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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.
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