Ranui Cresent – Master Joiners Best Region Award for Wellington

With this kitchen we won the award for Wellington’s best kitchen. Behind the functional, simple, elegant design were some challenges that we were happy to tackle. The result is a classic Shaker design that the client loves. If you’d like to know more about this project or talk to us about the kitchen you’re thinking of, contact us.

Our client came to us with photos they’d sourced online and asked us to design a kitchen that incorporated ideas from the photos. They wanted a galley kitchen and since the ceiling height was almost 4m, we established a working height of 2700mm to the top of the kitchen.

Features include a 250mm high bulkhead above the hob which let us hide the ducting for the range hood which needed to be brought into a hall cupboard behind the kitchen wall. 

As this kitchen is for a family with young children, we incorporated bar type seating at the back, plus storage under the bench for the children’s toys and games. 

Materials

Kitchen benchtop:
Quantum Quartz ‘Michelangelo’, 30mm thick

Carcase:
16mm moisture resistant, zero formaldehyde Melteca with 1mm PVC edging

Cabinet fronts:
18mm MDF with Shaker style doors and drawer fronts. 2-pot spray painted in ‘Alabaster’ 30% gloss

Handles:
Chrome plated cup handles and knobs

Splash back:
White subway tiles

Sink:
White butler’s sink

Faucet:
English heritage faucet with ceramic handles

Rubbish bin:
2 x 40L Hideaway pullout bins

Drawer hardware:
Häfele Nova Pro Scala soft close drawers, white

Hinge hardware:
Häfele Salice soft close

LED lighting:
Häfele LED strip lighting installed into the underpanel of the wall cupboards