KITCHEN | DECORATION
Photography by Adam Letch- FIXTURESAND FURNISHINGS
“Whenit comes to designingand decoratingkitchens,the first thing I
dowithmyclientsis reallyunpackhowtheylivein theirhomesandwhatrole
thekitchenplaysin that,”saysGreg.“Somecasuallyentertainin thekitchen,
forothersit is a familyhubandmuchofthemorningandeveningis spentin
thisarea– beforewedesignwereallyinvestin understandinghowit is used
and that helps us avoid applyinga one-size-fits-allapproachto the design
solution,”hesays.
Thatsaid,thereis a prevailingtendencytowardsopenkitchens.“That
meanswearedesigningislandbenchesandworkareastolookmorelike
beautifulpiecesof furnitureratherthanlargegenerickitchenislands,”Greg
explains.Headvisesspendingtimeconsideringthedooranddrawerpulls
andhandles,which willhelpelevatethesefunctionalpiecestoaestheticnew
heights.「設計和裝飾廚房前，我第一件要做的事就是了解客人們在家的生活方
式，以及廚房在其居所內的用途。」Greg說：「有些人會在這裡輕鬆用餐，有
些則視之為與家人共聚的地方，每天早晚也會用到。我們真的會花時間深入了
解，避開千遍一律的設計方案。」
選擇開放式廚房的人士日漸增多。「這代表我們要把中島廚櫃面和工作台
設計成款式更漂亮的傢具，而不再是平平無奇的笨重款式。」Greg亦建議在櫃
門和抽屜手抽上多花心思，能為實用的廚房設備提升格調和美感。BOLDANDBEAUTIFUL
A strikingkitchencounterandeye-
catchingdecorpieces,suchasthe
NachoGraterfromkapok(right),
turnyourkitchenintoa coveted
entertainingspace.奪目美麗
矚目的廚房工作檯面和於kapok
有售的NachoGrater等裝飾配件，
把廚房改造成宜人的相聚天地。66 | HO≤E SOLUTIONS