Transform Your Kitchen Into A Bright And Breezy Open-Plan Area
South African Garden and Home|October 2019
This cramped kitchen was transformed into a bright and breezy open-plan area ideal for casual dining and entertaining
Lauren Delargy
Transform Your Kitchen Into A Bright And Breezy Open-Plan Area

“OUR KITCHEN WAS very dark and old-fashioned,” recall Pippa and Louis Robert, winners of our 2018 online competition #DontMoveImprove. “Everything was cream with brown trim, and it was separated from the living and dining areas so there was no flow.”

HOW IT WENT FROM DRAB TO FAB

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