Rosedale Renovation

This two-storey Rosedale home had a closed, chopped-up ground floor and a bathroom that needed starting again. The owners wanted a single palette running room to room: white, black and warm timber, kept simple. The layout came first. We took out walls so kitchen, dining and living became a single space, with an island that works as a prep bench and the place people gather. Timber-look flooring runs the full level and keeps the white from feeling cold. In the kitchen, the white cabinetry has no handles at all. Drawers open on a fine black shadowline, so the run stays unbroken. The benchtop and island are marble-look engineered stone, folded down the island end as a waterfall, and the stone vein is the only pattern in the room. A white glass splashback reflects light, and the gas cooktop sits beside a black granite composite undermount sink. The bathroom went back to the framing. It now has large-format tiles floor to ceiling, white marble-look tile in the shower to tie into the theme, and warmer neutral walls elsewhere. Ground floor opened into one kitchen, dining and living space Handleless white cabinetry with black shadowline reveals Engineered stone benchtop and waterfall island White glass splashback, gas cooktop, black undermount sink Bathroom rebuilt with a framed glass corner shower, rain head and hand shower Timber-veneer vanity, full-width mirror, heated towel rail Waterproof membrane under all wet-area tiling Kevin Yang project managed the renovation, with design and build handled in-house. Full case study: Black and White Renovation in Rosedale, Albany