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From the bathrooms to the barbecue area: This family loved Cosentino so much that they used it in all the spaces they renovated
Lisa McClure - MUG
Locatie
Ierland
Manufacturer
Mid Ulster Granite
Kleur
Kira, Opera
Dikte
8 mm, 12 mm, 20 mm
Architect
Lisa McClure - MUG
Materiaal
Dekton®
Aplication
Barbecue worktop, outdoor shower and indoor bathroom cladding, heater cladding
Einddatum
2023
Every love story has a specific beginning, and in this house, it was the customers’ love story with Cosentino. They wanted a complete facelift for the en-suite bathroom in the master bedroom and for the outdoor area, with a further bathroom and a barbecue area. When interior designer Lisa McClure showed them the bathroom cladding options and explained their requirements, the homeowners were really taken with it. Its name: Dekton.
By the time Lisa had finished the bathroom, the customers had fallen in love with the material and were certain that the same product would be used for the barbecue area, albeit in a different colour. Specifically, Dekton Opera was chosen for the indoor bathroom and Dekton Kira for the outdoor area.
The ideal material they craved for their home
The design of the en-suite bathroom in the master bedroom started with the idea of cladding the walls with Dekton Opera. In the designer’s words, “they loved the veining of the colour and the matt finish. After receiving all the information we provided about Dekton being the ideal material for bathrooms, the customers were confident that this was the product they wanted to use for their home”.
Dekton Opera is inspired by the refined Italian Carrara marble and offers a pleasantly soft touch with the new Dekton Velvet Texture finish. The simple light grey veining adds depth and interest to the creamy white background, giving it a classic look and a sensationally soft and velvety feel.
Dekton Kira for outdoor use
It didn’t take much convincing that Dekton was the perfect surface for the renovation of the outdoor barbecue area and the other bathroom. They already knew it was a sure hit. “They really appreciated all the properties that Dekton has for outdoor applications, such as its UV resistance. As they wanted a dark colour for the barbecue area, Dekton was the perfect choice. They were reassured to know that in ten years’ time their worktops would be the same colour and tone as on the day they were installed. Also, because it is scratch resistant and heat resistant, particularly in a barbecue area, and can withstand the temperatures reached when the barbecue is lit, they knew it was the ideal material for this environment”.
The doubts arose when it came to choosing the colour: “They considered greys such as Dekton Strato or Dekton Keon, but they went for the warmer tone offered by Dekton Kira. It was the one that worked best for them”.
Having overcome this challenge, which was never really a problem, they thought it would add charm to clad the outdoor shower area in the same material as the barbecue worktop.
“The design of the outdoor shower area was very intriguing. It was a smart and playful design right next to the hot tub, making it easy to access for a shower after a relaxing soak. And they thought it was a great idea to use the same material as the barbecue worktop for the large-format tiles on the wall of the outdoor shower”.
To complete the design of the area, the customers wanted to incorporate an outdoor heater for cooler days “to bask in the warmth that it radiates, so they decided to clad the walls around the heater in Dekton, taking advantage of its heat and fire resistance”.