Bungalows
Rustington, East Preston, Angmering. Ceiling-height cabinetry adds a whole tier of storage in a low room.
West Sussex
Handmade kitchens in Littlehampton, Rustington & Angmering
Bungalow country. Low ceilings, single-storey service runs and a great many kitchens that have not been touched since the seventies.
Littlehampton · West Sussex
Bespoke kitchens for Littlehampton homes
The stretch from Angmering through Rustington and East Preston to Littlehampton has one of the highest concentrations of bungalows in the county, and bungalow kitchens have their own particular character: relatively low ceilings, all the services running in one plane, and often a small original kitchen with a separate dining room next door.
The good news is that they respond extremely well to bespoke work. Taking cabinetry to the ceiling in a 2.3m room adds a full tier of storage and, counterintuitively, makes the room feel taller because the eye follows the vertical line. Removing the wall between kitchen and dining room — usually non-structural in a post-war bungalow, though always worth checking — creates the single open room most people actually want.
Closer to the seafront and along the river at Littlehampton, coastal exposure is a real factor. Salt air finds its way into unsealed board, so moisture-resistant carcasses and sealed interiors are standard rather than optional.
There is also a lot of 1960s and 1970s housing here with kitchens that are structurally sound and cosmetically finished. Where the carcasses are still good, replacing doors, drawer fronts and worktops is often the intelligent option — and Ollie will tell you when that is the case rather than quoting for a full replacement.
Local housing
What we typically work on in Littlehampton
Coastal properties
Littlehampton seafront and the river. Moisture-resistant construction and sealed interiors as standard.
1960s & 70s housing
Sound carcasses under dated doors. Often a door-and-worktop replacement is the better call.
Village homes
Angmering, Ferring, Clymping. Cottages and larger detached houses with room for an island.
Why local matters
The person who makes it fits it
Every kitchen is cut and assembled on one bench in Worthing and installed by the same pair of hands. No subcontracted fitters, no franchise, no handover between a designer who sold it and a fitter who has never seen the drawings.
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One point of contact
Ollie surveys, quotes, makes, fits and paints. If something needs adjusting in two years, you ring him directly.
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One kitchen at a time
Yours is not queued behind three others, and nobody disappears halfway through to start somebody else's job.
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A fixed written quote
Itemised cabinet by cabinet before anything is ordered, so you can see exactly what each element costs.
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Two-year guarantee
Plus £1m public liability cover for the whole time work is happening at your property.
Kitchen styles available in Littlehampton
Other joinery we do here
Also covering, near Littlehampton
RustingtonEast PrestonAngmeringFerringClympingWickToddingtonMiddleton-on-SeaElmerKingston GorsePolingLyminster
Local answers
Questions from Littlehampton clients
Usually, and rarely by extending. Running cabinetry to the ceiling, keeping the worktop unbroken, losing wall units on one side in favour of open oak shelving, and where possible opening the kitchen into the adjoining dining room all make a substantial difference — often more than adding floor area would.
Sometimes it is genuinely the smart move. If the carcasses are sound and the layout works, new made-to-measure doors, drawer fronts and worktops transform the room for a fraction of a full replacement. If the boxes are chipboard and already swelling at the base, it is money badly spent — Ollie will tell you which you have got.
Yes, all of them, and they are close enough to Worthing that scheduling is easy. No travel charge.
Next step
Kitchens in Littlehampton start with a visit
Ollie will come to you, measure the room properly and tell you honestly what it can take. Free, no obligation, and a written quote within the week.