Sarah and Adrian first heard of System Six when they decided to renovate their new home. They were undertaking significant work on their house, which included a complete kitchen remodel. System Six Kitchens was the first kitchen showroom recommended to them when they asked their builders if they could suggest any local kitchen suppliers. Their builder had a friend who had bought a System Six Kitchen, which he knew was of excellent quality. Hearing the recommendation from this source gave the couple confidence to visit System Six first.

They had prepared a list of places they’d like to visit, however once they’d visited the showroom and talked to their soon to be designer, Anna, Sarah and Adrian decided they wouldn’t go anywhere else.

One of the aspects the couple liked about System Six was how they could see everything on display, view the cabinets in detail and determine for themselves their quality and strength. 

THE DESIGN

When it came to designing the kitchen, Sarah knew which elements she liked before Anna got started on planning the kitchen. Many items and accessories were chosen from browsing through different styles and cabinet configurations on display in the showroom. Sarah provided Anna with the list of everything she’d like included in her kitchen, and asked Anna to incorporate as many of these items as possible. Based on these requests Anna was able to begin designing their kitchen. Anna met Sarah’s specifications, resulting in a kitchen design which was both efficient and elegant. However, this design didn’t look how Sarah had expected it to and resulted in an initial reaction of uncertainty. To ensure the couple were completely happy with the design, Anna sat down with Sarah and Adrian to redesign the kitchen. Fundamentally, this ended up resulting in the same kitchen being designed. By going through this process and Anna expressing and explaining the reasoning behind her design choices, Sarah and Adrian became familiarised with the design. Once Sarah and Adrian saw the process behind Anna’s choices, and how she was able to use her expertise to ensure each element of the kitchen Sarah had requested, fit comfortably and effortlessly within the design, they understood their requests were being met. They realised much of their initial uncertainty about the design was due to their preconceived ideas of how they thought the kitchen would look. One of the elements Anna designed differently to what Sarah and Adrian expected was the size and shape of the island. Once Sarah became accustomed to the design, she saw the L shaped island helped with the arrangement of the kitchen as it works as a bridge to the dining area and positions the breakfast bar with a view out of the French doors. Anna also designed the space with the layout of the kitchen in mind, ensuring the space was streamlined and easy to use. With Anna’s design, Sarah and Adrian were able to have every element they asked for, including a kitchen that was in keeping with the arched windows and stained-glass windows which were original features of the home. Anna was able to create a fitting design that still managed to incorporate all the modern necessities, resulting in a contemporary classic kitchen. 

The contemporary door style chosen was influenced by Sarah and Adrian’s visit to the System Six showroom. The Treloy display helped them visualise their kitchen in Light Teal, as it was a colour they wouldn’t have selected based on a brochure. However, this bright colour was subtle enough to use throughout the space, which combined with the subtle and neutral Light Grey met their desire to choose a light shade for their kitchen. The couple based their decision of the Treloy door style on this display too.

Anna was additionally able to provide practical suggestions, including using drawers instead of cupboards. Due to the drawer’s strength and ease of use, Anna made this recommendation, as it is much simpler operating drawers to access the contents, rather than reaching into cabinets to take out items.