The installed orange kitchen in Cawthorne, with pale worktops, silver-finish splashbacks and a continuous shelf.
The installed orange kitchen in Cawthorne, with pale worktops, silver-finish splashbacks and a continuous shelf.

Cawthorne · Kitchen and pantry

An orange and olive-green plywood kitchen in Cawthorne.

A preference for birch plywood and a clear idea about colour shaped this kitchen. JS DECO developed the cabinetry around a U-shaped working area, an olive-green appliance bank and a concealed pantry, combining plywood construction with custom-painted fronts.

The details were worked through with the clients: how the drawers should open, where everyday storage should sit and how the furniture would meet a room still being renovated.

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Setting
Cawthorne
Construction
Birch plywood cabinets
Colour
Traffic Orange + Olive Green
Scope
Kitchen and pantry

The colours came first. The material combination followed.

The clients approached JS DECO interested in plywood kitchens, but the FENIX samples they explored did not offer the colours they wanted. The design therefore developed around a different combination: birch plywood cabinets and drawers, with spray-painted moisture-resistant MDF fronts.

RAL 2009 Traffic Orange defines the working run. RAL 6003 Olive Green is used for the tall cabinetry. The plywood remains part of both the construction and the visible detail, while painting the fronts allowed the agreed colours to be specified independently.

This is one application of our bespoke plywood kitchen furniture: the cabinet material, front finish and worktop can each respond to a different part of the brief.

Traffic Orange fronts across the U-shaped working run, with the shelf continuing beneath the window.
Traffic Orange fronts across the U-shaped working run, with the shelf continuing beneath the window.

Olive-green tall storage, with different jobs behind the fronts.

The tall units bring the ovens and drawer storage together in one bank. Elsewhere, a matching green frontage conceals the pantry entrance. Using the same colour connects the two elements while leaving their functions distinct.

Olive-green tall cabinetry accommodates the paired ovens and storage below.
Olive-green tall cabinetry accommodates the paired ovens and storage below.
The pantry entrance closed, within the olive-green frontage.
The pantry entrance closed, within the olive-green frontage.

Wide drawers and narrow pull-outs beside the hob.

The layout discussions considered storage as a set of individual units. A wide central drawer cabinet was developed with narrow pull-outs alongside it, making different sizes of storage available around the cooking area.

The installed photographs show that arrangement in use: broad drawers for cookware, with smaller items held in the adjacent pull-outs. The drawer boxes expose the birch plywood construction when opened.

Short grip details and recessed opening positions keep the front arrangement visually simple. These were discussed with the clients during manufacture, rather than treated as a finishing choice after the units had been made.

Open drawers and narrow pull-outs beneath and beside the hob reveal the plywood interiors.
Open drawers and narrow pull-outs beneath and beside the hob reveal the plywood interiors.

Storage designed around the sink.

The space beneath the sink needed its own arrangement. During production, JS DECO and the clients agreed a full lower drawer with split upper drawers shaped around the sink and its plumbing.

The finished view shows the separate upper storage and the deeper drawer below. It is a useful example of why the sink, waste arrangement and any proposed tank or filter should be considered alongside the cabinetry design.

For this project, the clients confirmed that a boiling-water tank or filter did not need to be accommodated. That is a project-specific decision, not an assumption to carry into another kitchen.

The open sink drawers show the divided upper storage and full lower drawer.
The open sink drawers show the divided upper storage and full lower drawer.

A concealed pantry with shelving around the interior.

Behind the green frontage, the pantry provides a separate area of open shelving. The fitted shelves return around the interior, keeping jars, bottles and other supplies visible when the door is open.

The contrast between the closed frontage and the open pantry is an important part of this project: it shows both the appearance in the room and the storage beyond it.

The pantry open, revealing plywood shelving returning around the interior.
The pantry open, revealing plywood shelving returning around the interior.

Plywood detail, pale worktops and a silver backdrop.

The pale Egger F422 laminate worktops sit above the orange fronts. Silver-finish laminate splashbacks were added to the agreed scope, giving the working run a contrasting backdrop.

A continuous shelf links the walls and passes beneath the window. The darker visible plywood edges and trim introduce another material detail alongside the painted surfaces.

The distinction matters when describing this kitchen: its cabinets and drawer boxes are birch plywood; its coloured fronts are painted moisture-resistant MDF. The different materials were selected for different parts of the same design.

A close view of the layered plywood detail where the worktop and painted cabinetry meet.
A close view of the layered plywood detail where the worktop and painted cabinetry meet.
The installed kitchen viewed across the hob towards the sink and orange drawer fronts.
The installed kitchen viewed across the hob towards the sink and orange drawer fronts.
Open plywood drawers with the cutlery tray and plate storage visible.
Open plywood drawers with the cutlery tray and plate storage visible.
A further view of the finished working run, wall cabinet and window shelf.
A further view of the finished working run, wall cabinet and window shelf.

Project specification

Location
Cawthorne
Project scope
Kitchen and pantry
Cabinet construction
18 mm birch plywood with a matt lacquer finish
Drawer boxes
18 mm birch plywood
Painted fronts
22 mm moisture-resistant MDF
Colours
RAL 2009 Traffic Orange and RAL 6003 Olive Green
Worktops
Egger F422 laminate
Splashback
Silver-finish laminate on moisture-resistant MDF
Storage
Wide drawers, narrow pull-outs, sink drawers and concealed pantry shelving
Hardware
Blum runners and hinges in the agreed specification
JS DECO drawer runner standard
Blum MOVENTO, 40 kg load class
JS DECO contribution
Design development and manufacture

The project specification identifies Blum runners and hinges. Blum MOVENTO, 40 kg load class, is stated here as the JS DECO drawer runner standard; the project documentation does not name the installed runner model.

From the agreed layout to workshop assembly.

The design renders established the orange working run, green tall cabinetry and concealed pantry before manufacture. They are shown here as design-stage illustrations, separately from the photographs of the installed kitchen.

Workshop photographs then document the actual cabinet construction, drawer boxes and painted fronts. They provide a closer view of the material combination than the finished room alone can offer.

Our guide to how bespoke furniture is developed explains the wider process. Here, the project evidence shows the particular decisions that were carried through.

Workshop assembly: the orange fronts and plywood cabinetry before installation.
Workshop assembly: the orange fronts and plywood cabinetry before installation.
The olive-green appliance cabinetry assembled in the workshop before installation.
The olive-green appliance cabinetry assembled in the workshop before installation.
The pantry shelving during workshop assembly, showing the internal returns.
The pantry shelving during workshop assembly, showing the internal returns.
Plywood drawer boxes and orange fronts during workshop assembly.
Plywood drawer boxes and orange fronts during workshop assembly.
Design-stage visualisation of the kitchen working run; colours, lighting and room finishes are illustrative.
Design-stage visualisation of the kitchen working run; colours, lighting and room finishes are illustrative.
Design-stage visualisation with the pantry open and the appliance bank alongside; this is not an installed photograph.
Design-stage visualisation with the pantry open and the appliance bank alongside; this is not an installed photograph.
Design visualisation: an angled view of the proposed kitchen working area.
Design visualisation: an angled view of the proposed kitchen working area.
Design visualisation: the working run and the return beside the sink.
Design visualisation: the working run and the return beside the sink.
Design visualisation: the closed green pantry frontage and appliance bank.
Design visualisation: the closed green pantry frontage and appliance bank.

Developing the furniture while the room changed.

The kitchen formed part of a wider home renovation. During the project, added insulation moved the window-wall face inwards by 25 mm, and ceiling overboarding reduced the available height.

Those changes prompted further discussion about cabinet dimensions, top infills and plinths. They illustrate an important part of a bespoke commission: drawings need to be coordinated with the room that will actually receive the furniture.

For anyone planning a similar renovation, it is useful to share planned wall build-ups, ceiling changes and appliance information early, then confirm finished dimensions at the appropriate stage.

Workshop detail of a plywood drawer box and painted front, before the cabinetry was installed.
Workshop detail of a plywood drawer box and painted front, before the cabinetry was installed.

Planning a kitchen with a clear colour direction?

Start with the colours, storage and room you have in mind.

If this Cawthorne kitchen appeals to you, tell us which details matter: the orange-and-green palette, plywood construction, drawer arrangements or concealed pantry. We can discuss how those priorities might translate into your own room.

JS DECO works with private clients and commercial project teams. Explore our commercial collaboration approach, or contact the workshop.

Useful information to share

  • Your location and renovation stage
  • Room photographs, plans or approximate dimensions
  • Preferred colours and materials
  • Appliances, drawer storage and pantry requirements
  • Planned building work, indicative budget and timescale
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Mention the orange-and-olive Cawthorne kitchen as a reference. Complete drawings are not needed to start a conversation.