Creating Space for Family Life
Lynfield Bungalow 2024
A home full of potential — that no longer fit the family.
Tuan and Catherine’s Lynfield bungalow had the right bones and the right neighbourhood. With teenagers in the house and a growing family, the way they actually used the home had moved on from the way it was laid out.
A dated kitchen with no flow to the living space. A rumpus room nobody used. A tired deck out the back. They wanted a home that worked for hosting, for the teens to spread out in, and that opened up to the garden they loved.
They knew exactly what they wanted. They just needed the right team to bring it together.
The full 12-page Lynfield design story.
How a 1970s Lynfield family home was reshaped around a growing family — without anyone moving out for the build. Floor plans before and after, the thinking behind every decision, and photographs of every finished room. Drop your email, we’ll send the PDF straight to your inbox.
Sloped ceilings, a tired deck, and a rumpus nobody used.
The challenges were real. Sloped ceilings and exposed rafters made the kitchen design tricky. The membrane deck was past its life. And adding a downstairs bathroom plus a sink in the rumpus room meant going through the full consent process.
“We worked through Catherine’s vision piece by piece — from the Melteca Spinifex panels to the timber oak screen — and pulled it together as one cohesive design.
From there it became one connected build: open up the kitchen with a skylight and oak finishes, design a study nook around the existing roof line, add a downstairs bathroom and rumpus sink with full consent, refresh the laundry, and replace the deck for indoor-outdoor flow.
A renovation, not a rebuild. Same home, made for the way they live now.
A home that finally works the way the family lives.
The kitchen is the new heart of the home — light-filled, with a skylight, oak finishes and Melteca Spinifex panels. Downstairs, the rumpus has its own sink and bathroom so the teens have their own zone. The study nook sits perfectly under the sloped ceiling, and the new deck pulls the family out into the garden they love.
Same address Tuan and Catherine chose years ago — just finally a home that fits how the family actually lives.
Before & After
The kitchen we inherited — dark, dated finishes, and a layout that worked against how the family wanted to live.
Light-filled modern kitchen with a skylight, oak finishes, Melteca Spinifex panels and a seamless connection to the outdoors.
Want to know what this renovation actually cost?
The full budget breakdown for this Lynfield full-home renovation lives inside the 12-page design story — line by line, room by room, including what sits inside each investment level for a full-home reno of this scope in Auckland.
- The actual dollar range for this project
- Before & after floor plans
- Where the money went, room by room
- How design-and-build kept the number fixed
A home that finally reflects how the family lives.
Open-plan kitchen
Family bathroomTimber oak screen
Spinifex panels
Oak & floating shelf
Study nookNew deckFive steps. Same process, every job.
The scope, in plain English.
A full-home renovation built around how Tuan and Catherine actually wanted to live. Structural, services, finishes — here’s what was involved.
New Kitchen
Light-filled kitchen with a skylight, oak finishes, Melteca Spinifex panels and a floating shelf — designed around the existing sloped ceiling and exposed rafters.
Downstairs Bathroom
New downstairs bathroom plus a sink in the rumpus room — full building consent for the added plumbing and a more functional layout for teens and guests.
Deck Replacement
The deteriorating membrane deck stripped out and replaced — weatherproof, modern, and built for indoor-outdoor flow into the garden.
Study Nook
A cosy study nook designed around the sloped ceiling and exposed rafters — turning an awkward corner into a useful, character-filled space.
Laundry & Storage
Laundry refresh with a tiled splashback, modern cabinetry and proper storage solutions — one of those rooms that quietly makes daily life easier.
Timber Oak Screen & Finish
Feature timber oak screen as a warm focal point, plus paint, lighting and finishes throughout to tie every space into one cohesive home.
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Designing Tuan and Catherine’s home was a joy. We blended their love for nature with functional family living — a light-filled kitchen, cosy study nook, and teen-friendly spaces. It’s a home where beauty meets practicality, and I’m thrilled with the result.
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