Entering this Blue Mountains Kitchen feels both intimate and cosy, whilst simultaneously offering a space well suited to welcoming the company of friends and family. With a smaller footprint than many ‘entertainers’ kitchens, a well-considered design was required for this Lawson project, to ensure the space could be functional, welcoming and cohesively work with the design of the adjoining spaces, which are warmed by stunning, creative timber craftmanship.
The clients are lovers of Japanese design. Characterised by simplistic clean lines, the brief offered an aesthetic perfect for the smaller space, ensuring it didn’t feel crowded or ‘busy’, rather, emanating a sense of tranquility and calm.
The walls and cabinetry are painted in Dulux ‘Natural White’, which offers both light and warmth.
A well-planned floorplan made allowances for an island bench, perfect for prepping whilst talking to guests, as well as allowing easy access around the space. The bench also offered much needed storage accessible from three sides.
Floor to ceiling cabinetry crafted from v-groove doors accentuates the height of the ceiling, giving the illusion of space and offers pantry storage. Deep and wide drawers safely keep the client’s collection of hand-crafted Japanese ceramic bowls and cups.
Solid Blackbutt cabinetry was crafted for the base, for its durable qualities, as well as the clean, minimalistic and nature infused style of Japanese design. By placing these near the floor, any sense of pattern takes a secondary focus, ensuring the purposeful ‘minimal’ design remains considered. Whilst we are shooting this beautiful space, the client insists on showing us one of her favourite features, a ‘kick drawer’ beneath the oven, where she stores with much convenience the lids for pots and pans. It becomes obvious that space has been cleverly leveraged in every corner of this well-thought out out kitchen.
We also love the ‘Momo’ handles in dull-brushed nickel, and inclusion of black melamine elements which simultaneously offer a nod to the seamless integration of function with aesthetics that feature in Mid-Century design, giving the overall look of this space a fusion of styles that work together with perfection.
The Island bench top and backsplash are crafted from Sareva Quartzite, which has a gentle, natural, visual movement. Using the Quartzite for the focally dominant bench as well as the wall offers a visual harmony and balance between the spaces. The bench top nearest the wall is crafted from stainless steel, with a seamlessly integrated sink, chosen intentionally to recede visually, allowing the natural elements to take focus.
Beneath the island, the bin space is carefully concealed, using a pull down shutter. Offering convenient access, plentiful space for both rubbish and recycling as well, as easy cleaning.
Finally, the longitudinal pendant light, crafted by Spanish company, Santa & Cole anchors the island bench. The sleek, minimal design is both stylish, yet subtle, so not to dominate the space, harmonising to perfection with the horizontal lines of the feature artwork ‘Fractured Landscape’ by local Blue Mountains Artist, David Middlebrook.
Interior Design: Anne Hogarth, Director Design & Decoration
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