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APRIL 24 2011 Page 47 ST Drab to fab, now the kitchen rules TALKIN’ BOUT MY RENOVATION Home heart: The Fig Tree Pocket kitchen has gone from a small closed-in room (below) to a galley-style hub (above), connected to the entertainment areas. Wow factor: At New Farm, client knick-knacks and the colour red were incorporated in a sophisticated refinement (above) of a drab outdated look (below). To open up the area, the new design involved demolishing the dividing wall that separated the kitchen and living room and building a new galley-style kitchen Michelle Collins WITH home cooking back in fa- shion, a new kitchen is on the menu for many renovators. And it is possible to combine the bread-and-butter basics with a jaw-dropping design – as shown by Darren James, the Kitchen and Bathroom Design Institute national certified designer of the year who recently finished transforming a drab New Farm apartment kitchen and a claustrophobic Fig Tree Pocket kitchen. In New Farm, the owners wanted a sophisticated kitchen with a splash of their favourite colour – red. Mr James said apartments pres- ented special challenges. ‘‘The existing plumbing stacks re- side in the middle of the existing kitchen layout and, as most people know, these sort of extensive plumb- ing services cannot be moved in any apartment,’’ he said. ‘‘Working with this, I decided to make a feature wall. To offset the light grey lacquered cabinetry and feature red splashback, the wall was cladded with a designer sandblasted grey veneer. ‘‘The wall incorporated canti- levered glass shelves which were back-lit with LED strip light and provide the perfect place for the clients’ love of knick-knacks.’’ In the Fig Tree Pocket home the owners wanted a kitchen that linked to the open-plan living area and provided access to the pool and outdoor dining area. But the original kitchen was at the back of the house in a small closed-in room with just a small doorway. To open up the area, the new design involved demolishing the dividing wall that separated the kitchen and living room and building a new galley-style kitchen. At the heart of the kitchen is an L-shaped island bench. ‘‘As the activity hub of the kitchen, it serves dual purposes of preparation and as a breakfast bar as well as providing additional serving space, particularly when entertaining.’’ A ‘‘working wall’’ of cabinets pro- vide storage in the narrow space and a number of high-end appliances were integrated into the wall. To make the heights of the Combi oven and Combi steam oven and warming drawer align, a custom- made stainless steel drawer was designed for under the Combi oven. ‘‘The effect of this is a seamless look,’’ Mr James said. thesundaymail.com.au 47 HOMEGROUND EXPERT TIPS + TRICKS Easy kitchens Plan your kitchen in five zones: consumables, non- consumables, cleaning, preparation and cooking. Avoid shelves in lower cabinets, select drawers and pull-outs instead. Select cabinets that are specially designed for specific items. Select pull-outs with high backs and closed side walls. Adjust work stations to your height. Make sure there is enough work space. Source: Interiors by Darren James NEXT WEEK Each week Inside Out magazine will share with Sunday Mail readers hints, tips and trends for Queensland homes with heart. For more ideas see the April-May issue of Inside Out on sale now. Sleeping beauty: Natasha Bieniek’s art shows great promise. Inside Out editor Richard Waller shares three of his favourite things: NATASHA BIENIEK’S MINIATURE ART Add Natasha Bieniek to the list of artists to look out for; her debut solo show is on at Melbourne’s Dianne Tanzer Gallery from May 28. I like this small-scale work of a gen Y-er in Caravaggio-esque repose. Visit www.diannetanzergallery.net.au PAPER PORCELAIN CERAMICS Paper Porcelain ceramics by Scholten & Baijings will shortly go into production with Danish company Hay and will be in Australia at the end of 2011 at Corporate Culture. For details, visit www.corporateculture.com.au SHIFT MARQUETRY TABLE Don’t delay, visit www.patternity. co.uk, which is the most exciting design website I’ve seen in some time. It celebrates the graphic application of pattern – as does this Shift table, priced from $4980 and available from the online shop. Do you have a renovation project you would like to share? Email details and photos to [email protected]
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APRIL 24 2011 Page 47ST
Drab to fab, nowthe kitchen rules
TALKIN’ BOUTMY RENOVATION
Home heart: The Fig Tree Pocket kitchen has gone from a small closed-in room(below) to a galley-style hub (above), connected to the entertainment areas.
Wow factor: At New Farm, client knick-knacks and the colour red wereincorporated in a sophisticated refinement (above) of a drab outdated look (below).
To open up the area,the new designinvolved demolishingthe dividing wall thatseparated the kitchenand living roomand building a newgalley-style kitchen
Michelle Collins
WITH home cooking back in fa-shion, a new kitchen is on the menufor many renovators.
And it is possible to combine thebread-and-butter basics with ajaw-dropping design – as shownby Darren James, the Kitchen andBathroom Design Institute nationalcertified designer of the yearwho recently finished transforminga drab New Farm apartment
kitchen and a claustrophobic FigTree Pocket kitchen.
In New Farm, the owners wanted asophisticated kitchen with a splash oftheir favourite colour – red.
Mr James said apartments pres-ented special challenges.
‘‘The existing plumbing stacks re-side in the middle of the existingkitchen layout and, as most peopleknow, these sort of extensive plumb-ing services cannot be moved in anyapartment,’’ he said.
‘‘Working with this, I decided tomake a feature wall. To offset thelight grey lacquered cabinetry andfeature red splashback, the wall wascladded with a designer sandblastedgrey veneer.
‘‘The wall incorporated canti-levered glass shelves which wereback-lit with LED strip light andprovide the perfect place for theclients’ love of knick-knacks.’’
In the Fig Tree Pocket home theowners wanted a kitchen that linked
to the open-plan living area andprovided access to the pool andoutdoor dining area. But the originalkitchen was at the back of the housein a small closed-in room with just asmall doorway.
To open up the area, the newdesign involved demolishing thedividing wall that separated thekitchen and living room and buildinga new galley-style kitchen.
At the heart of the kitchen is anL-shaped island bench.
‘‘As the activity hub of the kitchen,it serves dual purposes of preparationand as a breakfast bar as well asproviding additional serving space,particularly when entertaining.’’
A ‘‘working wall’’ of cabinets pro-vide storage in the narrow space anda number of high-end applianceswere integrated into the wall.
To make the heights of the Combioven and Combi steam oven andwarming drawer align, a custom-made stainless steel drawer wasdesigned for under the Combi oven.
‘‘The effect of this is a seamlesslook,’’ Mr James said.
thesundaymail.com.au 47HOMEGROUND
EXPERTTIPS + TRICKS
Easy kitchensPlan your kitchen in fivezones: consumables, non-consumables, cleaning,preparation and cooking.
Avoid shelves in lower cabinets,select drawers and pull-outs instead.
Select cabinets that arespecially designed for specificitems.
Select pull-outs with high backs andclosed side walls.
Adjust work stations to yourheight.
Make sure there is enough workspace.
Source: Interiors by Darren James
NEXT WEEK
Each week Inside Out magazine will share with Sunday Mail readers hints, tips and trends for Queensland homes with heart. For more ideas see the April-May issue of Inside Out on sale now.
Sleeping beauty:Natasha Bieniek’s artshows great promise.
Inside Out editor Richard Wallershares three of his favouritethings:
NATASHA BIENIEK’SMINIATURE ARTAdd Natasha Bieniek to the list of
artists to look out for; her debut solo
show is on at Melbourne’s Dianne
Tanzer Gallery from May 28. I like
this small-scale work of a gen Y-er in
Caravaggio-esque repose. Visit
www.diannetanzergallery.net.au
PAPERPORCELAINCERAMICSPaper Porcelainceramics byScholten &
Baijings will shortly go into productionwith Danish company Hay and will bein Australia at the end of 2011 atCorporate Culture. For details, visitwww.corporateculture.com.au
SHIFTMARQUETRYTABLEDon’t delay, visitwww.patternity.co.uk, which isthe mostexciting design website I’ve seen in
some time. It celebrates thegraphic application ofpattern – as does this Shifttable, priced from $4980and available from theonline shop.
Do you have a renovation project you would like to share? Email details and photos to [email protected]
