Before and After - Family Kitchen
When our clients decided on their new home, they thankfully saw the potential in a dated but stunning traditional stone-built house.
The existing kitchen was tired, with cabinets and appliances which sorely needed replaced, and a layout which didn’t meet with today’s functional living requirements.
With three young boys there was the definite need to create a large family area where they could cook, eat and relax together. Walls were removed, rehoming a small utility elsewhere and extending the dining room to accommodate a large table and a lounge area at one end, created the open plan living they desired. The layout of the kitchen developed naturally with the shape of the space dictating the arrangement.
We developed a contemporary yet classic colour scheme with hand-painted cabinetry and brass accents. The paint finish was chosen due to the flexibility it offers when a few years down the line the family want to change the colour scheme, or touch up any little knocks caused by the kids!
An Egger melamine carcass was the perfect compliment to the colouring of the new Oak parquet flooring. We settled on a textured effect which has more interest than a standard Oak melamine often used. Real Oak veneer was used within glazed wall cabinets and solid oak drawer boxes finished off the cabinetry interiors perfectly.
During the rip out...
Once the room was ready we quickly made progress…
And Finally...
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Comments (4)Flooring should always go first to eliminate issues with appliance heights, and for the potential for changing your mind later about the layout. Some people place plywood of the equivalent height as the finished floor under the cabinets in order to not have the appliance height issue, but that actually makes the flooring person's job harder. What you save in flooring square footage that would otherwise be under the cabinets is probably paid out in labor for the increase in difficulty....See MoreHow to design layout of open space for family with young kids
Comments (1)We aren't ignoring you - sometimes it is just timing! We are still stuck in inches over here too, so takes a bit of time to convert. If you need play space and living and dining, then I'm going to suggest you need a built in banquette on the wall opposite the fireplace . . though I would sneak it to within 1600 meters of the island edge and run it for at least 1900 meters or so. That will allow you to place the table 2' / 640 closer to the wall opposite the storage and fire and give you a larger living space remaining . slide the dining closer to the island . . a lot closer. This suggestion came after I first attempted to parallel the dining table to the island and saw what space you have left. Your size dining table is assumed to be the one that is drawn. Or what you hope to have . . when you banquette and slide dining towards the kitchen, that might encourage you to shift the fireplace a bit closer to the top of the drawing . . so it was centered down where enjoying it might also afford a view. I also am unclear about where the front door is - if the top elevation is the glass wall system that will open all the way, you should place the single door that opens by itself on the left. Between the dining table and the glass wall is the area for a play space . . . near the out of doors but away from the kitchen....See MoreNew Kitchen Before and After
Comments (0)We were very happy to hear the fabulous review we received from our client when we transformed her gutted out old kitchen area into a beautiful bright new kitchen that all the family can enjoy. Once the kitchen is designed and manufactured in our on site workshop it can be fitted on a desired date in no more than two days. Before After...See MoreOur new kitchen, before photos
Comments (3)Cohesive, classic, colourful and welcoming. Very successful project. Hope you enjoy the space and your interiors new look!...See More
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