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Walk-In Pantry vs Butler's Pantry: Which Suits Your Renovation?
Somewhere in the last decade, the pantry stopped being a cupboard and became a room, and Melbourne kitchen briefs now routinely open with the words butler's...
How Much Value Does a Kitchen Renovation Add in Melbourne?
Ask three Melbourne real estate agents what a new kitchen adds to a sale price and you will get three different numbers, but the same underlying logic: kitch...
Timber and Timber-Look Kitchen Finishes Compared
Warm timber tones have dominated Melbourne kitchen design for several years now, softening the white-on-white schemes of the previous decade. But the word ti...
Benchtop Thickness and Edge Profiles: A Practical Selection Guide
Benchtop thickness and edge profile are two of the smallest dimensions in a kitchen and two of the biggest visual decisions. The same stone in 20mm with a sq...
Induction vs Gas Cooktops in Melbourne Renovations
The cooktop decision used to be a matter of cooking preference. In Victoria it is now also a planning and infrastructure decision. State policy has been stea...
Choosing a Rangehood: Ducting, Capture and Noise Guide
The rangehood is the appliance Melbourne homeowners spend the least time choosing and the most time regretting. A hood that looks right on the showroom floor...
Small Kitchen Renovation Ideas for Melbourne Apartments
Melbourne has hundreds of thousands of apartments, from 1960s walk-ups in St Kilda and Elwood to 1990s conversions in the CBD and newer towers in Southbank a...
The Order of Trades in a Kitchen Renovation, Explained
A kitchen renovation is less a construction project than a relay race: six or more licensed trades handing over to each other in a strict sequence, where eac...
Kitchen Lighting Plans: Layering Task, Ambient and Feature Light
Lighting is the cheapest transformation in a kitchen renovation and the most commonly botched. A grid of downlights punched into the ceiling at even spacing...
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