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Renovating Older Kitchens in Nunawading: How to Modernise Without Losing Character

Nunawading homes are an important part of Melbourne’s architectural story. Built during that optimistic post-1945 boom when everyone wanted something simple, functional, and honestly quite beautiful in its no-nonsense way. If it’s time to renovate, you’re faced with a tricky challenge: how do you bring your kitchen into the 21st century without killing off everything that makes your home special? Your old kitchen isn’t cutting it anymore The original kitchens were designed for a different era with smaller families, simpler appliances, and [...]

December 22, 2025 Kitchen Renovation Comments Off

Bespoke Kitchen Renovations in Hawthorn: Custom Cabinetry for Heritage & Contemporary Homes

Hawthorn is one of those Melbourne suburbs that really know how to do architecture right. You’ve got these gorgeous Victorian terraces and Edwardian villas sitting alongside some seriously impressive modern renovations, and that unique mix is exactly what we love to bring into our H&H cabinet designs. A kitchen renovation can be the perfect way to bridge that gap between old-world charm and how we actually live today, without losing any of that timeless elegance that makes these homes so [...]

November 21, 2025 Kitchen Renovation Comments Off

Kitchen Renovations Surrey Hills: Functionality & Beauty

Stroll through Surrey Hills and you’ll see why the suburb is synonymous with character-rich period homes—graceful façades, soaring ceilings, ornate cornices, and spacious layouts that speak of timeless craftsmanship. But behind that charm, many older properties reveal kitchens that no longer match today’s lifestyle demands. This is exactly why kitchen renovations in Surrey Hills are in such high demand: homeowners want modern function without losing the heritage feel that makes the area unique. The typical Surrey Hills kitchen renovation project [...]

October 22, 2025 Kitchen Cabinets Comments Off

Eco-Friendly Cabinetry: Sustainable Materials & Green Finishes for Melbourne Homes

We think Melbourne homeowners have always been a bit ahead of the curve when it comes to design trends. Walk through any suburb from Fitzroy to Brighton, and you’ll see homes that beautifully blend contemporary style with environmental consciousness. That consciousness is extending right into our kitchens, where sustainable cabinetry is becoming less of a nice-to-have and more of a must-have. The shift towards eco-friendly materials means creating homes that reflect our values while actually making our families healthier. We think [...]

September 18, 2025 Cabinets Comments Off

Kitchen Renovations in Kew: Improve Your Heritage Home with Timeless Style

If you’re a homeowner in Kew, Melbourne, wrestling with a cramped, outdated kitchen that feels more like a museum piece than the heart of your home, we have some good news. Renovating a heritage kitchen doesn’t mean choosing between preserving history and embracing modern living, as you can absolutely have both. If you’ve got a gorgeous Edwardian home with soaring ceilings, beautiful cornices, and bags of character, but the kitchen transports you back to an era when cooking was purely [...]

August 18, 2025 Kitchen Renovation Comments Off

Maximise Storage: Smart Kitchen Cabinet Solutions for Modern Homes

Does your kitchen storage feel more like a daily obstacle course than a helpful system? Modern kitchens have become the true heart of our homes, doing double duty as cooking spaces, homework stations, and social hubs. All of this extra responsibility creates the need for seriously smart storage solutions. Plenty of clever kitchen cabinet storage ideas can transform even the most chaotic space into an organised masterpiece, and we’ve gathered some of our favourites here. Getting your storage strategy right Before we [...]

July 21, 2025 Kitchen Cabinets Comments Off

Small Kitchen Renovation: Smart Renovation Ideas for Small Spaces

Small kitchen renovations in Melbourne should all have the primary goal of creating something remarkably efficient and stylish that works for the unique lifestyle of the homeowner. That’s certainly our goal at H&H Cabinets when joining one of these projects. The beauty of renovating a small kitchen lies in the creative solutions that emerge from working within constraints. You’re forced to think smarter about every design decision when you can’t rely on sheer square footage. This often leads to innovations [...]

June 16, 2025 Kitchen Renovation Comments Off

Why Choose H&H Cabinets for Kitchen Renovations in Melbourne?

What makes H&H Cabinets different from the crowd of renovation companies promising the world? The biggest thing is that our team is more than just installers – we’re designers and manufacturers, too. This end-to-end approach means seamless communication throughout your project, which is invaluable. Walk through our showroom, and you’ll see our craftsmanship on full display, showcasing kitchens and complete home storage solutions. From built-in wardrobes to entertainment units, we’ve mastered the art of making every centimetre of your space [...]

May 21, 2025 Kitchen Renovation Comments Off

Custom Living Room Cabinets: Improving Style and Organisation

How long have you been staring at that odd alcove that’s collected random junk for years, trying to figure out how to improve it? The answer should be functional, beautiful storage that looks like it was meant to be there all along. Every client we build a custom living room cabinet for enjoys the satisfaction of having everything neatly tucked away in a well-executed built-in that looks like an architectural feature that improves the entire room. Need another benefit? Resale [...]

April 23, 2025 Living Room Cabinets Comments Off

Laundry Cabinets: Transform Your Laundry Room with Smart Cabinet Solutions

We think you need to hear this: instead of tripping over hampers, juggling detergent bottles, and searching endlessly for matching socks, you should be walking into a laundry room that’s as smart and efficient as you are. Smart laundry cabinet solutions look good and transform the mundane task of laundry into a smooth, organised process that saves you time, reduces stress, and might even make you look forward to laundry day. We’ve worked with many homeowners to help them design [...]

March 19, 2025 Laundry Cabinets Comments Off

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