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Before & After: A Kitchen That Celebrates Its Curve

From dated kit-set style to a timeless contemporary space, this kitchen was transformed on a budget

Vanessa Walker
Vanessa WalkerJune 14, 2020
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor.
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In a Q&A format, we talk to the designers – and examine the creative thinking – behind some of Houzz’s most loveable rooms.
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Answers by Noni Edmunds, interior designer, Style Precinct

Who lives here: A family with two children
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Kitchen designer: Style Precinct
Budget: Approximately $55,000 to $70,000
Room purpose and size: The kitchen was moved to what was previously the dining space adjoining the old kitchen. This area featured a curved window that is a hero feature of the new kitchen, which also includes an adjoining laundry and butler’s pantry.
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Brief
An open-plan combined kitchen/dining/living room where the family can all be together. The kitchen island was to include a casual meals bar.
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Starting point
The existing curved window in the new kitchen area and the original Spanish-style leadlight entry doors.

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The leadlight doors after they were reconditioned
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The dining area before it became the new kitchen

The kitchen was relocated to the former dining room with walls removed in between.

The family then wanted an updated modern look to refresh the original interior, with timeless and durable finishes; all to work within their budget.
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The dining area before works
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Key design aspects
Colour palette: Light neutrals with subtle marble-patterned benchtops, silver raffia-textured wallpaper, highlighted with contrasting dark timber laminate and dark mirror.

Materials palette:
  • Oak parquet timber floors (straight-cut short blocks laid in a brick pattern).
  • Bottega oak.
  • Natural white two-pack polyurethane cabinetry.
  • Caesarstone Statuario marble benchtops.
  • Dark-silver mirrored splashback.
  • Mirrored light fittings.
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Key pieces of furniture:
  • Fisher & Paykel integrated fridge.
  • Built-in casual meals bar on the back of the island.
  • Orion 3 light pendant in black/smoke.
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The kitchen before works
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Thinking behind the arrangement of furniture/fixtures
Timeless and stylish yet easy to use.
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Challenges you worked around
The curved window provides a feature for the kitchen area and presented a challenge to design cabinetry with a cost-effective outcome.

Integration of the open-plan design to accommodate extra storage requirements without overpowering the room was also challenging. Choosing light and reflective surfaces to maximise the natural light was important.
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Why do you think this room works?
The space is the hub of the home for the family. The open-plan design is divided up into functional zones of kitchen (plus butler pantry and laundry), dining and living areas, which blend seamlessly for the family to relax in and engage together.

Generous storage allows for hidden and selective interesting displays of items. The surfaces are cost-effective and durable for family living, while being beautiful and stylish.


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