New Kitchen, Dover Gardens

Jenny already had some wonderful ideas for the space after living there for a number of months, including knocking down the wall between the existing kitchen and dining room to open up the area.

With a family of four, the space needed to be flexible for their day-to-day needs, while also being able to accommodate overseas family coming to stay periodically and to enable them to host other families for dinner parties and play dates. This was achieved with a more casual breakfast bar area for everyday use, and a more formal dining space to host larger groups, including a long bench seat with push-to-open drawers below for additional storage.

As the laundry entrance comes off the kitchen, it was important that the cabinetry continued into this space for aesthetics, but also to add much needed storage and functionality. The style of home lent itself to a kitchen with character, as opposed to something with an ultra modern, sleek finish, which is why Jenny decided on the profiled thermolaminated fronts and decorative cornice capping across the bulkheads. Thermolaminated is also a more durable option with young children in the house, compared with a 2pac painted finish.

The all-white cabinetry and white stone benchtops have helped to lighten the space, which is now the most inviting part of the home to spend time in … a place where many family memories will be made over coming years. It is incredibly rewarding for us to see how much the whole family is enjoying their newly transformed spaces—it makes all the hard work worth it for the end result!