Client Brief: Our client's kitchen was old and tired. She wanted a new, contemporary kitchen that would be highly functional, have lots of wow factor and further enhance the open-plan kitchen/dining and family room spaces. She also wanted to change the terracotta floor tiles used throughout the ground floor.

Solution: Clever spatial planning has resulted in a kitchen that’s highly functional and has given the client a lot more storage options. This together with an innovative approach to the finishes, textures and colours used on the joinery, benchtops and splashback has delivered a standout kitchen that’s a joy to work in.

The terracotta floor tiles were replaced with contemporary, large format tiles in a neutral colour, further visually enhancing all of the surrounding areas.

The new kitchen answered our client’s brief perfectly and she's delighted!

While it's not quite finished, we couldn't wait to show you the photos.

Before:

The old kitchen looked very dated and downright boring! The U shape affectively closed off the space making it feel far less welcoming and blocking ease of access. Heavy looking timber joinery and the cream benchtops did nothing to lift monochromatic colour palette and as a result the kitchen faded into the background.

After:

The new floorplan has effectively allowed much easier access into the new kitchen from the dining room side and the hallway. As a result, it has opened-up the entire kitchen/dining/living space and more natural light is able to flow through. Clever storage options have been incorporated, with cupboards on the dining side of the island bench.

The textured, timber-look finish used for joinery of the island bench and base cupboards contrasts really well with the sleek smoothness of the dark charcoal joinery opposite.

Before:

The floorplan of the old kitchen together with the overhead cupboards visually made the kitchen look heavier and more ‘closed-in’. The right wall with the angled full height cupboard, recess for the fridge/freezer and built-in angled timber shelves make the space look very cluttered.

After:

The new island bench completely opens out this space making it lighter, brighter, and more efficient to work in.

Before:

Two very distinct spaces (dining and kitchen) make the overall area look smaller.

After:

Being able to move freely now from the kitchen to the dining table ensures optimal functionality. The large drawers on the island bench options have been incorporated, with cupboards on the dining side of the island bench.A combination of downlights used on the bulkhead and in the ceiling together with the contemporary pendant lights hanging over the island bench, provide task and ambient lighting.