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Reno stars Kyal and Kara Demmrich and design expert James Treble add their personal touch to a jaded outdoor area
By Handyman Magazine
Danny and Robyn Richards and their two daughters are a fun-loving family who enjoy spending time together outdoors. But their new home has a bland outside entertainment area that lacks personality and comfort, forcing them indoors.
They know they have a great opportunity with the space, but are stumped on what to do with it. The area runs along the back of the house, but lacks functionality and has a strange island bench that gets in the way.
The space also has a kitchen at one end, with a wall-mounted TV. The challenge for the two design teams, James Treble and Kyal and Kara Demmrich, is to redesign the space so it tempts the Richards outside more often, while taking into account their preferences.
(Above: The Richards family with The Living Room’s Barry DuBois, Kyal and Kara Demmrich and James Treble)
Danny would like a sports bar area near the TV, Robyn would like a relaxation area, and they’d all like a dining area to enjoy family meals.
The designers have agreed to work together to demolish the beige kitchen and replace it with something cooler and more functional.
Each team usually has to build an item that is included in their plans, but with the kitchen being renovated, their task is to come up with their own splashback for the new kitchen.
The winning team’s splashback will become a permanent fixture.
Before
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James Treble looks to create three distinct zones in the one space.
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The kitchen
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In this design challenge, both teams work together to demolish the old kitchen and build a new one.
The old cabinets are unscrewed, the bench removed from the floor and the TV and bracket are detached from the wall.
Thankfully, Danny and Robyn have spare floor tiles to fill the gap left by the removed island bench.
With the kitchen empty, the posts are painted white, and the wall is painted a fresh grey colour.
This ties in with the new glass cabinet doors, which are painted dark blue on the inside of the glass.
Before Kyal paints them, he applies a surface preparation so the paint bonds to the glass.
After the Kaboodle cabinets are assembled and the doors attached, the sink is fitted and a new Matador bar fridge connected.
The only thing left for Danny and Robyn to decide is which tiled splashback they prefer.
The reveal: James
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James creates three distinct areas in the space using the contemporary Coral Bay range of furniture from Mimosa.
He places a nine-piece dining setting near the kitchen for family dinners and for Danny and his friends to watch the footy on TV, while a five-piece corner lounge sits at the opposite end.
Robyn can use the L-shaped lounge and armchair for entertaining friends with a glass of wine or relaxing as she watches the girls play in the pool.
A third zone is hidden around the corner with four armchairs for the girls to have their own space with friends.
To add a splash of colour, James hangs pot plants near the sink area so the greenery is at eye level.
More plants and lanterns are placed for styling.
For his splashback, he complements the modern furniture with geometric shapes in the form of hexagonal tiles.
Grey grout contrasts with the white tiles and makes their shape pop.
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Danny and Robyn Richards and their two daughters are a fun-loving family who enjoy spending time together outdoors. But their new home has a bland outside entertainment area that lacks personality and comfort, forcing them indoors.
They know they have a great opportunity with the space, but are stumped on what to do with it. The area runs along the back of the house, but lacks functionality and has a strange island bench that gets in the way.
The space also has a kitchen at one end, with a wall-mounted TV. The challenge for the two design teams, James Treble and Kyal and Kara Demmrich, is to redesign the space so it tempts the Richards outside more often, while taking into account their preferences.
(Above: The Richards family with The Living Room’s Barry DuBois, Kyal and Kara Demmrich and James Treble)
Danny would like a sports bar area near the TV, Robyn would like a relaxation area, and they’d all like a dining area to enjoy family meals.
The designers have agreed to work together to demolish the beige kitchen and replace it with something cooler and more functional.
Each team usually has to build an item that is included in their plans, but with the kitchen being renovated, their task is to come up with their own splashback for the new kitchen.
The winning team’s splashback will become a permanent fixture.
The reveal: Kyal and Kara
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Kyal and Kara have gone for a relaxed island-resort theme by using timber furniture with a warmer feel.
As there are large sliding doors to the living room, their plan is to blur the lines between indoors and outdoors.
They combine the Avani corner sofa setting with the Mareeba bar setting, and style with several ferns and palms.
The tall dining table can act as a bar for when Danny and his mates watch sport, but it can also work as an island bench if more space is required.
Kyal and Kara have also zoned the outdoor space. Around the corner they place a timber hammock along with a couple of lounges for a chill-out zone.
Just outside the alfresco area, in a disused part of the garden, they set up a fire pit and pizza oven that the Richards can use on cold winter nights.
For their splashback, Kara chooses a marble tile mosaic and white grouting that gives the wall a natural feel.
The decision
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Danny and Robyn love both designs and struggle to pick a winner.
Robyn is so torn, she leaves the decision to Danny.
The four armchairs around the corner for their two daughters to escape to with their friends just tips Danny over the edge, and James is declared the winner.
