Kiwis Name Their Top 30 Favourite Kitchens of 2018
These are the most-saved kitchen photos of the year, as chosen by our classy New Zealand comrades on Houzz
Joanna Tovia
18 December 2018
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When it comes to planning their dream kitchens, renovators-to-be tend to have a clear vision. We know that because our valued Kiwi Houzzers gather inspiration from many of the same designer kitchens located in New Zealand, Australia and even as far as the UK and USA. See which ideas you’d like to incorporate into your next kitchen renovation – the designers of these creative cooking spaces seem to have thought of everything.
1. Location: Northbridge, NSW
Designer: Minosa
Features: A sure-fire combination: marble, timber and black. This multi-award-winning company knows how to pull a kitchen together.
Designer: Minosa
Features: A sure-fire combination: marble, timber and black. This multi-award-winning company knows how to pull a kitchen together.
2. Location: Bangalow, NSW
Designer: Darren James Interiors
Features: A green splashback draws the outside in.
Designer: Darren James Interiors
Features: A green splashback draws the outside in.
3. Location: Portland, USA
Features: Houzzers can’t get enough of the storage possibilities in this butler’s pantry.
Features: Houzzers can’t get enough of the storage possibilities in this butler’s pantry.
4. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Moloney Architects
Features: Plywood and pot plants come together to turn this kitchen into something special.
Designer: Moloney Architects
Features: Plywood and pot plants come together to turn this kitchen into something special.
5. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: 9Point9 Architects
Features: A suspended light fitting sets off this stylish kitchen.
Designer: 9Point9 Architects
Features: A suspended light fitting sets off this stylish kitchen.
6. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Sheri Haby Architects
Features: Timber and white, and lashings of light make for a feel-good space.
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Designer: Sheri Haby Architects
Features: Timber and white, and lashings of light make for a feel-good space.
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7. Location: New York, USA
Features: Every kitchen should have a charging drawer – no more unsightly cables.
Features: Every kitchen should have a charging drawer – no more unsightly cables.
8. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: John Contoleon Architecture
Features: There’s no danger of running out of fridge space in this kitchen.
Designer: John Contoleon Architecture
Features: There’s no danger of running out of fridge space in this kitchen.
9. Location: Adelaide, SA
Designer: Space Craft Joinery
Features: That splashback makes an already stunning kitchen sensational.
Designer: Space Craft Joinery
Features: That splashback makes an already stunning kitchen sensational.
10. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Evolution Custom Builds + Extensions + Renovations
Features: Clever ways with wood.
Designer: Evolution Custom Builds + Extensions + Renovations
Features: Clever ways with wood.
11. Location: Albert Park, Victoria
Designer: Hindley & Co
Features: Black kitchens have stolen people’s hearts this year, and this one is a cut above.
Designer: Hindley & Co
Features: Black kitchens have stolen people’s hearts this year, and this one is a cut above.
12. Location: London, UK
Features: Industrial meets traditional in the kitchen of a Victorian-era home.
Features: Industrial meets traditional in the kitchen of a Victorian-era home.
13. Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Designer: Stuart Osman
Features: This is the butler’s pantry of a seriously spacious dream kitchen.
Designer: Stuart Osman
Features: This is the butler’s pantry of a seriously spacious dream kitchen.
14. Location: Boston, USA
Features: Sliding barn doors add character galore, and it’s a trend that looks here to stay.
Features: Sliding barn doors add character galore, and it’s a trend that looks here to stay.
15. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Turner Interior Design
Features: The natural grain in marble and wood turn this kitchen into a stunner.
Designer: Turner Interior Design
Features: The natural grain in marble and wood turn this kitchen into a stunner.
16. Location: Naremburn, NSW
Designer: Premier Kitchens
Features: Open shelving is just the thing to show off gorgeous glassware.
Designer: Premier Kitchens
Features: Open shelving is just the thing to show off gorgeous glassware.
17. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Bask Interiors
Features: This glass splashback lets in both light and greenery.
Designer: Bask Interiors
Features: This glass splashback lets in both light and greenery.
18. Location: Waihi Beach, NZ
Designer: Palazzo Kitchens & Appliances
Features: An uneven number of on-trend pendants hung at varying heights adds an eclectic touch to this welcoming kitchen. The mismatched stools continue the theme.
Designer: Palazzo Kitchens & Appliances
Features: An uneven number of on-trend pendants hung at varying heights adds an eclectic touch to this welcoming kitchen. The mismatched stools continue the theme.
19. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Cantilever Interiors
Features: Subway tiles with dark grout tie in nicely with the black-and-white colour scheme of this kitchen, with plants adding life and greenery.
Designer: Cantilever Interiors
Features: Subway tiles with dark grout tie in nicely with the black-and-white colour scheme of this kitchen, with plants adding life and greenery.
20. Location: Burraneer, NSW
Designer: Tonka Andjelkovic Design
Features: Classic elegance with scene-stealing pendant lighting.
Designer: Tonka Andjelkovic Design
Features: Classic elegance with scene-stealing pendant lighting.
21. Location: Bronte, NSW
Designer: House to Home Design
Features: A kitchen with cabinetry that merges with the adjoining space creates a harmonious home.
Designer: House to Home Design
Features: A kitchen with cabinetry that merges with the adjoining space creates a harmonious home.
22. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Provincial Kitchens
Features: A butler’s pantry with a ladder is a dream come true – pretty and practical, too.
Designer: Provincial Kitchens
Features: A butler’s pantry with a ladder is a dream come true – pretty and practical, too.
23. Location: Christchurch, NZ
Designer: Donna Weir Design
Features: When space allows, a butler’s pantry is on most renovators’ wishlists.
Designer: Donna Weir Design
Features: When space allows, a butler’s pantry is on most renovators’ wishlists.
24. Location: Kent, UK
Features: With this much light flooding in, a black kitchen is all the more appealing.
Features: With this much light flooding in, a black kitchen is all the more appealing.
25. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Darren James Interiors
Features: Lighting works wonders in this grand cooking space.
Designer: Darren James Interiors
Features: Lighting works wonders in this grand cooking space.
26. Location: Cammeray, NSW
Designer: Studio 1 Interiors
Features: Texture and soothing tones make this kitchen ultra-inviting.
Designer: Studio 1 Interiors
Features: Texture and soothing tones make this kitchen ultra-inviting.
27. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: WA Country Builders
Features: A servery linking the kitchen to the deck is an entertainer’s dream.
Designer: WA Country Builders
Features: A servery linking the kitchen to the deck is an entertainer’s dream.
28. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: F3-Studio
Features: A kitchen that opens to a green wall is a genius move that delivers privacy and wow-factor.
Designer: F3-Studio
Features: A kitchen that opens to a green wall is a genius move that delivers privacy and wow-factor.
30. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Garsden and Clarke Kitchens
Features: Everything is within easy reach in this sleek butler’s pantry.
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Designer: Garsden and Clarke Kitchens
Features: Everything is within easy reach in this sleek butler’s pantry.
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Which of these kitchens is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the Comments below, save the images, like this story and join the conversation.
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Thinking of renovating your kitchen in 2019? Discuss your ideas with an experienced kitchen designer or renovator near you
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And 21 out of 30 are black and white! How boring! Not that I have a problem with black and white kitchens, but if everyone is doing it, then it gets a more than a little bit stale. When did we become so afraid of colour?
My favourites are the splash back being a pane of glass.How nice to work on a well lit bench.
Like the above comments,I too am tired of B&W colour schemes.
19, 26 and 28 are my favourites.