Grainline A galley reborn as a working family kitchen.
Sunshine Beach. Fifteen years in a dark 90s galley. Wall removed, 2.7m island in, full-height butler's pantry along the return.
- Project
- 037
- Completed
- Mar 2026
- Build time
- 7 weeks
- Footprint
- 5.4 x 3.2 m
Before 
After The job
What we walked into, and what we did.
The problem
The Hendersons had lived with a dark, closed-off galley for fifteen years: two cooks, one narrow aisle, no room for the kids at the bench.
Our approach
Removed the dividing wall to the dining room, brought in a 2.7m island as the new social centre, and ran a full-height butler's pantry along the return so the everyday mess lives behind a door.
The result
Aisle width went from 740mm to 1,180mm, the quote never moved, and the kids finally have room at the bench.
Materials
- American walnut veneer fronts, bookmatched
- Honed marble-look stone, 20mm, mitred 40mm island edge
- Blum Legrabox and Aventos, solid aged brass handles
Named in writing
Materials and the honest number.
7 weeks, start to handover
How the job ran.
- Week 1
Final measure & tear-out
Site measured against the signed plan, old galley stripped, dividing wall removed and made good.
- Weeks 2-4
Made in the Noosaville workshop
Carcasses, walnut fronts and the butler's pantry built and dry-assembled in-house, checked against the drawings before they left the floor.
- Week 5
Install by the makers
The same crew that built it set the cabinetry, levelled the island and coordinated electrical and plumbing rough-in.
- Week 6
Stone & hardware
Templated, cut and fitted; brass handles let flush, Blum runners tuned, appliances integrated and tested.
- Week 7
Walkthrough & handover
Snag-free walkthrough against the original plan, care guide handed over, site left clean.
On site
A closer look.
“They measured everything twice and the quote never moved. The drawers feel like a car door, and the kids finally have room at the bench.”
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