STABLE INFLUENCE
23Occupying former stables and with a lovely garden aspect, this Melbourne kitchen design pays heed to both. With three children in the home, low-fuss materials mattered, too. Horizontal joinery, a nod to stable doors, extends to the ceiling, where a new skylight is positioned over the island. The splashback and benches are in easy-care porcelain, while oak wraps the island and pantry wall. “It’s perfect for our modern lifestyle, but also has the warmth and character of a period home,” say the owners.