Kitchen Design Archives - Darren James Interiors

Spotlight with Brisbane News

|10.10.16

Brisbane News Magazine recently chatted to one of our most recent clients about what she loves about her new kitchen! This is one of the first projects we used the new Pitt Cooktops in, which are now available here in Australia. PITT integrated gas hobs really know how to stand out from the crowd. Handmade in Holland, they […]

Our Predicted Kitchen Trends for 2016

|17.05.16

As we all know – trends come and go. The kitchen is the hub of any home and can be one of the most commonly renovated spaces in order to keep up with the most modern looks and appliances. With 2016 in full swing, there are a number of trends we have seen become popular […]

Home Beautiful Magazine – March Issue Out!

|02.03.16

Our gorgeous Mount Gravatt project features in the March issue of Home Beautiful Magazine – out now!

Queensland Homes Magazine – OUT NOW!

|29.01.16

Be sure to check out two of our gorgeous projects in the current issue of Queensland Homes Magazine. Here is sneak at one of them 🙂

Spotlight on the Sunshine State – Darren James takes 5 with Home Design Magazine

|05.01.16

This month I chat to Home Design Magazine about all the important stuff…surfing, fishing, straddie….oh, and DESIGN! How long have you lived in Queensland? I was born in Brisbane and have lived here all 36 years of my life. What do you love about Queensland? As a mad surfer and fisherman, I love the outdoors and draw […]

Award Winners!!! HIA + DIA Kitchen, Bathroom and Interior Design Awards 2015

|01.01.16

The HIA & DIA Kitchen, Bathroom and Interior Design Awards were held last Friday night at Moda, Portside in Brisbane. We are so thrilled to announce that our stunning Auchenflower project took out Kitchen Renovation of the Year and Kitchen Renovation Design of the Year for 2015! We absolutely love this space and couldn’t have […]

The New Hub

|30.10.15

We talk island benches, breakfast bars and working surfaces with Kylie Jakes from Home Beautiful! “Available space will often determine design parameters, but it’s also important to reflect on how many people will regularly sit at the breakfast bar and its main purpose,” explains Darren James of Darren James Interiors. “Is it a spot to […]

Family Living and Functionality

|08.10.15

Queensland Kitchen Bathroom Design Magazine Issue 9 came out his month featuring our recently completed Bardon project. Copies are out on stands now 🙂 Re-building a house brings many benefits including the opportunity to plan a kitchen to meet every requirement. Presented with a large blank canvas the owners requested that I design a kitchen […]

Q&A with Darren James – Lighting your kitchen and bathroom

|27.03.15

Stuck when it comes to lighting in your kitchen or bathroom… Darren James answers some of the common questions Top Tip What is your number one tip in regard to lighting bathrooms and kitchens? Lighting needs to be functional and energy efficient so my main rule of thumb / tip is to firstly maximise […]

Evolution of the Kitchen (then and now over the decades)

|10.03.15

The heart of the home, the kitchen has seen many changes over the years. Today, we enjoy a more functional yet also more luxurious space. Here, we will look at the evolution of the kitchen through the decades. Medieval Hundreds of years ago, the kitchen took up a whole floor for those wealthy enough – […]

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