Kitchen and Laundry, Lockleys
Project Brief
Homeowners Josie and Justin have resided in their contemporary style Lockleys home for the past six years, along with their playful pup Daisy.
Their existing kitchen and laundry were ‘neat and usable’. Josie told us a lot of people wondered why they felt the need for a renovation. “But obviously when you live somewhere, you see all of the little things that aren’t quite right.” It was quickly dating and completely lacked any natural flow. To be able to access their outside area you needed to go through the laundry which meant that the outdoor space wasn’t being utilised and had much more potential.
It was in 2020, when the pandemic first hit and everyone was stuck at home; Josie was spending a lot more time in the kitchen looking outside and finally decided she’d had enough and wanted to be able to use her outdoor space.
It was a friend of theirs who recommended ZJ Building. “I called Zak and the rest is history.”
Zak soon introduced Josie and Justin to Tania from TK Designs. They told us that Tania’s expertise around the layout and flow of the space was an absolute game changer for them. Being a joinery design specialist, Tania introduced the idea of the gantry and small features that truly make the space so unique and flow together.
A big reservation for Josie and Justin was how they were going to live amongst the renovation, losing a kitchen and a laundry. They love cooking and spend a lot of their time in the kitchen. They ended up extremely proud of the temporary kitchen they created for themselves, using their bathroom vanity as a kitchen sink with a nearby kettle and array of air fried meals.
Once construction began and they had their makeshift kitchen and laundry ready to go, excitement quickly replaced any nerves, telling us that every day was an excitement to come home from work to see what had been done.
“The attention to detail, the customer service and communication is just amazing. We were never wondering what was happening next. It was always really clearly communicated. They were always on the phone if we needed them.”
Working with both ZJ Building and TK Designs, Josie and Justin now have an architecturally stunning new kitchen, butler’s pantry, laundry and outdoor area with high specs and attention to detail that flows as one.
This is what Josie had to say about her experience with ZJ Building:
“It’s hard not to like Zak. He’s just such a personable person. You can tell that it’s so important to him for the customer to be happy. The guys really bent over backwards to try and make sure that everything went the way they promised it would, but also the way we wanted it to. Couldn’t be happier with Zak and the team. The guys are so nice. You get to know them over that period of time and you really get to understand a little bit about them and the team, they’re really lovely.”
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