Project Description
After successfully completing
some work for these clients a few years back, the designer was once again
invited to chat about some additional work.
The home, a two-storey
weatherboard clad 70’s home in Willoughby. It had had some recent updates,
however the ground floor was tired and in need of a real lift.
Home to husband and wife and
their three teenage kids, the owners dream was for a sophisticated, well-designed,
quality space for their family to use and engage in.
Structural Challenges
·
Central
Staircase closed off the space
·
Laundry
space tiny and pokey
·
Reinvention of a previous
kitchen
·
North facing block
Client Requirements
·
High Specification of product
– quality not quantity;
·
Modern Kitchen that won’t
date;
·
Design in keeping with the recently
completed renos;
·
Create a modern living room
·
Good use of light
·
Design an open stair case
Design Statement
With its north facing block and view out to the
pool the kitchen was already in the right spot, it was just tired and bland
looking. The space was also cut off from
the family and dining room with a central staircase, which led to the upper
level. The clients wanted the spaces to
come together so the first thing the designer needed to do was overhaul the
staircase. Intro open tread, sleek steel
and glass-framed staircase. From this
point on the space began to transform and also brighten up.
The kitchen was re designed with an abundance
of storage both under and overbench.
The joinery to the left houses the library, a
much loved area by Cass the mum whom loves to collect and read her novels. The right side joinery are all the tall units
which conceal the single door refrigerator, microwave and small appliance
cabinet. The new design also allowed the
laundry to be spruced up. Bench space doubled in this area and the designer was
also able to install a two way linen cabinet, which is pure design
brilliance. Not only are the families
linens easily washed, folded and stored into the linen cabinet, they are also
easily accessed on the opposite side should one need. A big tick for this busy
family!
Finishes and fittings are complimenting the
recent renovations upstairs and also modernize the entire room as
requested. They are rich, warm and
quality driven. The stone was sourced
for its natural beauty and lovely veins.
The benchtop is solid surface material chosen for its low maintenance
qualities and also to assist in light reflection. Accessories are black and sexy; they
compliment and tie in with the selected designer lighting and new modern
staircase.
This innovative kitchen design also allowed the
designer to incorporate an offset breakfast bar for the kids to congregate and
socialize around, it was an added bonus and one the clients appreciate
immensely now that they have lived with the design for a few months.
This home is now almost completely
renovated. It oozes a refined modernism
that one aspires to reach in their life and one this designer is happy to have
met the challenge.
Modern Kitchen Design by Minosa
