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Well-made cabinetry and refined work surfaces are an important head start in creating your new upmarket designer kitchen. Contemporary, strong, feature-rich appliances complete the picture.

This kitchen is a case in point. Classic design features include panelled cabinetry doors, raised toekicks, and a chimney-like rangehood surround. While these elements contribute to the kitchen's French Provincial look, this has been given several stand-out contemporary highlights.

Smooth-gliding Blumotion cabinetry fittings provide behind-the-scenes storage efficiency, work surfaces are in highly durable Essa engineered stone, and all the appliances are from Kleenmaid.

Kleenmaid appliances provide a strong modern look that sits well with both traditional and modern kitchens, says showroom manager Jared Young.

"As well as sleek aesthetics, there are several other reasons why Kleenmaid appliances were specified," says Young. "They reflect today's lifestyle and cooking trends, and offer distinct design advantages as well."

The GE Monogram Series refrigerator, shown here, is a flagship for these appliances. Perfectly suited to Australian kitchens, this commercial-level fridge fits snugly into the standard 600mm-deep gap allocated to refrigerators in kitchen design. Together with well-organised, spacious interiors, it offers every modern refrigeration advantage from climate-controlled drawers to a sensor-operated water and ice dispenser.

The Kleenmaid Pyrolytic Professional Oven is another upscale inclusion in the kitchen. This has a generous 83L capacity. It is also the largest oven available that has the convenience of pyrolytic cleaning after cooking, high temperatures burn off all cooking residue, leaving the oven spotless. A cold door safety feature ensures the oven is safe for children and chefs alike.

Above the oven sits a Kleenmaid Induction cooktop. Induction cooking is an energy-efficient method now becoming popular because it cooks with twice the speed of gas. Only operating when a pot or pan is placed on an element, this is again a very safe inclusion in a family environment.

Kleenmaid's integrated rangehood clears the air overhead. This discreet yet powerful appliance is set into a rangehood surround modelled on a country house kitchen chimney, but without the more ornate traditional elements, such as corbels.

Steam cooking is another fast-growing culinary preference and this kitchen features a Kleenmaid steam oven for healthy cooking. Cooking with steam ensures all nutrients present when the food enters the oven are still there when the cooked meal comes out. The steam oven is accompanied here by a large-capacity Kleenmaid microwave, with the power to cook a whole chicken in 35 minutes.

Two Kleenmaid fully integrated dishwashers were also introduced, reflecting a trend towards the versatility of double dishwashers in one kitchen. They require only 13.7L of water to clean a full load.

For information on Kleenmaid appliances or details of your nearest store, freephone 13 13 08. Or visit the website: www.kleenmaid.com.

Story by: Trendsideas