A CAFE which has undergone many changes has re-opened as Studio Pixel.

Under the new name and completely renovated, the cafe also has a new focus.

Owned by Jeremy N'Dure, the cafe opened on Friday after four months of hectic work.

Mr N'Dure sad he spent a lot of time picking the right teas and coffee beans and will feature freshly-baked New York cookies every day.

" We wanted to create an ambient, relaxed meeting place on the Maryport high street. "

But, more than that, the cafe hopes to become something of a cultural centre with art and street art projects.

The cafe has already been opened once for an exhibition of local school art and are hoping to do similar in the future. At that time the place had not been done up, there were no tables or chairs but people had a chance to admire children's art and to have a sneak preview of what was to come.

But they would not have been prepared for the elegance of the new cafe, including the amazing patchwork ceiling.

The furniture is an eclectic mix of church pews, ladder-back chairs, a couch and 70's style bar tools.

One of the features is the gorgeous counter which probably had a former life as a large and impressive dresser.

Partner Gareth Falkingham said: "This place has been opened without any funding from anyone else.

"But in the future we would like to work in partnership with Allerdale council and local organisations to be able to present exhibitions and the like.

"Jeremy created the street art on the cafe wall and would definitely like to continue doing something like that.

All these projects are on the back burner, however, until the cafe settles down.

After the four months of work, they are happy just to enjoy the customers who are already coming in and to ensure that this is a place to which they will return.

They are looking forward to an exciting future, however, and have said that the public will be kept informed of what they are planning.

Studio Pixel reflects the different things that will be happening in the cafe which, in its most recent incarnation as Ma's Kitchen, was a place where pensioners gathered on a Friday morning, following the closure of the Pensioners' Rooms along the road.

This is as far removed from that as is possible - but the owners are hoping that people will find that out for themselves when they visit.