Find out how two savvy designers turned less than ideal spaces into stylish, practical kitchens
The Big Picture
By linking it to a covered patio on one side and a cosy dining area on the other, designer Tanja Beyers created the ideal kitchen for entertaining
“With our growing teenagers, the kitchen was becoming really cramped,” explains Tanja Beyers of Profurn Contracts. “We were desperate for more space, plus we wanted a kitchen that was more entertaining friendly.” When her husband Bruce, who has a home refurbishment business, joined forces with Profurn, they decided it was the right time to renovate.
WHAT THEY DID
To create more space, they extended the kitchen into the garden by a couple of metres. They also moved the wall between the dining room and kitchen out a metre to provide more space for guests. The other wall that had to go was in the middle of the kitchen creating dark corners and restricting traffic flow.
This story is from the May 2018 edition of South African Garden and Home.
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