Wakefield · Bespoke U-shaped kitchen
A compact Blu Fes FENIX kitchen, built around the room.
Deep blue fronts and visible plywood edges give this U-shaped kitchen its character. Bespoke cabinetry brings the sink, cooking area and tall storage into a compact arrangement, with a slim solid FENIX NTM worktop continuing around the working runs.
JS DECO designed, manufactured and installed this kitchen in Wakefield. The construction combines 18 mm plywood carcases, 20 mm FENIX-laminated plywood doors and a 12 mm solid FENIX NTM worktop.
- Location
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Layout
- U-shaped
- Front finish
- FENIX NTM Blu Fes
- Installation
- JS DECO
From drawing to finished kitchen
Planning the working runs and tall storage together.
The U-shaped layout provides worktop along three sides, with the sink and hob on adjoining runs. At the end of the cooking run, a tall cabinet beside the glazed door brings full-height storage into the same blue-and-plywood composition.
The design drawing below records the proposed arrangement before manufacture. Compare it with the completed photograph to see the relationship between the window, sink, hob, wall cabinets and tall housing. Both images can be enlarged without leaving this page.
Useful storage starts with the arrangement.
The drawing identifies a washing-machine housing, fridge-freezer housing, soft-close drawers, pull-out storage and corner baskets as part of the proposal. These annotations explain the design intent; the photographs show the finished cabinetry with the fronts closed.
Wall cabinets make use of the height above the working area, while base cabinets and drawers sit below the worktop. For a similar compact kitchen, the internal fittings should be selected alongside the cabinet dimensions and the space needed to open doors and access corners.
Our kitchen design service considers these relationships before manufacture. This project illustrates how room-specific proportions can guide bespoke kitchen manufacturing.
Blue surfaces, visible construction
Blu Fes fronts framed by exposed plywood edges.
The deep matt blue fronts are contrasted with the pale layered edges of the plywood. Those edges remain visible around the doors and panels, making the construction part of the finished appearance.
The 20 mm doors are plywood laminated with FENIX NTM. They are distinct from the 18 mm plywood carcases behind them and the 12 mm solid FENIX NTM worktop above. This is a project-specific combination of cabinet structure, front finish and worktop material.
A light worktop and task lighting balance the blue.
The light-toned worktop contrasts with the dark fronts, while the warm neutral splashback creates a quieter background to the sink and cooking area. Under-cabinet LED lighting illuminates the working surface and highlights the line below the wall cabinets.
The finished views also show why panel alignment matters in a flat-front kitchen: the door divisions, exposed edges and junctions around the tall housing are visible parts of the overall composition.
Explore our FENIX kitchen furniture for the wider material options, or our plywood kitchens for the construction approach.
Project specification
- Location
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Layout
- U-shaped
- Carcases
- 18 mm plywood
- Doors
- 20 mm FENIX-laminated plywood
- Front finish
- FENIX NTM Blu Fes
- Worktop
- 12 mm solid FENIX NTM
- Lighting
- Under-cabinet LED task lighting
- Installation
- JS DECO
- Hinges
- Blum soft-close hinges
- Drawer runners
- Blum MOVENTO, 40 kg load class
- Blum hardware guarantee
- Blum hardware is covered by Blum UK’s lifetime guarantee, subject to its terms.
Made to suit the room, installed by JS DECO.
The kitchen was manufactured for this room rather than assembled around a fixed set of standard cabinet sizes. Design development established the cabinet arrangement and appliance positions before production; JS DECO then handled the installation.
Read how bespoke furniture works for the wider design and manufacturing process. For another U-shaped example, compare the white FENIX and plywood kitchen in Leeds, which includes before-and-after photographs and open-storage views.
Plan your own kitchen
Could a bespoke U-shaped layout make more of your room?
Share photographs, approximate dimensions and the appliances you need to accommodate. Tell us where your current storage or worktop arrangement is difficult to use, and whether visible plywood edges and a matt FENIX finish appeal to you.
Mention this Blu Fes kitchen in Wakefield when you enquire so we can discuss the details that interest you, from the blue fronts to the slim worktop and tall cabinetry.
JS DECO works with private clients and commercial project teams. Explore our commercial collaboration approach, or contact the workshop to discuss your plans.
Useful information to share
- Your location and project stage
- Room photographs and any available plans
- Layout, worktop and storage priorities
- Preferred materials and finishes
- Indicative budget and timescale
Complete drawings are not needed to start a conversation.