Think about last time you walked into a great restaurant, bar or hotel. Most likely it featured a variety of lighting – from soft, moody light for people to relax in, to brighter, task-oriented light in ‘work areas’ to help the staff do their jobs properly.

It’s the same in your home. You can mix and match from a choice of lighting options to create a particular mood and also to supply the right type of light for work areas.

For example, a lovely ambience can be easily achieved with lamps, accent lighting such as up-lights or lights that focus on a piece of art.

Mood lighting such as LED strip lighting under the edges of cabinetry will enhance architectural details and give a subtle glow.

Task lighting over working areas (for example over kitchen bench tops) tends to be bright and broad so that you can comfortably work there.

It’s also possible to install lighting behind features such as granite walls or glass splash backs to softly illuminate their beauty. And there is a huge range of statement pendants to choose from that can quickly become the focal point of a space.

At dbm, we know that great lighting makes your home feel more inviting and easier to live in.

In the work we do with our Sydney home renovation clients, one of the services we offer is to guide and advise our clients on the best choice of lighting. In doing so, they are able to create beautiful and highly effective lighting for their kitchen, bathroom or living space at the flick of a switch.

Talk to one of our experienced kitchen, bathroom or living space designers about our Sydney lighting design service.

“I worked closely with my client’s interior designer to create a kitchen makeover that complemented the art deco style used elsewhere in the apartment,” dbm designer Tracy. “My clients love gold and black tonings and we incorporated these in the granite benchtop and also in the kitchen cabinetry.”

The result is an eyecatching kitchen that radiates personality.

“For such a one-off kitchen, unique finishes were required to create its bold look,” said Tracy. “To achieve the unusual finish on the timber cabinetry doors, I had them painted gold with a walnut stain applied over the top. They were then rubbed back to reveal the gold colouring and finished with an ultra high gloss polyurethane to add a mirror-like sheen.”

Kitchen cabinets were tailored to match the specific storage requirements of the owners.

“Like all my kitchen designs, the finish on this is meticulous,” said Tracy. “It’s a very tactile kitchen that makes you want to touch all its surfaces.”

The owners are thrilled with the result.

“There was not much room to work with so I needed to be clever with how I arranged the kitchen and the design of storage areas,” said Tracy. “The owners love coming home to it and visually, it integrates perfectly with the other living spaces within the apartment.”

Tracy designs Sydney’s most luxurious kitchens.

She can design a kitchen to match your particular style and space, ensuring your kitchen renovation delivers an end result you’ll love.

Contact Tracy today for information about dbm’s complete Sydney kitchen design service.

DBM Services: Kitchen Renovations Sydney

However, despite their basic convenience, there is no reason to settle for a generic, anonymous home that takes no consideration of your individuality or specific practical needs. At DBM (www.dbm.net.au), we offer superior home building services for the discriminating 21^st century homeowner.

The steady advance of technology has made it possible to construct houses tailored to their owners’ wishes at little more cost than a generic home would incur. Labour saving devices, global networks of supply that offer literally millions of different fixtures, fittings, and materials that can be combined affordably into a completely unique design, and the streamlining of planning through the use of powerful computer programs have all contributed to this positive state of affairs.

No two of the houses we design are ever the same – unless, of course, you instruct us to copy a design exactly, brick for brick and plank for plank. This means that when you engage our services, you will be getting not only a home but a unique architectural work of art which is not duplicated in every detail anywhere else in the world.

Our designers and home builders in Sydney have a very strong sense of the flow and balance that goes into good interior and exterior design. Ease of movement through the house, functionality of the individual rooms, a feeling of airy lightness and refreshing quantities of illumination (both natural and artificial), and the safety and comfort of the home’s inhabitants are all carefully weighed and included in the design.

All of this is combined with a sterling attention to detail and a flair for stylish, appealing, interesting modern architectural design has made DBM one of the leading house builders in Sydney and its environs today. Your home building needs are in good hands when we are handling the matter – visit us at www.dbm.net.au or call us today to learn more.