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Bespoke Kitchens & Kitchen Design St Albans
Tamaru Kitchens & Interiors designs and supplies bespoke kitchens for homes in St Albans and across Hertfordshire from our studio in Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard. We offer both Häcker German kitchens and Handmade English cabinetry, with our team able to manage the project from initial design and specification through to supply and installation.
If you're planning a new kitchen in St Albans, the right design team should consider much more than the door style.
The layout needs to work for the way you live, the cabinetry should suit the architecture of your home, and decisions around appliances, storage, worktops and adjoining spaces all need to come together as one considered design.
Because we offer both German and handmade English kitchens, we can explore different approaches to your project rather than starting with one particular style or range.
Book a Free design consultation with your bespoke kitchen designer in St Albans at our Hockliffe studio. Call 01525 210 795 or WhatsApp 07388 493193.
Book a Design ConsultationKitchen Design for St Albans Homes
A well-designed kitchen starts with understanding how the room needs to work.
We consider how many people use the kitchen, where you cook and prepare food, the storage you need, how people move through the room and how the kitchen connects with dining and living areas.
These details influence everything from the position of an island to appliance placement, seating and the space between key working areas.
This is particularly important when a kitchen forms part of an extension or renovation, where decisions made early can affect lighting, electrics, plumbing and the overall layout.
Our approach is to design the kitchen around your home and the way you use it, rather than simply fitting cabinetry into the available space.
German and Handmade Kitchens for St Albans
One of the advantages of working with Tamaru is the choice between German-manufactured and Handmade English cabinetry.
Häcker German Kitchens
Our Häcker kitchens are designed by our team and manufactured in Germany.
We offer both the Concept130 and Systemat collections, with a wide choice of contemporary, handled and handleless designs, finishes, cabinet configurations and intelligent storage options.
Concept130 offers excellent flexibility across a broad range of styles, while Systemat provides additional specification and design possibilities for more individually detailed kitchens.
Handmade English Kitchens
Our Handmade English kitchens offer a different type of flexibility.
Available in LayOn and InFrame styles, the cabinetry can be made to measure and works particularly well for shaker kitchens, character homes and projects where individual dimensions or detailing are important.
A wide choice of paint colours and finishes also allows the kitchen to be developed around the wider interior.
You don't need to know which approach is right before you visit us. Part of our role is helping you understand the differences and decide what best suits your property, style and budget.
Bespoke Kitchens for Period and Character Properties
St Albans has a rich architectural heritage, with period homes forming an important part of the city and surrounding area.
Older properties can present very different design considerations from newly built homes. Uneven walls, chimney breasts, original features and unusual room proportions may all influence the layout.
A bespoke approach allows these details to be considered as part of the design rather than treated as problems later.
St Albans and the surrounding area also include conservation areas and listed buildings, so homeowners planning significant changes to a historic property may need to consider any relevant planning or listed-building requirements.
Our role is to balance the character of the property with the practical requirements of modern everyday living.
More Than a Kitchen
For many of our clients, a new kitchen forms part of a wider interiors project.
Alongside kitchens, Tamaru designs and supplies:
- Utility and boot rooms
- Bedrooms and fitted wardrobes
- Home offices
- TV and media furniture
- Bathrooms
- Amtico flooring and more
We can also help specify the elements that complete the kitchen, including worktops, sinks, taps and appliances.
Our appliance offering includes brands such as Sub-Zero & Wolf, Miele, Siemens, Liebherr, Bora and Lacanche, alongside Blanco, Quooker, Perrin & Rowe and more for sinks, taps and finishing details.
Considering these elements together can make a real difference, particularly in open-plan spaces where the kitchen needs to work with the rooms around it.
Kitchen Renovations and Extensions in St Albans
Some kitchen projects involve much more than replacing cabinetry.
You may be extending the house, opening two rooms into one, relocating the kitchen or completely reconsidering how the ground floor works.
Tamaru is part of the DreamBuild Group, giving us access to wider construction expertise where structural or building work is required.
This allows the kitchen design and wider renovation to be considered together. For homeowners planning an extension or substantial refurbishment, involving the kitchen designer early can also help ensure cabinetry, appliances, lighting, plumbing and electrics are considered while the overall layout is still being developed.
Our Kitchen Design Process
Every project starts with understanding your space, how you use it and what you would like to achieve. We can begin with a conversation over the phone or in our Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard studio, including an early discussion around budget so we can explore the options that work best for your project.
Design and specification
We develop the layout around your room and the way you live, considering cabinetry, storage, appliances, seating, worktop space and circulation.
Your plans and visuals are then presented in our studio, where we can work through the design together and explore materials, finishes and specifications in person.
Quotation, manufacture and installation
Once the design and specification have been developed, we prepare a detailed quotation for your project.
Manufacturing is typically around four to eight weeks, depending on the cabinetry selected. We can also provide installation, which usually takes around two to three weeks for a typical kitchen. More extensive renovation or building work may require a longer programme.
Visit Our Kitchen Studio
Our Tamaru kitchen and interiors studio is on Watling Street in Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard.
Here you can see working kitchen displays, compare German and Handmade cabinetry, explore materials and finishes and discuss your project with our design team.
A studio visit is particularly useful if you're still deciding between styles or specifications, as it allows you to compare the construction, storage, finishes and details in person.
We regularly work across Hertfordshire, including St Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted, as well as Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Greater London.
How Much Does a Bespoke Kitchen in St Albans Cost?
There is no single price for a kitchen because every project has a different room, cabinetry specification, appliance package and level of installation.
As a broad guide, fully fitted kitchens can start from around £15,000 for a smaller scheme, with medium-sized kitchens and island layouts often moving into the £20,000–£25,000+ range. Larger kitchens, higher specifications and more extensive appliance packages will naturally increase the overall project value.
We prefer to understand your approximate budget early so we can guide you towards the cabinetry, appliances and finishes that make sense for the project.
Interest-free finance and Buy Now, Pay Later options may also be available depending on the project value and products selected.
Why Work With Tamaru?
Our approach brings together kitchen design, cabinetry, appliances and wider interiors rather than considering each element separately.
With Tamaru, you can choose between German and Handmade English kitchens, work directly with our design team and, where required, bring wider construction expertise into the project through DreamBuild.
Whether you're creating a contemporary kitchen within a new extension, redesigning a family home or looking for cabinetry that suits a period property, we develop the specification around your home and the way you live.
What Our Clients Say
“The finish is exceptional and the service, support and patience shown by Neil from start to finish has been very much appreciated... the care that Tamaru took with our property from protecting door frames and doors to cleaning up at the end of every day was very much appreciated too.”
— Katie Harris
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Tamaru designs and supplies kitchens for homeowners in St Albans and across Hertfordshire from our studio in Hockliffe.
Yes. Our kitchen and interiors studio is on Watling Street in Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard. Here you can explore our displays, compare German and handmade cabinetry and discuss your project with our design team.
There is no fixed price because every kitchen is designed around a different room and specification. As a broad guide, fully fitted kitchens can start from around £15,000, with larger or more highly specified projects increasing from there.
Yes. Our design team works with you to develop the layout, cabinetry, finishes and specification as part of the Tamaru process.
The design stage varies depending on the project and how quickly decisions are made. Once an order is finalised, manufacturing is typically around four to eight weeks, with installation usually taking around two to three weeks for a typical kitchen.
Yes. Tamaru is part of the DreamBuild Group, giving us access to wider construction expertise for projects involving structural alterations, extensions and more comprehensive renovation work.
We work across St Albans and the surrounding Hertfordshire area, including Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted, as well as further across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Most of our projects are within around an hour from Leighton Buzzard.
Start Planning Your St Albans Kitchen
If you're considering a new kitchen, extension or wider renovation in St Albans, you're welcome to visit our Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard studio and talk through your plans with our team.
Explore our German and Handmade English kitchen collections, compare materials and finishes and see how we approach kitchen design in person.
Ready to work with a bespoke kitchen designer in St Albans? Book a design consultation with Tamaru today on 01525 210 795.
