Page 24 - Luxury Kitchens & Bathrooms (September 2018)

3 FINISHES AND COLOURS 5 PORCELAIN, PORCELAIN AND
Matt finishes were featured MORE PORCELAIN
prominently this year, while gloss Thin benchtops and lots of
surfaces and finishes to cabinets were porcelain were seen throughout,
rarely sighted. Everything was matt not just on horizontal surfaces
and sleek, and timber and natural- but on vertical surfaces, too.
look material were incorporated into Kitchen drawer and door fronts
two-tone kitchens. I noticed many were also finished with beautiful
dark hues taking prominence, and porcelain such as Calacatta or
instances of black incorporated into other marble replicas.
all areas of the kitchen, even the
internal hardware. Stainless steel was 6 THICK AND THIN
a huge hit and was often paired with This year, I spotted a combination
timber in a range hues. It was also of thick and thin surfaces, but thin
displayed on door and drawer fronts, benchtops and doors dominated
creating a commercial look but in a the expo. Many thin 8mm doors
modern application. were presented with Blum’s newly
developed 8mm hinge.
4 FABULOUS INTERNALS TO
KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS 7 GLASS STORAGE

It was refreshing to see the same Displaying your treasures is on-
amount of thought being put into trend again. There were lots of
the aesthetic of kitchen interiors glass storage with glass doors
as is given to the exteriors. No that were either frameless or
white board carcasses were seen; with thin black frames. Lighting
instead, everything was finished in was generally present inside the
beautiful timbers and even marble cabinetry, creating the illusion of a
in some cases. Gorgeous accessory beautiful art installation.
organisers and internal automatic
lighting were also spotted frequently.

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