4.9 / 5

Rated by our clients on Houzz

Since 2006

Designing and fitting London kitchens

2 showrooms

Chelsea Harbour and Wandsworth

In-house fitters

Our own installers, never subcontracted

Your Espresso kitchen.
Find your investment range.

Tell us about your project in a few steps and we’ll put together an indicative budget range. Then, if you’d like, one of our designers will refine it with you in person, at whichever showroom suits you.

Five questions, then your range on screen — adjust any answer and watch the figure move. We’ll ask for an email so we can send you a copy and our lookbook.

  • 1,600 Projects completed
  • 2,800 Kitchens installed
  • 2 London showrooms
  • 3 min To complete

Every one designed, supplied and
installed by us

A selection of London kitchens completed in the last two years, and a walk through a finished project. Each one was drawn by our designers, made to order in Italy and fitted by our own team.

Cesar Tangram Italian kitchen with a curved ribbed island, Amberwood, Kingston, designed and fitted by Espresso Design

Amberwood, Kingston

Cesar Tangram, curved island in ribbed metallic lacquer
Cesar Maxima 2.2 kitchen in pale ash with a tall wine cabinet beside a white column, Battersea Church Road

Battersea Church Road, SW11

Cesar Maxima 2.2 in ash, Konigstone concrete worktops
Hand-painted English kitchen with Italian oak doors and Calacatta Imperiale worktops, Perrymead, London SW6, by Espresso Design

Perrymead, SW6

Painted English cabinetry with Italian oak, Calacatta Imperiale worktops
Price a kitchen like these

A kitchen takes fifteen or more separate orders.
We manage every one of them.

At Espresso Design, we design, supply and install bespoke Italian kitchens across London and the Home Counties, usually working alongside your architect, interior designer or builder. Cabinetry, appliances, worktops, sinks, splashbacks and hardware are specified, ordered and coordinated by the same person, so nothing falls between suppliers. Wardrobes, pantries and wider joinery can be designed as one scheme with the kitchen.

One designer, start to finish

The designer who takes your brief is the one who draws the scheme, prices it, issues the technical drawings to your builder and coordinates every order along the way. They are still on the end of the phone the week the kitchen goes in, and for as long as you need them afterwards.

Made to order in Italy

Nothing in an Espresso kitchen comes off a shelf. Cesar and our other Italian manufacturers build your cabinetry to your dimensions and in your chosen finishes, and we see every piece through from the factory floor to the day it is fitted.

Fitted by our own team

Our installers are employed by Espresso Design rather than subcontracted, and between them they have fitted nearly 2,800 kitchens. If anything isn't right once the kitchen is in, the same team comes back and puts it right.

Fixed quote, no surprises

The estimator gives you an indicative range, and once the design is agreed you receive a fixed quote. If anything changes after that, it is priced and agreed with you before it happens, so there are never any surprises at the end.

Appliances, specified and fitted by us

Gaggenau, Miele, Bora, Sub-Zero and Wolf are chosen for your kitchen by the designer who planned it and fitted by the team who built it, which means you get the engineering pedigree without any of the sourcing risk.

Who this is for

Whole-house renovations, extensions, period conversions and new builds across London and the Home Counties. If you're working with an architect or interior designer, we'll work alongside them. Projects from around £25,000, designed, supplied and installed as one package. The estimator will show you where your project sits.

Featured in The Sunday Times Style, ‘The world’s coolest kitchens’

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by our clients

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Exactly the kitchen we wanted

Espresso Design gave us exactly the kitchen we wanted, when we wanted it and for the price we wanted. From the very first meeting, they couldn’t have been more helpful or easier to deal with. It was overall a very enjoyable experience and we are delighted with our new kitchen.

Gilly

Exceptionally happy

Following a lot of investigation and consideration of a number of different kitchen design specialists we decided to go with Espresso because of their expertise in understanding our specific design requirements. Their head of design Ben Jones guided us through the various different kitchen design options helping us realise the best layout option, with units, worktops, and appliances for the refurbishment of our kitchen-cum-family room.

His patient and practical approach coupled with his eye for detail resulted in the ideal solution for us. At all points throughout the project from design to installation Espresso were helpful and professional providing accurate timings for completion of the installation. For what can be a stressful and expensive exercise Espresso made it as painless as they could, with a personable, consultative and rigorous approach with no nasty surprises.

Almost three years on from installation we are still exceptionally happy with their kitchen design and recommend them to anyone for their professional and competitive service

Guy

Great value for money

As an interior designer I am constantly researching the market for brilliant product design that compliments the aesthetics of my interiors. Espresso Design were my first choice for this contemporary home and I was thrilled that my client agreed. Not only did they love the design proposal but they were delighted by the service they received by Espresso Design, both during and after the installation.

Budget is always a major consideration and I certainly feel that we got great value for money on the kitchen and wardrobes we specified. I would absolutely recommend Espresso Design and look forward to working with them on future projects.

Gail Race Interior Design

Cabinetry and appliances from the manufacturers that set the standard

Our cabinetry is made in Italy by Cesar and other leading Italian manufacturers. Our appliances come from Gaggenau, Miele and Bora in Germany, and Sub-Zero and Wolf in America, and we have specified them for twenty years. Every one is chosen for your kitchen by the designer who planned it and fitted by the team who built it, so the engineering pedigree comes without any of the sourcing risk.

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Sub-Zero and Wolf logos
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Awards and Recognition

KBB Review Awards 2026

Kitchen Showroom of the Year, Finalist

IDA International Design Awards 2024

Bronze, Residential Interior Design and Renovation

International Design and Architecture Awards 2021

Finalist

Three ways to see our kitchens before you commit to anything

Designer showing clients a sample at a white handleless island in the Wandsworth showroom, ovens to one side

Visit a showroom

  • Full working kitchens, with appliances you can cook on.
  • Every finish, door and worktop sample to hand.
  • Meet the designer who would run your project.
Book a showroom visit
Virtual tour of the showroom, with dark wood cabinets, marble worktops, a breakfast bar island and a glazed partition

Take the virtual tour

  • Walk through both showrooms from wherever you are.
  • No appointment and no salesperson.
  • Two minutes, and nobody follows up.
Open the virtual tour
Cesar The 50s black open shelving system filled with books against a stone wall, beside a round dining table

Download the lookbook

  • Twenty years of Espresso kitchens, in one collection.
  • The projects we’re proudest of, designed with clients, architects and interior designers.
  • First name and email only, and no sales call.
Download the lookbook

Frequently asked questions

How much does a bespoke Italian kitchen cost?
It depends on three things more than any other: the size and layout of the room, the appliance package and the worktop material. Our estimator asks about each and gives you an indicative range in about three minutes, excluding VAT. Once a design is agreed you receive a fixed quote, and any change after that is priced and agreed with you before it happens. Projects typically start from around £25,000.
How accurate is the estimator?
It is an indicative range rather than a quote, built on the pricing of the kitchens we have designed and installed, so it is a realistic starting point rather than a guess. Your designer then refines it with you, against your plans and your choices, and nothing is ordered until the budget is agreed.
Do you install, or do I need my own fitter?
We install. Our fitters are employed by Espresso Design, not subcontracted, and between them they have installed nearly 2,800 kitchens. We also issue full technical drawings to your builder, with every service position marked, and liaise with them on site from the moment you place the order.
How long does it take?
There are three stages. Design runs at your pace. Manufacture takes 9 to 16 weeks from the order being placed with the factory in Italy. Installation usually takes around 3 weeks, depending on the scope. Your designer will give you a programme at the outset and agree the dates with your builder, so the kitchen arrives when the room is ready for it.
Can you work with my architect or designer?
Yes, and most of our projects run that way. We have worked alongside architects, interior designers and contractors for twenty years, and several of them come back project after project. We take the design intent, draw the kitchen to it, issue technical drawings to the contractor and manage every order ourselves.
What guarantee comes with the kitchen?
Cesar cabinetry carries a five-year manufacturer's guarantee from the date of delivery, and appliances carry their own manufacturers' warranties. Our own installation works differently: we do not invoice the final 5% of the project until you have signed it off, so the work is not finished until you say it is.
Which appliance brands do you work with?
We specify and fit Gaggenau, Miele and Bora from Germany, and Sub-Zero and Wolf from America, and we have done for twenty years. Where a more standard package suits the project we also supply the main national brands, including Bosch, Siemens and Neff. The appliance package is chosen with your designer as part of the kitchen, not added afterwards, and we can arrange a demonstration in the showroom so you can cook on them before you decide.
Do you only design Italian kitchens?
The Italian-made contemporary kitchens on this page are the core of what we do and the focus of both showrooms. We also design and make a hand-painted English in-frame range, along with bespoke wardrobes and dressing rooms, and we increasingly combine the two, with painted English cabinetry alongside an Italian-made island in the same room. If that is closer to what you have in mind, tell us when you get in touch.