BROOKLYN KITCHEN &
BATHROOM RENOVATION
Project: Kitchen, bathroom and laundry renovation, including custom kitchen cabinetry, new flooring, tiling and bathroom upgrades.
Location: Brooklyn, Wellington.
Project type: Kitchen + bathroom renovation.
Challenge: Bringing the clients' bold, distinctive vision to life while balancing premium finishes with a carefully managed budget. The project also uncovered significant structural issues, including walls out of plumb by up to 600mm and unsecured floor framing.
What Peaky managed: Building and construction, coordination of specialist trades and suppliers, structural repairs, kitchen and bathroom installation, cabinetry, tiling, plumbing and electrical work.
Expertise: Peaky Builders worked closely with the clients throughout the renovation to balance their ambitious design ideas with practical and cost-effective solutions. The team combined custom cabinetry and striking finishes with budget-conscious choices, while quickly identifying and resolving unexpected issues. When the bathroom floor framing was found to be unsecured, the team paused work, developed a solution and completed the necessary repairs and brought the area back up to code that same afternoon.
Outcome: The renovation transformed the kitchen and bathroom into distinctive, higly functional spaces that reflect the homeowners' personalities. The kitchen combines custom-painted cabinetry, a stainless-steel work surface, herringbone splashback and oak flooring, while the bathroom delivers a mix of practical features and luxurious touches including underfloor heating and statement tiling. The result was a carefully crafted renovation that achieved the clients' vision without losing sight of the budget.
Custom kitchen cabinetry
Peaky Builders transformed this Queen Anne-style Wellington home with a kitchen and bathroom renovation that blends bold design choices, clever cost-saving solutions and expert craftsmanship.
This classic Queen Anne-style home in Brooklyn has always been a labour of love for its owners. They’ve already revitalised the front landscaping and bedrooms with bold colour choices, so when it came time to renovate the trickier spaces, the kitchen and bathroom, they wanted that same energy to carry through. Their vision was clear and it was up to our team to bring it to life.
With one of the couple a former chef and the other loving nothing more than a relaxing soak, we knew these two rooms needed to deliver both precision and personality.
Custom-painted kitchen cabinetry from JB Kitchens in Resene Khaki Dust makes a strong design statement, balanced by pre-finished Snowdrift White doors that cleverly pulled back the budget without compromising style. The clients sourced standout cupboard handles online, and we happily incorporated them into the design. A full bench-to-ceiling herringbone-tiled splashback pairs beautifully with the oak herringbone flooring, creating a space with multiple wow factors.
BROOKLYN, WELLINGTON
Cost-saving measures, such as painted walls and reinstating the existing vanity with a refreshed splashback, balance indulgent choices like underfloor heating, a black hexagonal tile floor and a playful pop of pink tiling on the bath front.
A new laundry cabinet from JB Kitchens in a standard finish tidies the space, while keeping an eye to the budget.
Not everything was straightforward. Some walls were out of plumb by up to 600mm, and the bathroom floor framing wasn’t even secured. Thanks to clear communication and quick problem-solving, our team paused for less than a day, brainstormed solutions, made the necessary repairs and had everything back up to code by that afternoon.
The bathroom: practical and luxurious
What we loved most about this project is the collaboration. Working closely with our clients every step of the way allowed their bold style to shine, while our team ensured the details, structure and craftsmanship held strong behind the scenes. The end result is a renovation that’s as distinctive as the homeowners themselves and a project we’re proud to have delivered.
