Spanish Kitchen & Bath

Mary had pictured this Stanmore Bay house decorated before she even bought it. She had spent months collecting ideas on Houzz, and her brief ran against the usual Auckland request for sleek and contemporary: timber cabinets, colourful tiled splashbacks, brass sinks and bright walls, a rustic Spanish-villa feel for a house that already had the bones. A builder was restoring the rest of the home with her, but kitchens were outside his trade. We were brought in for that, and the job later widened to cover the bathroom and laundry in matching style. Solid timber for every cabinet would have been slow and expensive to source here. We custom-made the cabinetry in textured woodgrain Melteca (Jarrad Legend) instead. It gives the warmth of timber, costs less, wipes clean and handles daily use. Mary had sourced her brass sinks and Mexican tiles from overseas, which pushed us to find Auckland suppliers for both. The design took several rounds. Michael stayed with it, and the job changed our process: for one-off kitchens the designer now sits in on the first meeting. Custom kitchen cabinetry in woodgrain Melteca Brass sinks and colourful Mexican tile splashbacks Bathroom and laundry in the same rustic finish Waterproof membrane under the wet-area tiling Michael Tran project managed the kitchen, bathroom and laundry. Full case study: Rustic Kitchen Renovation in Stanmore Bay