The perfect setting
Your dining setting is one of the most social points in your home and as such deserves careful consideration. Take heart and inspiration from these settings where various design considerations played a part in their arrangement.
Balancing scale, views and comfort was the biggest challenge in the design of this substantial home
The dining space is at the centre of the Y plan of this home, at which point the three glass panels of the cladding are curved – including a motorised curved glass door to...
U-shaped, four-bedroom home wraps around a central courtyard
A soaring 2.7m tongue-and-groove ceiling sets off this living, dining, kitchen area in a new home by Fowler Homes Auckland South. The living area opens up to a long timber deck – one of three on the well-connected home – via ...
Minimalist, easy-to-clean kitchen has dedicated zones and strong material palette
This kitchen by Kitchen Architecture presents as a well-balanced abstract of black, wood, concrete and steel – even the dark appliances play their part in the composition.
New family home makes the most of prized views from its bayside site without compromising privacy
Stairs rather than walls delineate the raised kitchen and family dining area from the more formal areas in this new home by SAOTA, with interiors by ARRCC. The travertine st...
Mixed and warm material palette leads the way
A large dining table with a distinctive wood finish was designer Mick De Giulio’s starting point for this kitchen, setting the tone for the cabinetry finishes, bronze channelling used for framing and the Quartzite countertop selection. ...
When is an island not an island?
When it's also a dining table. That was the innovative solution architect Neal Schwartz came up with when presented with a narrow site that couldn't accommodate the usual kitchen island as well as the dining and living areas.
Cheetah Plains – game lodge with a difference
This Pierre Cronje dining table, made from a single sheet of leadwood, establishes a central feature at Cheetah Plains game lodge.
Natural materials help this family kitchen connect with its outlooks
As with other interior elements on this renovation, the dining table top connects with the new kitchen’s oak veneer cabinetry. The choice of materials for the renovation makes it feel very connected to the natural e...
Expansive, light-filled home threads elegantly between existing tall willow trees
This formal dining room steps down from the adjacent living zone. Oversized custom pieces – including a ‘Fandango’ pendant by Hive – balance the grand scale of the home.
New layout, materials and finishes bring dramatic changes to outdated kitchen
A curved wall of windows in this original 1993 home design were retained during renovation, and the new kitchen and breakfast setting organised to take maximum advantage of the views they offered.
Renovation creates large open-plan living space and opens interior to the backyard
With an existing lounge window replaced with bifold doors, the entire open-plan family-entertainment volume benefits from natural light flooding in from the rear of this home.
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