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the owners can socialise while preparing meals. With the sink on the perimeter benchtop, there is ample room for more than one person to work in the kitchen at the same time.” A custom-designed rangehood with a Smeg powerpack is wrapped in backpainted glass in a copper metallic shade – this also appears on the splashbacks. “The position of the hood makes a feature of a change in ceiling height,” says Corboy. “And the copper metallic finish helps to reflect light in the room. This is especially useful in the corner of the kitchen, which is on the darker, south side of Before Above: A bank of four black Smeg ovens is positioned at the end of the kitchen. The designer says he avoided using stainless steel in the kitchen – even the sink and taps are black, and the handle on the beverage centre. Left: Corboy says the former kitchen was at the darker end of the space, and featured black granite benchtops that sucked up the light. search | save | share at trendsideas.com