G'day fellow ozbargainers,
We are planning to do a kitchen reno for our own home so thought I'd reach out to the community for any recommendations for kitchen designers in the melbourne area.
Cheerio
Recommendations for Kitchen Designers (Melbourne)
mrtin on 08/12/2016 - 11:41
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we live in a victorian terrace- i have a feeling ikea kitchen may not fit in with the rest of the house?
well, Melbourne is in Victoria…….joke.
have a look at what they offer.
thanks will look into this. Any idea on how much it would cost to hire a designer?
My suggestion - before you meet with the designer go and see as many open for inspections (high end places) and look into as many design magazines as you can. We got some really good ideas from doing this and it means you don't waste the designers time, and your money, going in clueless. We worked with the builder for our place, so no designer, but the things we like in particular are:
a) Deep benches that allow us to put the appliances to the back and drag them forward when we want to use them. Removes all the tedious putting away and taking out and still leaves plenty of work area.
b) Creating a "wall of cupboards" look with a built in fridge, slide back cover for microwave, and step in pantry with sliding door. It makes it sleeker and less cluttered. The other half of the L is the kitchen benches, small appliances, oven, dishwasher and under bench cupboards.
c) We have a south facing large "window" of glass bricks that give us light without heat directly to the benchtop and still offers privacy.
d) Lots, and lots of storage. Pull out draws are particularly useful for saucepans, mixing bowls, etc - not so much for chippable things like plates.
e) A colour scheme that does not age badly. Avoid brown, yellows and bright colours. You will get sick of them quickly and your kitchen will look dated. Stick to classic colours and brighten up with "accessories". Our kitchen is 20 years old and people still think it looks terrific.
f) Integrated stainless steel sinks - one nice deep one and one more shallow on. This is fantastic as stuff can be swiped into the sink without the residue buildup of dropped in sinks.Best of luck wih the kitchen.
Shite thanks for the tips and your time in writing that post
No probs. The thing to keep in mind is it must be practical. This probably sounds a touch wanky but I would mime going through your new kitchen space and seeing how many paces from fridge to stove to sink, how you would use your preparation areas, how you would take things out and put them away, how convenient are the power outlets, will you have people using the kitchen as a thoroughfare, etc. One of the mistakes we did make was not having multiple power points across the back of the bench so we could plug all the appliances in, we now have a powerboard but it does look a tad agricultural. Sorry I'm prattling on so much but there is nothing like living with a design to understand what was done right and what failed.
Could agree more with thinking about power points. We have 24 power points, it's amazing how many appliances you end up plugging in, not to mention phone chargers, eneloop chargers etc. Great response try2helpful, some excellent tips there.
ikea. see one of their kitchen planners. take in your measurements , floor plan, ideas for what you want.