This exceptional family home on the Upper North Shore has been designed for all year round entertaining. The home flows easily from the front entrance through the open plan living rooms through to the kitchen and outdoor living areas. The kitchen has been cleverly divided to provide additional storage and allows room for a sizable, walk-in butler’s pantry. Fitted with an additional sink means food can be prepared and dishes stored out of sight when entertaining. Gitani Stone, Ancient Reef island bench, Sareen Stone mosaic splashback and pewter handles transform what is predominantly a white kitchen into a vibrant living and working space. Practicality and ease of use were a must for this kitchen: custom cabinetry was designed and manufactured in Art of Kitchens Mt Kuring-gai factory and fitted with the latest Blum internal hardware. Miele appliances are featured throughout the kitchen. The kitchen is beautifully lit with a combination of ambient, task, and general lighting: natural light streams through the large windows and french doors, LED ceiling lights enhance the natural lighting and under cabinet lighting provides task lighting. Art of Kitchens completed the interior kitchen, outdoor kitchen, bathrooms and custom bedroom joinery in this brand new Upper North Shore Meadowbank Home.

This Paradise Model ATU is extra tall and grand! As you would in you have a couch for lounging, a 6 drawer dresser for clothing, and a seating area and closet that mirrors the kitchen. Quartz countertops waterfall over the side of the cabinets encasing them in stone. The custom kitchen cabinetry is sealed in a clear coat keeping the wood tone light. Black hardware accents with contrast to the light wood. A main-floor bedroom- no crawling in and out of bed. The wallpaper was an owner request; what do you think of their choice? The bathroom has natural edge Hawaiian mango wood slabs spanning the length of the bump-out: the vanity countertop and the shelf beneath. The entire bump-out-side wall is tiled floor to ceiling with a diamond print pattern. The shower follows the high contrast trend with one white wall and one black wall in matching square pearl finish. The warmth of the terra cotta floor adds earthy warmth that gives life to the wood. 3 wall lights hang down illuminating the vanity, though durning the day, you likely wont need it with the natural light shining in from two perfect angled long windows. This Paradise model was way customized. The biggest alterations were to remove the loft altogether and have one consistent roofline throughout. We were able to make the kitchen windows a bit taller because there was no loft we had to stay below over the kitchen. This ATU was perfect for an extra tall person. After editing out a loft, we had these big interior walls to work with and although we always have the high-up octagon windows on the interior walls to keep thing light and the flow coming through, we took it a step (or should I say foot) further and made the french pocket doors extra tall. This also made the shower wall tile and shower head extra tall. We added another ceiling fan above the kitchen and when all of those awning windows are opened up, all the hot air goes right up and out.

photography by Andrea Calo • Benjamin Moore "Silver Satin" ceiling paint & wall paint • Foggy morning wall tile by Fireclay • Palio 20 floor tile, brushed grey on lavan, Tabarka • Newbury tub by Hydrosystems • Palomar tub filler by California Faucets • custom Perla Venata tub backdrop • antique rug from David Oriental Rugs in Houston • drapery by Suzie Page Home Design

We manufactured this vanity unit to ensure the engineered stone benchtop ran over the bath ledge for extra storage space and continuity.

Complimenting the bathrooms minimalist design, the shower is drained utilized this sleek linear Edge Grate drain. Additionally, its stainless steel finish ties it into the showers stainless steel framing and vanities stainless steel drawer pulls

Shot of the entire bathroom.

©Finished Basement Company Vanity sink with unique hand painted tile

The master bathroom plays on some of the same design notes that take place in the kitchen. The attention to detail regarding cabinet hardware, plumbing and lighting fixtures really defines this room.

Have you ever gone on an HGTV binge and wondered how you could style your own Master Bathroom renovation after theirs? Enter this incredible shabby-chic bathroom renovation. Vintage inspired but perfectly melded with chic decor and design twists, this bathroom is truly a knockout.

Richards Photo

Shot of the spa bathtub.