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Open-plan kitchen and living room renovation

katzie01
Getting Established
katzie01
katzie01
Getting Established

 

An open-plan kitchen and living area was created by removing a wall, with timber beams creating a feature and a large kitchen island connecting the two rooms.

 

 

The project


The original layout was very closed off so we always wanted to remove the dividing wall and bring some "wow" to the united space.

 

Using reclaimed local timbers and new feature products, we chose to go with earthier green tones and brass fittings to best compliment the lighter finished timber and keep a feeling of warmth.

 

A new breakfast bar island bench was installed and various lighting options including LED strip under all the kitchen cabinetry to reflect off the brass kicks.

 

Steps


Step 1


First the original wall had to go. Which started by removing all the cladding, skirting boards and cornices.

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Step 2


After removing the existing wall using props to hold the ceiling/roof up the beams went in to take its place. The upright beam was utilised to support the span being in two pieces, and also to anchor the island bench and provide a location to place another above-bench power outlet.

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Step 3


Once the support was in place it was time to remove what was left of the kitchen and re-sheet the internal walls.

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Step 4


After the floor was polished the cabinetry could start to go in. Apart from one Kaboodle blind corner cabinet all the cabinetry came from a second hand kitchen we purchased a year earlier.


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Step 5

 

The panelling was already painted in a taupe colour we didn't like and also needed to be changed.

 

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Step 6


Next came benchtops, tiling and feature panels.

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Step 7


And finally all the finishing touches - hanging all the cabinetry panels, putting the hardware on, the sink in, connecting up plumbing, and installing all the strip lighting.

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