JOINERY LUX KITCHENS / BUILD BSM BUILDING / PHOTOGRAPHY VILLA STYLING
1 ADD CONTOUR PANELS
Ditch the ordinary! Instead of a plain island front, try adding a little bit of texture, as has been done in this dreamy kitchen pictured above.
“We chose to do a scotia, scalloped profile for our kitchen island so that it made a statement,” explains Becky Smout from Smout Property. “It has a 2Pac finish and was painted Dulux ‘Lexicon’ quarter-strength. It was custom-made and meticulously hand-laid piece by piece to bend with the curve of the feature island.”
“I love the idea of a textured material like this in a kitchen, as it creates a wow factor. It makes a kitchen go from pretty and nice to grand and luxurious.”
This kitchen (pictured below and above), designed by Noir Blanc Interiors for Buildcarp Constructions, features custom-made panelling using Tesrol Superclean ‘Carbon’. “Each piece was individually cut, edged and carefully placed around the island, and equally spaced down to the millimetre,” says Victoria Pirrello, co-founder of Vicello Kitchens who created this kitchen.
“Using an anti-fingerprint material is so important when considering a black kitchen,” explains Victoria. “The client had beautiful concepts of a curved island with ribbing detail but there was no pre-made clad system available in such a product. So – challenge accepted – we custom-made our own.”
DESIGN NOIR BLANC INTERIORS / ARCHITECTURE HABITAT HOUSING / JOINERY VICELLO KITCHENS
BUILD BUILDCARP CONSTRUCTIONS / PHOTOGRAPHY RYAN LINNEGAR
INTERIOR STYLING + PHOTOGRAPHY KRYSTAL DAHABY, HOUSE OF HARVEE
2 TILE THE ISLAND
Interesting textures on the island front are going to be big this year! One way to do it cost-effectively is with a statement tile.
In Krystal Dahaby’s kitchen (pictured above) ‘Rosetta’ finger tiles adorn the island front. “When I had the original kitchen design rendered, there was something missing in the design that I couldn’t put my finger on,” says Krystal. “I knew I wanted something that would be a big feature in the space, but I also wanted to love it for a long time and not get over it.”
“When I had the idea to tile the island, I had never seen it done before so I wasn’t even sure it could be done!” After testing several sample tiles, Krystal finally found the perfect match: a soft-pink marble finger tile from Perini Tiles that delivers a serious wow moment in her kitchen.
PROJECT LUMI THE HOUSE / BUILDER INSPIRED BUILT / PHOTOGRAPHY ABI INTERIORS
This sleek, curvaceous bar (pictured above) features a dramatic colour scheme with emerald green tiles on the island front and sides. The curved edge of the island is also bang on trend for 2022.
BUILD TRUE BUILD / INTERIOR DESIGN KATE LAWRENCE INTERIORS / PHOTOGRAPHY THE PALM CO
3 MIMICK THE CABINETRY OR BENCHTOP
Sometimes simple is best, and mirroring your cabinetry and/or stone selections in the kitchen cabinetry/splashback/benchtop on the island, can be a great way to keep the kitchen looking cohesive. For example in the kitchen above designed by Kate Lawrence Interiors the same stone as the benchtop has been used on the front, alongside the same ‘Old Baltic’ Shaker cabinetry from Farmers Doors.
DESIGN + PHOTOGRAPHY BIG HOUSE LITTLE HOUSE / BUILDER URBANE BUILD
JOINERY WESTON KITCHENS
Chris Brumby of Big House Little House has chosen to replicate the New Age Veneers ‘Boxwood’ finish on the island front to tie in with the cabinetry (pictured above). Even the thin borders on the cabinets have been duplicated on the island front to create a seamless, high-end design.
