Mereway/English Revival kitchens

[papalazaru]

Having thought I like the high gloss handle less look I now find myself strangely drawn to a painted English Revival kitchen......
Just wondered if anyone had experience of this make and can comment on workmanship, durability, value for money etc?
Thanks.

Oh dear - sort of not what I wanted to hear... Are there any other manufacturers that you would recommend? I was thinking of looking at schuller, Bulthaup and Konig but have no idea where they lie in terms of cost. Will try to post a link to the ER one I like the look of.....

Schueller is a decent entry level German brand. Konig appear to sell Hacker Kitchens, a competing product of slightly better quality.

Bulthaup starts at £50k.

Schueller and Hacker will be better alternatives to Mereway.

I am going the opposite way, having spent months planning my painted, shaker kitchen... (Yes english revival) I am now looking for the modern handleless kitchens.

papalazaru - If you are going down the shaker route, the offering from German suppliers is limited. What is available is good quality though.

If you go down the handleless route, European suppliers are your best bet. Almost all English companies pass off a J-recess handle door as a handleless kitchen. They're NOT handleless. European manufacturers have been doing handleless for years and have mastered it.

MaryShelley - Beeck do produce a handleless kitchen and are a relatively new entrant to the UK kitchen market. I dont know too much about the quality or price positioning of this brand but being new to the UK the only thing I would say is to ensure that they are committed to being in the UK and that they wont be clearing off in a few years leaving no customer support backup should the need arise. This is happened in the past.

MaryShelley - in a short answer sort of way, yes it is.

The technical reason is that the channels are routed into the carcase and smaller doors are used leaving a gap to get fingers behind the door to open the cupboard or drawer.

Similarly, access to tall units, particularly fridges is enables by use of vertical channels requiring a 25-30mm gap between housings.

Some English companies also offer the the metal rail handleless kitchen.
Some also offer the metal rail, where you can have it painted or over veneered
We are having one done at the minute but have gone for a contrasting painted rail.

It is supposed to show the grain, what's the point of having a oak or ash wooden door and painting it with no grain showing? You may as well paint a piece of MDF.