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KeydetailsBluejoineryinsolidoakwithcustomShaker-styleprofile,paintedDuluxPacificLine.BenchtopsCarraramarble,importedespeciallyfor
thisproject.Splashbackmadefromhandpaintedmercurymirror.Decorativegrillewithbrassfinish,TheEnglishTapwareCompany.Perrin&Rowe
‘Ionian’mixertapwithporcelainleversandsprayrinseinsatinbrass,$1749,TheEnglishTapwareCompany.Emac&Lawton‘Francis’antiquebrass
andglasswalllamp,$319,Zanui.DarlanaLineargildedironpendantlight,$2189,TheMontaukLightingCo.ArmacMartinKingsheathCollection
brasshandles andknobs,TheEnglishTapwareCompany.Appliances:NostalgieSeries120cmfreestandingcookerwithdoubleelectric ovens and
6-burner cooktop with teppanyaki plate, $18,999, Ilve. Asko dishwasher. Integrated fridge/freezer, Liebherr.THEDESIGNAPPROACH
Mindfulofthehome’soriginalarchitecture,katedesignedthekitchen
witha classicaestheticwhilealsoequippingit withtop-notch,modern
functionality.sheevendesigneda chimney-likecavityspacetohouse
therangehood,ovensandcooktop.“it lookslikeanoriginalchimneyto
emphasisethetraditionalaspectofthekitchen.”to underlinethetheme,
sheusedhand-agedmirrorasa splashbackinthisnook.thecolour
schemewasdictatedbya blueilveoven,theowner’sfirstpurchasefor
thekitchen.“Whenwesawthenavyovenwemadethedecisiontogo
withblueandpairit withwhiteandbrass.it wouldhavebeenpredictable
tohavea whitekitcheninthishome,butwewantedtodesignsomething
a bitpunchierandourclientswereboldenoughtofollowourlead,”says
kate.adecorativemetalgrilleabovetherowoftallcupboardsis another
classicreference,addingtextureandinteresttothescheme.to secure
thekitchen’sroleasa familygatheringplace,shedesigneda grand-scale,
multipurposeislandbenchcombiningfoodprep and dining zones, topped
withanelegantslabofcarraramarble.>
KWD;www.katewalkerdesign.com.au.
✚SolidbrassT-barhandlesand
knobsanda kitchenmixerinsatin
brassaddwarmthandwork
tonallywiththeEuropean oak
herringbone flooring.✚Takingcolourcues
fromtheIlveoven,
Katedressedtheblue
joinerywithbrass
hardware.Custom
joineryinsolidoak
(below)houses
a pantryandan
appliance nook.