Kitchens

Exterior Back Deck Close-up

Kitchen, Dining and Living Area. Custom walnut and stainless steel cabinets, engineered quartz tops, marble backsplash, and floating shelves.

Kitchen

Via Media Residence by Matt Fajkus Architecture | Photo by Leonid Furmansky

The kitchen features custom millwork with opal glass pulls, recycled glass terrazzo countertops and backsplash, copper plumbing, and a showstopping Lacanche range in Provence yellow.

Painting this diamond-plate steel backsplash a charming pink color makes the material feel less cold and industrial.

Reimagined by architect Lisa Breeze, this compact semidetached brick home in Melbourne was built by the client's granduncle in the 1940s and passed down through generations. While the kitchen was updated to fit a modern lifestyle, the pastel color, gentle curves, and preserved Bakelite handles are a nod to the original era.

Detail of the kitchen

Full-height, black sliding glass doors connect the interior spaces to the rear courtyard and enable indoor/outdoor living.

The renovated stable's living room is extra bright thanks to walls painted with Benjamin Moore’s Atrium White and reflective polished concrete floors. The latter conceal a radiant heating system.

"The client had sourced some period-appropriate inspirational images and asked us to run with it,

Conserve water and energy by swapping your regular kitchen and bathroom taps for more efficient faucets.

Colorful ceramic tiles on the back wall in the Westbourne Cottage scullery