Issue #26.2 - June 2019

Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly

Create your new Kitchen & Bathroom today

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From The Editor
If I had to pick one reality TV show to watch all day, every day, it would have to beMasterChef. I love watching the contestants create masterpieces using the simplest of ingredients, but most of all I love learning which products and appliances they
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Kitchens
Looking to renovate, or build your new home? Imagine your emotions when your dream kitchen becomes a reality. To begin the process, either Peter or Cliff will visit your home to discuss your specific requirements because quality and functionality are
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TRIED & TESTED: COFFEE GRINDERS
A stylish and ergonomic appliance, the KitchenAid Burr Grinder is as much a feature in your kitchen as it is functional. The 15 adjustable grind settings and stainless-steel precision burrs allowed us to tailor our coffee to suit our individual taste
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Outside The Box
The ergonomic IXEO all-in-one solution from Tefal offers a pretty cool option for steaming your clothes. Its upright position means it can slot anywhere in your laundry, allowing you to adjust the height accordingly for whoever is operating it. The I
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For The Love Of Laundry
Crafting a laundry space that works seamlessly can turn laundry day into a fuss-free experience. One that could even be, dare we say it, enjoyable. The biggest mistake you can make when it comes to setting up your new laundry is not asking yourself s
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Fit For A Masterchef
Let’s face it — it’s hard not to get addicted toMasterChef. I for one have been following the show since its launch, and I can confidently claim that I’ve picked up most of my cooking techniques from watching MasterChef contestants battle it out for
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Tile Up
From renovating your home to building a new house from scratch, tiling plays a big role in your kitchen and bathroom. Tiles come in different sizes, shapes and styles and span across floors and walls. With new looks popping up left, right and centre,
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Sunny With A Chance Of Black
Spacious and light with loads of bench space, this kitchen perfectly matches the brief given by the homeowners. Featuring a stunning black-tile feature wall to hide the butler’s pantry and a set of splashback windows, the kitchen is an impactful, sun
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Colour Me Happy
Melbourne designer Jenefer Macleod CKD Au, CBD Au (Eat Bathe Live) had clients who loved the idea of adding some colour to their new kitchen, and were drawn to shades at the darker end of the spectrum. Jenefer picked a striking and robust navy for th
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Monochrome Marvel
Black and white is anything but boring in this space. The clever monochromatic colour scheme is warmed via wooden parquetry flooring that results in a space that looks stunning and is truly practical. The profile cabinets are the main feature of the
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Uncompromising Style
This kitchen is a perfect example of how you can have a space that is not only stylish, but ticks all those functional boxes too. Storage was a must for this kitchen, with the homeowners hosting many large family gatherings. The kitchen was designed
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Function With A Side Of Fun
Designing a kitchen to suit a larger family can be a challenge, but this space proves just how perfect the end result can be. A family of five needs a whole heap of storage, and that’s one thing this kitchen has in spades. From the under-island cabin
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Custom Perfection
You don’t want to settle for ordinary, especially when it comes to the heart of your home. That’s why we love this kitchen, a study in extraordinary design and custom finishing touches. The highlight of the space has to be that gorgeous cantilever st
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Tap Into Period Luxe
This Georgian-style kitchen combines classic elegance with a touch of drama. The dark-stained timber of the panelled island creates a striking contrast to the frosty shades of the rest of the kitchen. Meanwhile, white appliances, cabinets and splashb
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A Family Affair
This home’s previous kitchen was actually second-hand — the owner-builders purchased the vinyl kitchen and adapted it to fit the available space. It served its purpose for many years but was in dire need of an update, which is why the homeowners chos
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Modern Family
This kitchen was designed with a modern family in mind. The space is the perfect mix of modern style, clean lines and, above all, the kind of practicality that suits a family that loves to entertain. This kitchen is a study in clean lines, with a min
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Stylish Hamptons Space
Every day is a holiday when you have a kitchen as bright and beautiful as this one. Step inside this light and airy room and you’ll immediately be transported to summer in the Hamptons thanks to the wide windows, clever use of white and timber, and t
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Free-flowing And Functional
Sitting behind the back deck of this suburban home, this charming traditional-style kitchen shines with little details and quality furnishings. Designed for many cooks, the kitchen offers abundant island bench space so all family members can work coh
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Modern Wonder
This well-presented modern kitchen and pantry were designed as part of a new build. The kitchen’s stand-out features include its integrated appliances with fingerpulls on the fronts, which help achieve a modern look. Strong contrast has been created,
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Coastal Luxury
Your kitchen design should suit your home’s situation and purpose and in this instance, the room is a stylish reflection of its seaside location. This kitchen is part of a holiday property on the coast, so it was important to the owner to capture tha
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BEAUTIFUL & BALANCED
An open-plan kitchen coexisting harmoniously with both the dining and lounge area, this space needed to maintain the clean and contemporary aesthetic of the downstairs level. After putting up with a poorly designed kitchen that lacked storage and sty
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Location, Location
The best kitchens complement their location, just like this one. This Hamptonsstyle space with a hint of country is the perfect accompaniment to the manicured gardens beyond. Windows and floor-to-ceiling glass doors ensure this kitchen receives lots
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Creative Contours
Your kitchen doesn’t have to be all harsh lines and geometric shapes. Add interest and a sense of flow by incorporating some softer curves, as seen in this build by JAG Kitchens. Three statement pendant lights help focus your attention on the island.
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Hamptons-style Haven
This Hamptons-style kitchen is an entertainer’s delight. The space is open-plan to the rest of the home while still keeping a section of the space tucked away to the side, ensuring you can prep for a feast without having all the mess on display. A wi
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Elegance and Beauty
High-quality materials, clean lines and pure elegance — these words are synonymous with this gorgeous kitchen. From the very first glance, it has a true feeling of opulence. The large island bench is finished in Calacatta gold engineered stone with w
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An Exercise In Symmetry
This light, modern kitchen is an exercise in symmetry. Thanks to clever use of space and expert planning and design, it’s definitely a kitchen to inspire. The regency capping complements the beginning of the decorative cornice, giving the room a sens
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Heart of The Home
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, and that’s certainly the case for this space. This kitchen is the midpoint of an open-plan delight, with a living room, dining area and casual lounge space all within view. With so much time spent in thi
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Cooking up A Storm
It didn’t take long for us to become aware of the homeowners’ strong love for cooking and entertaining. A kitchen, butler’s pantry, alfresco kitchen and outdoor barbecue area were all important parts of the new build. Each space was carefully designe
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Island dreaming
Thanks to a stunning island benchtop and the exquisite use of black in this light-filled room, this kitchen will truly make you feel as if you’re living your dream. The island is the focal design point and with good reason. Storage is provided on two
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A Modern classic
Marrying a classic look with modern functionality and finishes can be a challenge. This kitchen rises to the task with timeless style that meets all the needs of a contemporary family. The island bench is visually appealing, with the square columns c
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The Wow Factor
Choosing a kitchen with a strong colour scheme can feel like a big risk, but not when you’re working with experts like the team at Premier Kitchens. The use of feature green in the cabinetry in this kitchen has truly given the room a wow factor. This
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A Vision Of Grandeur
This is no ordinary white kitchen. A brand-new build, the kitchen was designed specifically for the room. Featuring a beautiful glass roof, luxurious finishes and a wide, open layout, the space oozes a stylish grandeur. Tradition and modernity blend
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Bright And Beautiful
You want a kitchen that is bright and beautiful, which is why we love this space. Thanks to a clever choice of materials and the inviting feature windows that seem to say ‘come right in’, this is one room that’s easy to imagine spending a lot of time
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Architectural Feat
This stunning kitchen was completed as part of a knockdown-rebuild project by architectural practice Chrofi. For the redesign of the home’s 50-year-old kitchen, the homeowners requested an open-plan, minimalist space that would be functional and suit
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A Luxurious Edge
The homeowner’s brief called for a modern family home with an entertainer’s dream kitchen able to cater for a crowd of up to 100 people. The family of five was ready for a change from the poor layout of the previous space, where the working areas wer
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Creative Contrast
The homeowners decided it was time to give their beachside cottage a facelift. A comfortable kitchen area with a great atmosphere that would complement the rest of the home was essential to the design as they wanted a place to entertain family and fr
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Timeless Elegance
For this stunning architecturally designed space, a special product was required to turn the ensuite of this award-winning home into an amazing feature. The result was achieved using Staron® in the colour Onyx. Staron® was used to create a dado half
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Bright And Inviting
When I began the design process, the homeowners expressed the desire for a clean minimal look with a pop of colour. I introduced a bright yellow for the pantry doors, cabinet door above the fridge and around the rangehood to create impact. The timber
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Terrific In Timber
Warm and inviting, this gorgeous bathroom design is characterised by soft timber and light-coloured stone. The carefully chosen colour scheme is a modern change from the previous, barely usable and outdated room. Before we lifted a hammer we came up
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Holiday Dreaming
Coming home will feel like a holiday if you have a resort-style bathroom like this one. Both the ensuite and downstairs bathroom in this house capture that feeling of relaxation. The ensuite is stunning, with the freestanding bath positioned next to
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Sanctuary meets Style
Sanctuary meets style in this bathroom. A modern look is paired with softer elements that results in a room worthy of high-level indulgence. Walking into this space is like entering a spa. The muted colour palette and classic black lines offer a sens
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A Touch of Teak
The beauty of this bathroom lies in its organic simplicity. Utilising raw materials, such as the pebble stone floor and concrete basins and bath, we carefully selected each piece to create a seamless blend of styles in a soothing colour palette. The
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Modern Luxury
These master and main bathrooms are an exercise in modern luxury. With the use of quality materials and a dark colour palette that sets the tone for opulence, they truly are bathrooms fit for royalty. The floor-to-ceiling tiling creates a sense of se
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Raw And Rugged
The Silestone Loft Series is a new and sophisticated range of colours that offers a contemporary take on the industrial and architectural look of concrete and cement. Equipped with the RAW finish, Brooklyn and Silver Lake are two colours fresh in thi
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Make A Statement
When planning your new bathroom, make a statement in style while ensuring your room stands out with a feature piece, like one of these freestanding baths from Decina. These products are the epitome of opulence, with their generous dimensions that all
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Unleash Your Inner Chef
WHIRLPOOL whirlpool.com.au P 1300 363 344 Having a kitchen with the perfect space for food prep is one thing — unleashing your inner chef is another. Take your cooking to the next level with the new assisted cooking experience from Whirlpool. Meet th
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Emerging Trends Bathroom Luxury In Affordable
Respected by architects, interior designers and professionals in the bathroom industry, Cass Brothers offers stylish, quality bathroom products that reflect the latest international trends at competitive prices. The experienced team at Cass Brothers
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Revolutionary Kitchen Design
Designed for living, built for life, MODULR+ offers a complete kitchen solution that is ready in days, not months. Located in the Sunshine State and servicing an ever-growing customer base across Queensland and New South Wales, MODULR+ supplies fully
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The Sky Is The Limit
Searching for well-designed kitchens with a point of difference? Well, look no further. The JAG Kitchens showroom in the heart of Adelaide mixes a wealth of experience, design training and impeccable taste to visualise your renovation and accommodate
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Unhindered Access To Wall Cabinets
When it comes to building or renovating your kitchen, people often focus on looks and aesthetics, however it is equally important to focus on the functionality and practicality of the space. Easy access and better workflows in your kitchen are in rea
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Italian Style
Passion, creativity and precision craftsmanship — whether you’re talking cuisine or design, nobody rivals the Italians in the kitchen. Now, for the first time in Australia, you can incorporate famed Italian design into your kitchen, your way. Exclusi
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Seamless Design
Get the complete kitchen experience when you visit the Smart Joinery showroom. The experienced staff will help you create a kitchen with a truly seamless design. You will be impressed by the full working kitchen on display, which lets you see some of
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Maximum Space
The corner cupboard has long been a problem area for kitchen owners. Thanks to Vauth-Sagel’s CORNERSTONE MAXX, it doesn’t have to be. This cleverly designed product ensures you can get the maximum use from your space with minimal effort. The CORNERST
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Bathroom Perfection
Hardware & General first opened as a corner hardware store in 1960, and has now expanded along Winbourne Road, Harbord Road and Pittwater Road into 20 specialist sales centres in Brookvale. The company’s newly renovated and redesigned bathroom showro
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New Luxury
Talostone’s latest release, Calacatta Luxe 9030, is the stunning, luxurious surface option you have been waiting for. The cool grey veins, in varying thicknesses, snake their way through the crisp white background, creating exciting visual patterns.
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Timeless Appeal
Give your bathroom timeless appeal with this fabulous range of products from Schots, a company known for unearthing the uncommon with fantastic results. Indulging in a bath is top of the wish list for many homeowners, and there’s no better bath to do
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Let There Be Light
Illuminate your bathroom with IXL. This innovator in the marketplace created the three-in-one heat, vent and light device and is known for adding multiple benefits to your bathroom. The Tastic Classic range off ers an average of 10 per cent improveme

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