Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 8 New Zealand | Page 106

Above: The cooking centre features a large
Bertazzoni Heritage range and a steel utensil rack.
Facing page, top: A new blue hutch features a
benchtop made from a reclaimed butcher’s block
that had been in the house for nearly 40 years.
Facing page, lower: A narrow bench seat was
replaced with a leather booth. Because the owner
wanted a high back to the seating the windows
at this end of the room were shortened. However,
the designer was able to enlarge the rear entry and
introduce bigger windows to other areas so the
natural light could flood through to the kitchen.

with a decorative Mexican tile splashback.
And the original blue and white benchtops
were replaced with blue Bahia granite that
keeps to the colour theme.
“Other parts of the house feature solid
wood beams, so we introduced reclaimed
beams to the kitchen as well,” KatsioulaBeall says. “We also used a recycled
butcher’s block that had been in the house
for 38 years – this is on the hutch benchtop. And we have added new reclaimed
wood doors to the dining and laundry
rooms that are in keeping with the look.”

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A narrow window seat was replaced
with a comfortable, high-back leather
booth that wraps around one end of the
room to accommodate the extended
family, and grandchildren. One side of the
booth incorporates wine cubbies, while
the other has a bookcase with speakers
hidden inside.
“The original floor featured terracotta
tiles that were rather hard on the feet,”
says the designer. “So we replaced these
with white oak hardwood around the
perimeter. This is more comfortable to