December 2023 by Sue Bennett
We really enjoyed working through the design process with the Hout team. Sjouke's ability to listen, put forward ideas and come up with a considered, practical and well designed kitchen lead us to a result that will be a pleasure to live with. Our new kitchen is beautiful, unique and incredibly well crafted using stunning, locally sourced elm.
July 2023 by Alice Booth
I spent a long time looking for the right company to build my kitchen. I was sure I didn?t want an off-the-shelf model. Because my family are not planning on moving house again, I was looking for something handmade, bespoke, sustainable, and beautiful? and I love wood. After a lot of research, I found HOUT Kitchens, and Sjouke, Tracy and their team did not disappoint.As all the company?s work is custom-made, they don?t have a showroom. Instead, Tracy took me to two homes with beautiful HOUT kitchens, and two extremely proud owners.Sjouke and Tracy also invited us to the HOUT workshop, showing us their kitchen making process and where they store and dry their wood. It was fantastic to see how the whole process was going to work. From the very first, I felt assured we were in good hands.The design and development process was really satisfying. I had a fairly good idea of what I wanted based on the plans I?d made with our architect, but I loved working with Sjouke to really develop the look and detail of the kitchen. It is indeed the details of our kitchen that really make it stand out and make it so, so striking and pleasing to use.I love that our kitchen is made from sustainable wood and from a single elm tree ? the grain of the wood runs across the front of the drawers, and it is one of the most beautiful details of the kitchen; I love our breakfast cupboard with pocket doors where we can hide away our microwave, kettle, and other appliances when not in use; I love the drawer insert which has separators for our cups and glasses, and a handsome sycamore bread bin with a lid. I love that we collaborated with Sjouke and Tracy to find the right appliances that are quiet, beautiful and in perfect synch with the look and feel of our kitchen.Furthermore, when I presented the idea of a slatted screen to divide our sliding doors and window seat to Sjouke, he came back with the perfect solution. Firstly, he took the time to work out how it would ?float? off the ground? which is both visually appealing and practical (easy to clean the floor underneath!) Also, his decision to use of two contrasting woods (sycamore rods running through sturdy elm slats) give it a stunning look. It is my absolute favourite part of the kitchen.We feel so blessed to have found real craftspeople and perfectionists to design and make our kitchen? the heart of our home. We will enjoy it for years to come. We absolutely can?t thank Sjouke, Tracy, Henry and the wider team enough for planning, designing and making us such an extraordinary, individual and tailored kitchen. It is just what we wanted and much, much more.
July 2023 by Anke Dower
Sjouke, Henry and Tracy are an amazing team! From the moment we started designing our kitchen with them, we felt in safe hands: they listened to us, guided us with their expertise, helped source products and appliances but also let us have our say and input. The process from beginning to end was creative, supportive and professional and communication was excellent. The finished result is everything and more than we wanted from our kitchen. The craftsmanship, attention to detail and simple beauty give us joy every time we use the space.Service: Custom kitchen cabinet construction
October 2018 by James Swann
Amazing furniture, amazing service! We went to Hout with a rough idea for a TV stand and came away with a design that blew us away. The showroom is testament to the creative spark and a walk around the workshop just inspires so much confidence in what these guys do. Sjouke's friendliness, vision and attention to detail is incredible and we couldn't be happier. Top, top place!
October 2018 by Katherine Bostock
Fast, Efficient and Friendly. They perfected a rough plan into a great design, creating a bespoke wardrobe with a fold down bed. Successfully turning a small 10x8 room into a working study and comfortable double bedroom. Can't thank them enough.
October 2018 by Anne Chester
OUR STAIRCASE WAS TRANSFORMED FROM THE USUAL TO SOMETHING OF BEAUTY, BY HOUTE DESIGN WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR WOOD AND GOOD WORKMANSHIP. A PLEASURE HAVING YOU WORKING IN OUR HOME. Anne
