The Block 2024 | Room Reveal Kitchen

It’s the heart of the home, the one space where everyone will meet, greet and prepare to eat, so the kitchen has to be done just right.
And with E&S on board providing the right equipment and Kinsman building the perfect spaces to display it all, what could possibly go wrong?

A lot, The Blockheads learned as this massive week threw all sorts of curveballs at them.

It was rough and tough and did they have enough? One team certainly did, taking home $10,000 in prize money but just who was it?

Kylie and Brad (First Place)

Sultry, moody and sexy, Shaynna said as she door in Kylie and Brad’s black-accented kitchen “And expensive!” Marty added, loving the unique colour palette of the Dekton Laurent Stone he was sceptical of at first but now thought was “totally superb”. With the black Miele appliance blended into ultra matt black Kinsman cabinets without handles, stunning stools, gorgeous artwork and the statement golden (well brushed brass to be accurate) Vari single sink, he was a huge fan. Especially when Darren spotted the “James Bond functionality” of the Fern Spin cabinets for cocktails and glassware and even more storage below the island. “Space is a luxury,” Darren summed up, “Attention to detail is a luxury - and this kitchen is so refined.” It all added up to a stunning kitchen the new house four fan Mart said, “with a level of sophistication and luxury that's hard to beat.”

Maddy and Charlotte (Second Place)

From the herringbone flooring to the Cosentino Taj Mahal stone - especially in the huge island bench - Smeg Neptune ovens, tumbled brass mixer tap from A.B.I and beautiful Kinsman cabinetry, this was a kitchen that caught the judges immediately. From a practical viewpoint, Marty was impressed by the layout, the fact the power points were all where they needed to be but tucked out of sight and the whole layout was designed with a holiday home in mind. The styling caught Shaynna, especially the Anka Oak Counter Stool  who said it was eye-catching but still “restrained enough to lets the kitchen do the talking” and the deliberate omission of a butler’s pantry was proof that sometimes they’re just not needed. Inherited from Jesse and Paige, but given the Maddy and Charlotte touch, this is, Darren finished, was: “perfectly sized for the house and perfectly finished”.

Courtney and Grumpy (Third place)

Long, smooth and with minimal grout lines, the vast Dekton Khalo surface grabbed all three judges as soon as they walked into house 2. “It's next level and divine!” The Asko appliances and colour scheme worked perfectly Darren said, adding that the Budino walnut cabinetry: “could not be more on trend” and little touches like the Hettich drawer inserts worked well. But Marty wasn’t as sold, he wanted more drama, a continuation of the marble used elsewhere and more of the Dilly Bar Stools at the island and possibly a different lighting layout. But even with that, he admitted the workmanship and finish was once again top-notch and the curve in the ceiling brought it all together.

Kristian and Mimi (Fourth place)

Marmorio Dekton stone? Check. Tuscan Woodmatt joinery from Kinsman? Check again. And an Olive Green Portofino Smeg oven and rangehood? That’s another check – and it all added up to Mimi and Kristian’s kitchen ticking a lot of boxes for the judges. From the chevron Flooring to the beautiful artwork and the Velux skylights, there was a lot to love, they agreed, but the small omissions however, also added up. No power point in the island bench, the stools not quite matching the oven colour, and for Marty an overall aesthetic that was beautiful, but just didn’t match the rest of the house left the judges with a problem. Functionality and style were spot on, but did it all fit?

Ricky and Haydn (Fifth place)

"A finished room from the boys," Marty said as he walked in to Ricky and Haydn’s kitchen “And the biggest kitchen we’ve seen so far!”, but his joy didn’t last as that sheer size overwhelmed him. Were the Neff appliances including a combi-steam oven too far apart? Was intimacy lost by chasing size? And while Darren loved the Nelson kitchen stools and Coastal Oak Kinsman cabinets, the way they worked with the flooring choices and lighting layout: “you couldn't get more coastal than this!” he said, and Shaynna fell for touches like the shadow line through the grey and white Morpheus Dekton and brass strip in the benchtop, they soon agreed with Marty, it could have been better. And the problems were mostly an easy fix: "This styling is not selling the dream." Shaynna said.

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