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Country Kitchens
You don’t have to be a master chef to want a beautiful lust-worthy kitchen. Take a look at some of these brilliant country kitchens to get inspiration on how you can be the envy of all your next dinner guests. .
The art of abundance
“Why not make a daily pleasure out of a daily necessity?” asked Peter Mayle in A Year in Provence. In this beautiful French-provincial style kitchen in Sydney, it’s the personal touches – a vase of fragrant herbs or a bowl of yellow lemons – that...
Going green
“No. No. No.” Margaret Bailey seemed to be in a rut as none of the granite samples she saw was right. The shade of dark green she had in mind for the benchtops was proving elusive and her search had taken her all over Sydney. There was plenty of...
Practically perfect
Fifteen years after moving into their home, Gai and her husband renovated their kitchen. As their French country-style house has a light and relaxed feel, they wanted a similar ambience in the kitchen. Where the old decor relied heavily on...
Clever use of space
This renovated kitchen was part of a year-long whole house restoration with the goal a Hamptons look based on a neutral palette and open-plan interiors. Because the room dimensions weren’t large, the owners confess they strived “to try and do...
A Special Relationship
When Christine and Joe were building their family’s new home, Christine knew precisely what she was aiming for in the kitchen. “I wanted a country-style kitchen,” she recalls, “with exposed hinges and handpainted cabinetry. I wanted fine...
Colour Connections
Gweneth and her husband Roger moved into their magnificent 1853 home in Emu Plains, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, to rectify an out-of-kilter work/life balance. As a busy obstetrician/gynaecologist, Roger was unable to spend as much time as...
Stage Right
The couple bought their property, a 1923 Californian bungalow in Cheltenham, Sydney, two years ago and set their renovation plans in motion straightaway. Although they wanted to stay true to the original style of the house, they were keen to...
Grand Designs
Colette has always had a good eye for decorating, but when her family – which includes husband Grahame, son James and daughter Victoria – moved into their Federation-style house 10 years ago, the brown timber kitchen was only given a quick...
Sitting Pretty
Judy’s sandstone home sits on a hill overlooking the 700-acre farm where she and her husband breed thoroughbred horses and cattle. They built the house from scratch 18 years ago and, as they had an oak kitchen in their previous home, they were...
Easy Elegance
Built at the turn of the century, this home in the Perth suburb of Guildford originally belonged to a notable businessman and his family, and it was a vision of grandness right down to the coach house at the rear of the property. Helmed by many...