Small flat kitchen renovation

[RosieD]

DIY renovation of a small flat on a budget, using off the shelf products and quite a bit of elbow grease.

Materials

All cabinetry carcasses: form plywood

https://www.bunnings.com.au/specrite-2400-x-1200mm-17mm-formply-f17_p0390224

Decorative timber screen: Merbau timber battens

https://www.bunnings.com.au/42-x-18mm-2-7m-fj-pre-oiled-merbau-screening_p0177440

Wall paint: Dulux Wash & Wear 'Natural White' and 'Harpoon'

https://www.bunnings.com.au/dulux-10l-wash-wear-low-sheen-natural-white-paint_p1370174

Timberbench tops: Victorian ash

https://www.bunnings.com.au/2400-x-900-x-33mm-hardwood-laminated-panel_p0267054

Appliances & handles: Ikea

Tiles: Original Ceramics

Tools

Triton Workcentre System Series 2000

Ryobi Plunge Router

https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-1600w-plunge-router_p6210608

Paint brushes, roller & sandpaper from Bunnings.

Steps

Step 1

Demolition. No description needed. We removed the worlds most basic kitchen. The range hood was a timber canopy and a hole in the wall. Enough said. It took one afternoon and wasn't difficult. 

Step 2

Making the cabinetry. Oh god! It took quite a while. Many, many weekends in our friend's shed, as we were renovating a flat so had little space on site to work with. Form plywood was used as it is easy to work with, strong, termite resistant, readily available and cost effective. The black colour is a nice contrast to the white walls and provides a water resistant finish. We used an entire palette of the stuff for the whole apartment (50 x sheets).

Step 3

It's such a functional kitchen and we're really happy with the result.

[EricL]

Hi @RosieD 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your kitchen renovation in your flat.

What a beautiful kitchen transformation! That is just a fantastic use of Formply, not only is it economical, but it saves you from having to paint one side of the panel. You've really outdone yourselves in the design phase of your kitchen. The curving shelves have so much appeal and the up to ceiling height construction has really maximized your storage area.

Can you please tell me how deep the cabinetry is on the other side of the cooktop? Looking at the photo it seems like you've reduced its depth or is it still 600mm deep standard?      

Again, thank you for sharing such an inspirational kitchen makeover.

Eric

[RosieD]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for the compliments.

Yes, thats right, the cabinetry on one side is narrower at 450 deep as we didn't wan't the kitchen to feel too cramped. This side works well as a work bench/ prep area, and all the services are located on the other side such as oven, sink, cooktop and fridge.  

We thought about an 'L' shape kitchen, but I prefer the galley style, as it avoids awkward corner cupboards. 

Thanks,

Rosie