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In a climate that allows alfresco living most
months of the year, it makes sense to open up
a home’s interiors to fresh air and sunshine.
Designers may even go so far as to blur the line
between indoors and outdoors completely.
This project by kitchen designer Kim Duffin
forms part of a redeveloped home in an innercity suburb. Duffin says he took the client’s
initial brief and applied his own vision.
“The design places a dining area, kitchen,
appliance pantry, powder room and a large outdoor space at the rear of the home. We wanted
to bring all these various elements together in

one large volume, in a way that would optimize
space and create a connection between all zones.
“The outdoor and indoor areas read as one
space, separated only by large bifolding doors
and a change in flooring direction. Similar tones
and finishes link the two spaces visually.”
The kitchen is set to one side of the room,
downplaying its presence, with the prep areas
out of sight, in the new appliance pantry.
“We were able to reconfigure the rear walls
to assimilate the appliance pantry on the right,
by the kitchen, and powder room to the left,
near the stairs. Both ancillary spaces are hidden

Above left: Created by designer Kim
Duffin, this multi-use space benefits
from a restrained palette and natural
finishes that draw the various areas
together. With bifolding doors
opened, the indoors and outdoors
merge. A glass backsplash, vertical
herb garden and exterior cladding on
the alfresco walls add to the effect.
Above: An appliance pantry and a
powder room are set behind cabinet
panels at the rear of the room.

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