household and kitchen furniture. For centuries the mortice and tenon joint has been used to provide the strength and durability necessary to ensure furniture lasts through the generations, and Barnes craftsmen are happy to be using this exact same jointing method to ensure that your kitchen will last a lifetime and beyond.