Full kitchen remodel
Marble Waterfall Island
A load-bearing wall came out to open the ground floor, then a honed marble island was set against oak veneer and handleless white units.
Three children, two adults and one narrow walkway between the old units. The fix was to pull everything back to the perimeter and put a single generous island in the middle, with room to move on all four sides of it.
Handleless, for a reason
Push-to-open fronts were not a style decision. With a busy family passing through all day, handles snag bags, belt loops and small hands, and this run has none at all.
Cooking and sitting in one piece
The gas hob sits in the quartz on the working side, with a downdraft extractor so nothing hangs across the sightline. The seating overhang is 350mm, enough for six stools and homework spread across the end.
Light
Three brass pendants hang 750mm above the top, high enough to see across and low enough to pool light where the chopping happens.
