Make the most of your Templestowe home’s generous space with a bespoke kitchen.
Is your Templestowe kitchen utilising the space it has?
A big room does not always mean a useful one. Plenty of established Templestowe homes have a kitchen with floor area to spare. Storage, bench space and proper work zones are what run short.
Adding another cupboard rarely fixes that. At TKDC Kitchens & Bathrooms, we plan a full kitchen renovation in Templestowe around the layout, so every part of the room earns its place.
Where older Templestowe kitchens lose their space
Older Templestowe kitchens often have enough floor space, but the layout wastes most of it. Remodelling a kitchen here usually means fixing the same problems.
Deep corner kitchen cabinets are hard to reach, so the back of each one goes unused. Overhead cupboards are often too shallow for the pots and trays a modern kitchen needs. There’s little bench space beside the cooktop or fridge, and the range hood is too small.
Many of these kitchens also sit behind a wall that separates them from the family room. Removing it can create a better connection between the spaces, but it also means thinking about the flooring and tiles across both areas.
Changing the finishes alone leaves the same layout behind. A kitchen makeover of that kind is not something we take on.
We remove the existing kitchen in full, then build your new kitchen around how your household cooks, entertains and lives day to day.
Storage and bench space planned around your routines
Storage works best when it matches what you actually keep. We plan your cookware, pantry stock, small appliances and everyday gear into custom cabinetry built for the room. Kitchen cabinets made this way work around walls, corners and ceiling heights that standard modular sizes cannot allow for.
Your bench space gets the same attention. We map where you prepare food, where the sink sits and how much room your appliances need. The benchtop layout follows from that.
We work with premium engineered surfaces, mineral surfaces, porcelain, natural stone and laminate from leading suppliers. Our team talks you through heat resistance, care needs and finishes, then helps you choose what suits your home. Stone benchtops, a stainless steel sink and your splashback follow the same path.
Made right here in Melbourne by qualified cabinet makers
We cut, assemble and finish your cabinetry in our own factory. Qualified cabinet makers build each piece to your room’s measurements. Nothing arrives as a standard size that needs packing out on site.
Renovating kitchens takes more hands than cabinetry alone. Your project may also need plumbers, electricians, tilers and other certified tradespeople. Our project management pulls those parts together. We book each trade and sequence the work, so you are not chasing tradesmen or guessing who is on site next. You can see how that comes together across our completed kitchen projects.
One team handles the kitchen design, cabinetry manufacture, and kitchen installation, so you are not dealing with a chain of separate suppliers. If you are already working with an interior designer, we are equally happy to collaborate and build directly to the design direction they have established.
We are one of the few true custom kitchen builders in Victoria that design, manufacture and install through the same business. Our Bayswater factory has been operating since 1994, and owners Michael Simpson and Peter Schelfhout are registered builders with more than 60 years of combined design and build experience.
Having one kitchen renovation company handle everything takes the stress out of the entire renovation process.
What to expect from your kitchen renovation in Templestowe
Our renovation process runs in five stages.
- Showroom Tour. You start at the showroom, where our team walks you through the displays so you can gather kitchen ideas. They also explain what happens at each stage.
- Project Consultation. A TKDC designer comes to your Templestowe home, measures up and works through kitchen style and layout options with you.
- Design and 3D presentation. You walk the layout in 3D and refine it with your designer until it’s right, then sign off.
- Project Costing. We prepare it from the design and scope you’ve agreed to.
- Contract. Once you sign and return it, your Client Manager takes over and guides the check measure, manufacture, installation and handover.
Your kitchen renovation cost follows from the layout, the finishes and the amount of cabinetry your kitchen needs. That is why we cost it once the design is settled, then set it out in full.
Start with a Showroom Tour or a Project Consultation
A custom-built kitchen brings plenty of decisions with it, and we guide you through each one so the renovation stays manageable. You can start byvisiting one of our showrooms first or book a Project Consultation at your Templestowe home.
Our Eltham showroom is at 3 Bridge Street. You can call us on 03 9439 5244. We also have a showroom in Blackburn at 143 Whitehorse Road, which you can reach on 03 9894 7445. Both are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm and closed Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome.
We also offer living room, wardrobe, home office, study nook, laundry and bathroom renovation services. If you are updating your kitchen and another room at the same time, we can treat the work as one project.
FAQs
How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Templestowe?
Cost depends on the size of the kitchen, the cabinetry, benchtops, appliances, finishes and any trade work involved. TKDC Kitchens & Bathrooms prepares your Project Costing from the agreed design and scope.
How long does a kitchen renovation take?
Timing depends on the scope of work in your home. TKDC Kitchens & Bathrooms manufactures your cabinetry before the existing kitchen comes out, which reduces the time you spend without a working kitchen.
Do you handle all the trades and project management?
Yes, TKDC Kitchens & Bathrooms project manages every kitchen it builds and coordinates the required trades. Once your contract is signed, a Client Manager guides check measure, manufacture, installation and handover
Do I need a permit to renovate my kitchen in Templestowe?
TKDC Kitchens & Bathrooms identifies any permit requirements as part of your project scope, which for Templestowe sits under Manningham City Council. Permits are generally only required where work involves external walls, load-bearing walls or new window openings.