This Provincial-style kitchen by Smith & Smith provides a wonderful cooking area, and doubles as a functional entertainment area.
“Traditional French flavour lives harmoniously with modern convenience to inspire a love of cooking and entertaining in this kitchen. True to French Provincial style, the mantle forms the heart of the space. Its spacious interior and put-down area on either side give the owner ample room to prepare and cook ingredients with minimal movement. The intricate capping and moulding is both elegant and understated, and the symmetry of wall cabinetry provides visual harmony. On the opposite side, a benchtop in Smartstone Botticino provides space for buffet entertaining on a grand scale while, around the corner, the breakfast bar allows the cook to enjoy a casual drink with guests. As with any French Provincial kitchen, the beauty is in the detail, which is represented in the clean, classic white tiles behind the cooktop through to the focused task lighting that makes preparation and cooking a breeze. Behind its traditional looks, the kitchen incorporates the most modern appliances and hardware such as Hettich pull-out drawers, soft-close fittings and extensions.”
Designer: Rob Barclay for Smith & Smith Kitchens
SHOP THE LOOK
Cabinetry and panels Smith & Smith flat-panel door with textured two-pack finish
Internal hardware Hidden timber/felt cutlery glides, Hettich pull-out drawers in mantle, single extension, soft-close drawer runners, soft-close door hinges, LVDL in base and top of glass-door cabinets
Handles Castella French Provincial range
Benchtop Smartstone Botticino 60mm double half-bullnose bench-edge profile
Paint Doors in Dulux Grand Piano one-eighth strength, mantelpiece in Dulux Grand Piano full strength, walls in Dulux Grand Piano three-quarter strength
Splashback White tiles
Kickboards Painted Dulux White on White
Capping/moulding Dulux Grand Piano full strength and White on White full strength
Flooring New oak timber floors polished
Oven Miele H 5460 (two)
Cooktop Miele KM 5997
Dishwasher Miele G 2872 SCVi
Refrigerator Liebherr SBSes 7353
Rangehood Miele DA 2210
Microwave Miele M 8260-2
Sink Double-bowl undermount
SHOP THEIR SHOWROOM
889 Wellington Road, Rowville Vic
(03) 9755 4888
1430 Dandenong Road, Oakleigh Vic
(03) 9530 4777
860 Doncaster Road, Doncaster Vic
(03) 9530 4777
Originally from Kitchens and Bathrooms Quarterly magazine, Volume 21.3
