Boot Room and Library, Newlyn

A large wooden bookshelf with multiple compartments, some containing books and framed photos, set against a light-colored wall and a herringbone wood floor.

This project brought two connected spaces together under one roofline in Newlyn: a boot room fitted into a sloped ceiling, and a full height library built as a single piece of joinery along an entire wall.‍

In the boot room, base units and wall units in Dijon Walnut are paired with door and panel fronts veneered in Crown Cut European Oak, edged in solid oak and finished with a routed handle. The tallest doors are cut on an angle to follow the pitch of the ceiling, with a half height routed handle set to one side so the doors still open cleanly despite the slope. A run of open shelving and a small display niche break up the run of closed doors, giving the room somewhere to put things down as well as away.‍

The library is built as a single wall of oak veneered joinery, floor to ceiling, mixing open cubes of varying sizes with a run of drawers and cupboards along the bottom. Every panel, from the tall end panels down to the smallest shelf, is in the same oak veneer with solid edging, left unfinished for oiling on site once fitted. Drawer and door fronts below are fitted with a central pull routed into the top edge, keeping the same handle free look as the boot room above. Cabinetry behind the scenes is built in Oak, with Blum soft close hinges and drawers throughout.

Both spaces share the same construction standard as every Meadows kitchen: Blum Onyx soft close hinges and LegraBox drawers, high quality units and doors, so the fitted joinery performs as well as it looks.

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Living room with a large wooden bookshelf filled with books and framed photographs, a white curtain covering large windows, a white sofa, a black coffee table with a vase of purple flowers, and a hanging ceiling light.

Doors & Panels:
Boot Room - Crown Cut European Oak veneer, solid 5mm edging, 22mm thick, routed handle, stained to a mid oak stain. Tall doors cut to the ceiling pitch with a half height routed handle set to one side. J-pull routed handles and slab with push to open. Open shelving and a display niche built into the run.
Library - Crown Cut European Oak veneer, solid 2mm edging, 19mm thick, natural matt lacquer finish. Full height tall end panels, back panels, shelving and top and bottom panels in matching veneer, forming a mix of open cubes and closed storage across the full wall.

Cabinetry & Hardware:
Boot Room - Egger 18mm MFC, Dijon Walnut. Blum Onyx soft close hinges, leg upgrade. Blum LegraBox soft close drawers. Base units drilled for pull out
Library - Oak units in bookmatched grain. Blum Onyx soft close hinges, leg upgrade. Blum LegraBox soft close drawers.

Worktop:
Matching material to doors and panels.

Close-up of a wooden furniture piece, with a smooth, dark brown finish, showing detailed grain and a curved edge.

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Wooden bookshelf filled with books, picture frames, a bowl, and decorative shells
Living room with a large wooden bookshelf and books, white curtains, a black coffee table with a vase of purple flowers, and white sofa. Wooden floor with a herringbone pattern.
A wooden bookshelf filled with books and decorative items in a living room, with framed artwork on the wall and wooden flooring.
Close-up view of a wooden corner with a floor and wall, showing the grain and texture of the wood, along with some small debris or dirt.
Close-up of wooden flooring with a mirrored surface reflecting the wood pattern.
Close-up of a wooden floor with a diagonal pattern, a section of a wooden cabinet or furniture with a horizontal grain, and beige marble or stone flooring with natural veining.
Close-up of a wooden surface with visible grain patterns and a small cutout.
A wooden bed with yellow pillow and white sheet.
Close-up of a wooden bed headboard with a light-colored pillow and a white bed sheet, next to a wooden cabinet in a bedroom or hotel room.
Close-up of a dark wooden furniture piece, focusing on the side and a small cutout at the bottom.
Close-up of wooden cabinet doors beneath a marble countertop.

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