For modern life

Certain features make a house into a more comfortable family home. Open-plan family living spaces and good flow between house and garden are on most new homeowners' wish-lists but for many people, a modern, well-appointed kitchen is key.

This kitchen is the centrepiece of a new showhome by David Reid Homes. While the home has a classical Georgian exterior, the interior is contemporary and open-plan. The kitchen has been fitted with the latest stainless steel and anthracite appliances, yet these have been integrated so that they do not jar against the cabinetry, door handles and flooring, which subtly reference the Georgian style.

Family meals are well catered for with Smeg's 90cm-wide freestanding anthracite cooker. The electric oven offers eight functions including fan forced and conventional cooking, while a gas hob with six burners makes it easy to cook family meals and entertain friends. Teamed with this is a powerful 120cm Smeg anthracite chimney hood that keeps the living spaces free of cooking steam and fumes.

Smeg's spacious side-by-side 546 litre stainless steel refrigerator and freezer includes an electronic ice and water dispenser, as well as a water filter. Dispenser lights and LED temperature displays ensure this frost-free refrigerator and freezer is convenient to use.

A Smeg dishwasher is concealed by a customised door front that matches the kitchen cabinetry.

For details about Smeg appliances, visit the website: www.applico.co.nz.

The David Reid Homes show home at 130 Beachlands Rd, Beachlands, Auckland, is open 12-4pm daily, phone 0800 000 007. Website: www.davidreidhomes.co.nz.

Story by: Trendsideas