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Job 0418Kitchens

A larder for Mill Lane

A tall freestanding larder in olive green with oak shelves, spice racks on the doors and two deep drawers for flour and potatoes.

Where
Victorian terrace, Mill Lane
Fitted
June 2026
Timber
Painted tulipwood, oiled oak
Finish
Eggshell in deep olive; hardwax oil
On the bench
5 weeks
A tall olive green larder cupboard in a cottage kitchen with both doors open, oak shelves full of glass jars inside and small spice racks on the backs of the doors

Spice racks let into the doors

The kitchen at Mill Lane had one wall left, between the back door and the chimney breast, and the owners wanted somewhere for everything that usually ends up on the worktop.

The larder stands free of the wall, so it can move with them one day. Inside, five oak shelves at different heights for jars, tins and the big pans, and two deep drawers at the bottom that are cool enough for potatoes.

The doors

The spice racks are let into the backs of the doors, so the doors are thicker than they look: 22 mm frames with a 12 mm panel and a rack housed into the frame. The hinges are solid brass, three a door, and the doors still close with one finger.

Close-up of a pale oak drawer pulled half open, showing the fine hand-cut dovetails at its front corner and a small turned oak knob
Fig. 2Drawer fronts in oak, dovetailed by hand, 1:6 slope

Cut list

PartSize (mm)Qty
Side2 150 × 600 × 222
Door1 640 × 520 × 222
Shelf (oak)1 296 × 540 × 205
Drawer front (oak)640 × 210 × 202
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