piqu 45 Leesons Hill, Saint Paul's Cray, Orpington BR5 2LF

"We renovated our entire house over the last year, with a rear extension and full interior refit and upgrade. Our family life revolves around the kitchen so it was critical to get it right. From the moment we met Adrian (over a Zoom call), we found his deep expertise, coupled with a real desire to understand our needs a breath of fresh air amongst his peers. Adrian was very quickly able to internalise our vision and carefully (but resolutely) guide us towards a detailed kitchen design that was almost perfect from the first draft. His knowledge of the products that he works with (in this case a Ballerina kitchen), was exceptional - coming up with extremely clever solutions to challenges with our specific situation. Based on this very good experience during the design phase, and after getting some insane quotes from (very experienced) European manufacturers of outdoor kitchens, we asked Adrian if he would be interested in quoting for the outdoor kitchen. Despite not having done many previously, Adrian jumped into the challenge and worked with his suppliers (especially his joiner) to make some bespoke cabinetry incorporating the outdoor fridge, Big Green Egg barbecue, sink, and storage space for all the gubbins that was previously littered around the shed! Adrian worked diligently to ensure we tested all finishes to ensure durability and alignment with the indoor kitchen. In the period following the creation of the detailed design but before installation, we experienced a large number of hiccups. All (but one, see below) were due to external factors to Adrian and the team. Our builders experienced delays, the steels ended up in a slightly different place from the original design and the glazing suppliers threw in a few curveballs too. In each instance, Adrian was able to juggle and manage these external dependencies with his trademark calm and understanding approach. Even Adrian was not immune to some of the external challenges this last year; several suppliers (stone, appliances and kitchen) let him down in various ways that could have potentially impacted our project. Adrian dealt with these dependencies with transparency, quick-thinking and creativity ensuring that the impacts were managed and mitigated. The fitting of the kitchen was an exciting culmination of all the hard work. Due to various factors, the house was still very much a building site but Adrian’s installation team (who were extremely skilful, knowledgable and friendly) worked around the mess and were able to put in the kitchen in a beautiful way. Their craftsmanship shone through as they integrated the “standard” elements of the kitchen to fit around the mechanical and electrical elements. We hadn’t understood what a huge difference this small aspect of the kitchen could make as it ensured every bit of possible space could be utilised. The fitters also worked very well with our builders who were doing the plumbing and electrical connection works. After installation, Adrian was incredibly proactive on fixing snagging, including helping with elements that were actually nothing to do with him, but nonetheless needed to be corrected for us to enjoy the space. The finished product speaks for itself. The pictures really don’t do it justice and we are so happy with the finished product. It has proven durability and quality in the first 5months of usage and we always feel that Adrian is there if we need anything. The layout is frankly perfect and all of Adrian’s wisdom shines through each day when we use the spaces. Thanks to Adrian, Karen and all the team at Piqu for their hard work in getting us our dream kitchens (until the next house ;-) )"

"It has been a real pleasure to work with Adrian and indeed the whole team at Piqu. From the very start when we stumbled across Adrian’s showroom at Micron Home Improvements when researching glazing for our sliding doors, we knew we were in good hands. Having tried several different independent kitchen designers before meeting Adrian, we were getting a bit fed up and beginning to think it was impossible to get a kitchen layout in the space we were creating that would actually work! The kitchen has now been installed for a couple of months and not only does it look absolutely stunning and is everything we could have wished for and more – it really works from a design point of view and is brilliant for us to spend time in as a family and when we are entertaining. There is nothing that we would change and that is a testament to Adrian’s great skill as a designer and immense patience when dealing with my numerous questions and long emails! His attention to detail certainly matched my own and nothing was overlooked nor too much trouble throughout the whole process (from his initial visit before the builders had even started to his last visit – supervising the installation of our beautiful painted glass splashback) – Adrian and indeed Tim were always attentive to our needs and really cared about the end result. During the process he was always available for advice and suggestions (and even helped with other aspects of the build such the lighting). Would wholeheartedly recommend if you are looking for an extremely high quality kitchen with a bespoke service at a really reasonable price. Thanks Piqu for delivering our dream kitchen and for the wonderful first rate service – we absolutely love it!"

"Attention to detail and Passion! We were rather daunted when we started looking for a kitchen for our new extension. Although there seemed to be a good number of companies offering some quite nice looking products we always felt disappointed by the designs and level and detail. Finally, we were recommended to Piqu by a good friend and we can’t recommend enough the company and the help we received from Adrian. Frankly they went above and beyond what we would expect and we have now a most beautiful and functional kitchen that we are immensely proud of. The quality of furniture and materials used are fantastic but if I were really to recommend one thing it’s the passion Adrian showed for giving us the best possible kitchen. I would recommend Piqu to anyone who wants to create that truly special space............."