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Awash with divine detailing and dashes of duck-egg blue, this cook space in North America is as pretty as a picture

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AS PART OF THIS kitchen’soverhaul, THE EXISTING

MAPLE TIMBER CABINETSWERE freshly painted ANDTHE INTERIORS WERE

REFITTED FOR MAXIMUMFUNCTIONALITY. THE

RANGEHOOD COVER WASREBUILT AND EXTENDEDOUTWARDS TO CREATEINTEREST AND DEPTH,

WITH extra detailing ADDEDTO THE TOEKICK AT THEBASE OF THE CABINETRY

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his kitchen began with a painting: a dreamy depiction of the homeowner’s old lakeside cottage

where she spent many joyful days. Now living in a town in Ontario, Canada, she hoped to re-create the abode to share with her own family of five.

Her current home – and the canvas for this project – was smart and well-proportioned, but in need of an update, according to interior designer Christine Elliott, who came on board to refresh the kitchen. While some original features remained – namely the exquisite maple cabinetry – others had to go; the existing floor tiles were traded for rich maple flooring, and a new splashback of handmade subway tiles was installed to reference East Coast American design. “I’ve always loved the Hamptons-inspired look,” says Christine. “It’s airy and bright and doesn’t date when done right.”

But the painting of the old cottage was never far from the homeowner’s mind – the kitchen’s colour palette was pulled straight from that original image, with the sweet blue hue of the island inspired by the cottage’s cushions and curtains. And in a poetic twist, the elegant new kitchen is now as pretty as a picture.

A PLEASING PALETTE OF CRISP WHITE, MATT BRASS AND

SOFT BLUE LENDS understated elegance, AND WILL STAND

THE TEST OF TIME

THE HOMEOWNERS CRAVED MOREBENCH SPACE AND ADDED A LARGERISLAND, FINISHED IN A CHIC CUSTOMBLUE AND A SLAB OF CAESARSTONE.

BUT THE SPACE’S REAL shining starsARE THE BRASS PENDANTS

SUSPENDED OVER THE ISLAND; URBAN LIGHTING’S ‘CONE’

PENDANT LIGHTS ARE A SUITABLE STYLE MATCH

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1. Cake stand in Matt White, Robert Gordon. 2. Parlour ‘Cone’ pendant in Old Brass, Urban Lighting. 3. Stained solid maple hardwood, available from

Britton Timbers. 4. Custom Shaker-style cabinetry in solid maple. 5. Fisher &

Paykel 32-bottle wine cabinet, Harvey Norman. 6. For a similar paint colour,

try Equanimity, Dulux.

Interior designer: Christine Elliott Designs, christineelliottdesigns.com.

AN UNUSED KITCHENCORNER WAS converted

INTO A BAR, COMPLETEWITH A WINE

FRIDGE AND pull-out cupboard FOR LARGERBOTTLES OF LIQUOR.

THE SPLASHBACK FEATURES handmade

SUBWAY TILES GIVEN A GLAZED FINISH

FOR A WARM, AGED LOOK

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