We love a good Ikea-hack kitchen.
Photography by Nick Dearden, courtesy of Alder Brisco.
With much of the budget allocated for the building of the dining room addition, James and Thom relied heavily on Ikea for the kitchen update, a strategy that they employed in the past to great success (see Kitchen of the Week: A Create-Cook-Eat Space Built on a Tight Budget).
The kitchen steps down to the new addition, which houses the dining set.
The kitchen was designed by Alder Brisco, with base cabinets all sourced from Ikea’s standard white Metod range. The wood knobs are from Chocolate Creative.
The view from the kitchen out to the backyard.
A rattan pendant light from Matilda Goad hangs above the dining table.
“We were looking to build the extension with as few materials as possible, keeping it fast and low-cost,” says Thom.
A stacked freezer and refrigerator are hidden in the tall cabinets to the right.
“Where the garden was previously accessed via steep, tall steps that were dangerous for their children, we have managed to soften this journey,” says Thom, who eased the transition in stages: first, with steps down to the dining room, followed by a wide brick terrace of gentle steps and planters.