Facebook Tweet Help Stories Kitchen Contemporary, open-plan kitchen with battens on island and variety of benchtops Share Tweet Help Modern, two-tone kitchen by designer Natalie Du Bois with pantry, green glass splashback, and stainless steel toekicks Divide and rule this kitchen renovation by Natalie Du Bois has several dedicated zones, including a television station tucked in beside the island. Multiple dedicated work zones and multiple surface finishes could be tricky to juggle in a kitchen project. However, it's just these kinds of challenges that bring out the best in a designer.For this project, by designer Natalie Du Bois, the client wanted a multifunctional kitchen that would release them from the constraints of their tired, u-shaped kitchen designed in the eighties."By reconfiguring the space occupied by the existing kitchen and laundry, we were able to create a number of dedicated work zones an area for preparing hot and cold drinks, a private pantry, and a discreet television area, together with bar seating and an informal dining area while still preserving the laundry," says Du Bois. This walk-in pantry continues the two-tone theme of the kitchen, with the drinks station set beside it, just out of public view. Handle-free cabinetry adds to the minimalist look. For the overall look and feel, the client requested a white-themed kitchen contrasted with dark timber. However, they were open to using texture and colour to create interest."We introduced both in a variety of ways, including contrasting white lacquered cabinets with both the horizontal-battened charcoal stained door panels and the mitred battens that wrap around the central island."In addition, a variety of benchtop materials was used for the different work zones. Dark granite on the back bench was chosen to highlight the serene marine green glass tiles on the splashback above and to allow the hob to blend in. The pantry is kept clean and minimalist by the combination of a crisp white engineered stone benchtop matched with charcoal timber cabinets and pale green lacquered back panels and coloured glass. Beside marrying a number of textures and colours, this kitchen also reflects a wealth of painstaking detail for example, the mitred battens run right round to the back of the island. "We placed emphasis on the island taking centre stage by using Princess White quartzite in a textured, leather finish. This stone has soft green tones that pick up on the sea green of the splashback directly behind the island," she says.The natural wood floor grounds the two-tone design, while the shiny stainless steel toekicks complement the tapware and ovens. Credit list Designer Natalie Du Bois, Carcasses Stained American Oak to interiors of top cabinets and pantry units; other carcasses in white melamine Sinks Main kitchen Sergio UBD 790; drinks area, Sergio UB S250 Hardware Blum Intivo, Blum Servo and Blum Aventos Toekicks Brushed stainless steel Lighting Cabinets, LED strip lights; pendants, Flos Dishwasher Asko Beverage centre Vintec Cabinetry High gloss cut and buff lacquer; stained charcoal timber panel; quarter-cut American oak battens Benchtops Island, leathered Princess White quartzite; perimeter and drinks area, Honed Angola Black; pantry, Caesarstone Snow Tap Dornbracht Tara Ultra with rinsing spray Handles Scalloped negative detail Bins Drinks area, Hideaway bin; main kitchen,Hafele Euro Cargo with Servo Drive Splashback tiles Mint by Southern Cross Refrigerator/freezer Liebherr Waste InSinkErator Story by: Charles Moxham Photography by: Kallan MacLeod 11 Mar, 2016 Kitchen Blum REVEGO Pocket systems for new space concepts Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post Space and delight 01 Nov, 2024 Islands in the stream 27 Oct, 2024 Spirit of place 27 Oct, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > Home Trends Vol. 32/1 This latest edition of myTrends HOME has a strong emphasis on openness – homes that open to the view, indoor-outdoor flo... Read More Similar Stories