Australian Home Beautiful – August 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY (OPPOSITE TOP LEFT)

HELEN BANKERS/

CAVE PEOPLE

(BOTTOM RIGHT) BOSTON PARKER

“WE’RE SEEING AN

INCREASE IN

WOODGRAINS AND

SURFACES THAT ADD

warmth and texture

TO THE KITCHEN”

• SACHA LEAGH-MURRAY,
  LAMINEX AUSTRALIA

MATERIAL MATTERS As kitchen and living

spaces merge, the demand grows for materials

that blend seamlessly into their surroundings

(as in this sleek look by Darren James Interiors,

below). Hardy options such as laminate are

now as decorative as they are durable, in tones

inspired by nature that “enhance any space...

[while they] stand up to the rigours of everyday

life,” says Sacha Leagh-Murray, general

manager of marketing at Laminex.

TRENDING:

Minimalism is still

key, with black accents

a crisp contrast to

white benchtops.