Kitchens

Bespoke kitchens that actually fit, actually work, and don’t look tired in five years

Most “fitted kitchens” are just flat-pack boxes with fancy doors and a sales pitch. They’re built around whatever the supplier has in a catalogue, not what your room actually needs.

JM Joinery design and manufacture bespoke kitchens from our workshop in Callow, Herefordshire. We build proper cabinets, doors and trims to suit your space, your house and how you live, not a showroom layout.

We offer supply only or supply and fit within our installation area.

What we do

We’re a joinery workshop first, not a high-pressure showroom. That means:

• Made-to-measure cabinets – height, width and depth built around your room, not around a standard carcase grid.

• Bespoke doors and fronts – Shaker, in-frame, slab, V-groove, tongue & groove, etc.

• Pantries, larders and utility rooms – not just “kitchen runs”.

• Feature pieces – islands, breakfast bars, dresser units, boot rooms and seating.

• Timber worktops, panels, end panels and trims made properly, not bodged on site.

If it’s joinery in or around a kitchen, we’re interested.

Kitchen styles

We’re not tied to one look. We’ll design around the building and your taste.

Common styles:

Shaker Kitchens

• Frame-and-panel doors, simple and clean.

• Works in older cottages, barn conversions and modern houses.

• Easy to repaint in future if you want a change of colour.

In-Frame Kitchens

• Doors set inside a visible frame, more traditional, solid look.

• Suits period and higher-end projects.

• Needs accurate manufacture – this is where a proper workshop matters.

Modern / Slab Kitchens

• Flat doors and clean lines.

• Great for contemporary houses, extensions and open-plan spaces.

• Can be very simple and calm if designed properly.

Mixed Style Kitchens

• Classic base units with cleaner wall units.

• Painted timber with timber accents (islands, shelves, trims).

• Useful where the building has character, but you don’t want it to feel like a museum.

Send photos of the room and anything you like the look of – we’ll tell you what’s realistic, what isn’t, and what will actually work in your space.

Materials & construction

We don’t do flimsy. The exact spec depends on budget and design, but typically:

• Cabinets

  • Solid and/or high-quality sheet materials (e.g. birch ply, moisture-resistant board) depending on spec.

  • Proper fixings, not just a handful of cams and hope.

• Doors & fronts

  • Solid timber frames with panel inserts for Shaker / in-frame.

  • Paint-grade timber/MDF combinations where sensible.

  • High-quality slab fronts for modern kitchens.

• Drawers

  • Solid boxes or branded soft-close systems depending on the job.

  • Sized to suit what you’re actually storing, not just whatever comes in a kit.

We choose materials based on use, location, budget and finish – not just what’s cheapest that day.

Worktops

We can work with:

• Timber worktops – oak, iroko and other hardwoods, made and finished properly.

• Compact laminates / standard laminates – for tougher budgets and utility spaces.

• Stone, quartz and solid surfaces – usually supplied via trusted worktop fabricators, templated and fitted to our cabinets.

We’ll be very clear what we are supplying and what a specialist will handle, especially on stone and solid surface worktops.

Storage & layout

The point of a bespoke kitchen is that it actually fits your life, not just your room.

We can incorporate:

• Pantry & larder units – pull-outs, full-height storage, internal drawers.

• Corner solutions that are actually usable, not just dead space.

• Integrated bins – recycling, waste, etc., not an afterthought.

• Appliance housing – ovens, microwaves, fridges, freezers, dishwashers, wine coolers, the lot.

• Open shelving, plate racks and dressers where it suits the room.

If you tell us how you cook and how you use the room, we’ll design to suit that – not just stick units on the wall until they fit.

Finishes

We can supply:

• Fully factory-painted kitchens

  • Proper priming and top coats, controlled conditions.

  • Any colour – standard ranges or matched.

• Clear / stained finishes

  • Where you want to see the timber (often for islands, trims or feature units).

• Primed-only joinery

  • If your decorator is handling finishing on site.

Factory finishing gives a harder-wearing, more consistent surface – especially on doors and frames.

Appliances & sinks

We’re not trying to be an appliance retailer. You’ve got options:

• You supply your own appliances and sinks (online, local merchant, etc.), we build and fit the kitchen around them.

• Or we coordinate with your supplier, making sure sizes and cut-outs are correct.

What matters is clear information: model numbers, cut-out sizes, and what needs to be integrated or on show.

The process

Roughly:

1. Initial chat

   • You send rough measurements, photos and any ideas or inspiration images.

   • You tell us the level you’re aiming at (straightforward, mid, higher-end).

2. Design & layout

   • We work through a sensible layout for the space.

   • On more involved jobs we can provide drawings/visuals so you can see what you’re approving.

3. Detailed quote

   • Itemised pricing for cabinets, doors, worktops (if supplied), installation and any extras.

   • Clear on what we’re doing and what other trades are doing (plumbing, electrics, tiling, flooring, etc.).

4. Manufacture

   • Joinery is built and finished in our workshop in Callow.

   • Doors, drawers and panels all made to the agreed design.

5. Installation (if supply & fit)

   • Old kitchen stripped out as agreed.

   • New cabinets installed, scribed, levelled and fixed properly.

   • Worktops fitted (by us or specialist fabricator, depending on material).

6. Sign-off

   • Final tweaks, door adjustments and checks.

   • We walk through what’s been done and what you need other trades to finish.

Supply Only or Supply & Fit

Supply Only

• Ideal for builders, joiners and competent DIYers.

• We supply cabinetry, doors, panels and trims, finished or primed as agreed.

• You/your fitter handle installation, plumbing, electrics, tiling and final making good.

• Collection from our workshop in Callow, HR2 8BP – delivery can be discussed on larger orders.

Supply & Fit

• We handle cabinet installation and joinery fitting within about an hour’s drive of our workshop.

• We coordinate with your electrician/plumber for service positions as needed.

• You still use your own trades for plumbing, electrics, gas, tiling, flooring, decorating, unless specifically agreed otherwise.

We’ll spell out exactly what’s included and what isn’t, so there’s no scope-creep argument later.

What we need to quote a kitchen properly

To price a kitchen sensibly, we’ll need:

• Room dimensions – ideally a simple plan with doors, windows and ceiling height.

• Positions of services (or where they can be moved to).

• A rough idea of style – Shaker, in-frame, modern slab, etc.

• Whether you want timber worktops, laminate, or are planning stone/quartz via a specialist.

• Whether you want supply only or supply & fit, and your postcode.

• Photos of the existing room if it’s a refit.

If you’ve got architect’s drawings, send those too – they help avoid guesswork.

Planning a new kitchen?

If you’re fed up with catalogue kitchens and want something built properly:

• Use the Get in touch form.

• Attach your room measurements, photos and any drawings.

• Tell us what you’re trying to achieve and roughly where the budget sits (we won’t waste your time).

We’ll come back with straight advice, a clear plan and realistic numbers – no showroom patter, no fake “sale ends Friday”, just a proper kitchen built by a proper joinery workshop.