The Block - Kitchen Reveal

 Kitchen week on The Block was really good as there were some great ideas on display. Dale and Sophie's kitchen was my favourite (pictures 1-4) as they mashed up traditional elements with a modern base. The industrial pendant lights in pale blue were gorgeous (photo above).

 The pressed metal splashback was the best looking splashback I've seen in a long time.

 They also chose fabulous stools. Have you tried to buy great stools lately? They're almost impossible to find.

The highlight of Sophie's kitchen for me was the choice of oven. They went with the Ilve Nostalgie. It's the same as the one I picked for our renovation except ours is black. Sophie's is a lovely clotted cream colour. These ovens are really gorgeous to look at as they have retro knobs and fittings. Although Sophie and Dale won the room on the judges scores, the brothers used their bonus points to win the night (photo below). 

Andrew and Mike's kitchen was in contrast to Sophie and Dale's. It was a modern kitchen with a mirrored splashback. I liked the timber roof (photo above). It added warmth to an otherwise, streamlined space.

Brad and Lara's kitchen was relaxed and comfortable. Their standout feature was a map of South Melbourne on the glass front of the island. It was a great idea and looked great.

Dand and Dani delivered a function kitchen that had nice pendant lights. The judges didn't like the sink. John McGrath said it should have been full under-mount sink. I agree with him. What was your favourite kitchen?