Kitchen Covet | The British Range Cooker

Drawing on the inherent culinary appeal of a British range cooker, we’re exploring how they can become the focal point in four distinct kitchens.

The range cooker, defined by its combination of stovetop and oven, has established itself as a hallmark of the classic British kitchen. Conjuring Georgian homes and farmhouse kitchens with characteristically English cabinetry, the traditional-style range cooker has become an essential part of the British kitchen design ethos.

Proud of their UK heritage, Belling has been integral to bringing high-quality ovens for avid cooks into the home for more than a century. Belling’s technological advancements can be traced back to releasing the first British oven with glass doors in 1939; while continuing to manufacture 100 per cent of its range cookers in the UK today.

A range cooker can be one of the most important decisions in the kitchen – and the visual anchor to which all other elements can be shaped around. Taking inspiration from Melbourne-based interior designer Carole Whiting’s British-inspired Haines Residence, we’re looking at how the Belling Richmond Deluxe Range Cooker Collection in the new finish of Graphite can combine both colonial style and modern technology in the kitchen. We explore how this range cooker is a versatile match for four distinct kitchen styles: European-inspired, modern family retreat, contemporary Australian and a monochrome minimalist kitchen.

Produced in partnership with Belling

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Haines Residence by Carole Whiting

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European-inspired Kitchen

The range cooker naturally finds its way into the European-inspired kitchen, pairing elegantly with steel frame French doors, Arabescato Corchia stone and dark chevron oak floors. Sophistication comes through this richly-layered palette topped with custom grainy dark oak cabinetry, as seen in Swedish studio Liljencrantz Design’s Strandvägen Home.

Like the range cooker, these stately materials and dignified pieces are a match made in period homes. The Richmond Deluxe Range Cooker in Graphite also makes itself an ideal choice in the European-inspired kitchen for its multi-cavity cooking capabilities, while being easy to clean and maintain.

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Modern Family Retreat Kitchen

The modern family retreat kitchen calls on an unpretentious mix of natural, textural materials and hardworking fixtures and appliances. With authentic materials such as crazy paving, travertine and handmade tiles, the focus is equally on drawing the outside in, connecting with nature and ensuring the kitchen is functional for a family by the coast or in the country.

In a kitchen that combines a real sense of humility with honest material application, the range cooker finds its place as the reliable feeder of the family. The Richmond Deluxe Range Cooker in Graphite offers the latest cooking technology, where all functions are in the one location, with the flexibility of up to four ovens and consistent cooking temperatures.

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Contemporary Australian Kitchen

Fit for the modern-day cook, the range cooker isn’t confined to traditional-style kitchens. A space-efficient option for compact kitchens, the range cooker is a welcome addition to a bold and contemporary Australian kitchen. Where playful and bold accents come through in opulent veining stonework and plum tones, the contemporary Australian kitchen isn’t afraid to push boundaries in the kitchen with colour, material and form, like in the Longwood Apartment by Studio Prineas.

The contemporary Australian kitchen also isn’t shy to mix metallics like silver and brass with statement tapware and fixtures. Fitting to this expressive style is the Richmond Deluxe Range Cooker in Graphite, letting the kitchen be the central hub of the home that everyone naturally gravitates to.

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Monochrome Minimalist Kitchen

The monochrome minimalist kitchen is all about luxury through restraint, with a polished aesthetic derived from reflective surfaces, streamlined lighting and the opulent atmosphere a strictly monochrome palette brings. The range cooker can be a design highlight in a minimalist’s kitchen and a dramatic focal point when contrasted with white surfaces and fixtures.

As a minimalist’s kitchen often prioritises functionality, the Richmond Deluxe Range Cooker in Graphite offers this in the form of premium culinary-centric design, with ease of entertaining through 13 cooking functions guaranteed with the Multi-Function Oven.