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THEKITCHEN
Thebiggestjobthecoupletackled
wasalteringthekitchen.Theoriginal
spacewasdarkanddatedwitha lackof storage
thatdidn’tsuitfamilylife.Althoughonlysmall
changesweremadetothelayout,including
removinga wallbetweenthediningroomand
kitchen,thesehavetransformedthewaythe
familyusethisspace,whichnowhasa farbetter
connectionandflowtoadjoiningareas.
Aesthetically,thenewkitchenhaschanged
thewholelookandfeelof thehome.Thedesign
briefwasfora functionalhubthatmaximisedthe
viewsof theharbourandbush.Thecouplechose
robust,wood-looktilesoverlaminateflooringand
insistedonsoft-closecupboardsanddrawersto
minimisenoiseandprotectsmallfingers.The
resultis a light,airyspacewhichfeelsrestful and
linkseffortlesslytothetreetopviews.
Truetoform,thekitchenhasbecomea
centralpartof thefamily’slife,withhomework
spillingoutoverthebreakfastbar,andCharlie,
thenewestadditiontothefamily,learningto
walk– andnowdance– inthekitchenwhile the
familyswirlaroundhiminthemorning.
“Wetalk,weeat,weplay,andwepreparefor
ourdaysinthekitchen,”saysJane.“Plus,with
theviewoutthewindow,doingdishesis hardly
a chore!We’vehadseveralfriendscomeoverfor
dinnerandaskif theycandothedishes just so
they can look out the window.”MEET+GREET
JaneSmith, 37(publicpolicyresearcher),
BryanSmith, 38(datascientist),
Edmund, 6,Lizzie, 4, andCharlie, 1.yhg| 83R