Suzanne Allen Design

Suzanne has given us our dream kitchen that we love to bits. From start to finish the whole project flowed effortlessly. She listened to what we wanted and was able to provide design concepts that delivered on every front. She gave us options with respect to appliances and aesthetic finishes and we have been delighted. The finished result is perfect on so many levels; it's functional for several people to work in (Xmas was a breeze), it looks amazing and it's a space we thoroughly enjoying being in for a large part of the day. Suzanne was an absolute pleasure to work with and I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone considering a kitchen/family room renovation.

We hired Suzanne on the recommendation of our architect. We were renovating/rebuilding our 1920's bungalow and needed help with the interior design of pretty much every aspect of this daunting project. Suzanne's design of our kitchen, scullery and laundry area managed to incorporate every one of our long list of functional requests and at the same time creating exactly the look we were after. Her experience, expertise, industry contacts and patience extended to excellent advice and design for the rest of the house as well. We have had cabinetry built in, tiling, bathroom fittings, soft furnishings and wall colours - all meeting our brief and creating the modern, comforting family home that we wanted all along. We can recommend Suzanne's professional expertise combined with her down to earth approach and would happily work with her again.

We used Suzanne a couple of years ago to design our kitchen and absolutely loved what she did for us and the end result, so have now used her for a second time. Suzanne understood what we wanted in a kitchen and scullery and her design catered to all our needs. Her advice, assistance with selecting products and accessing suppliers made the process so much easier and took away a lot of stress normally associated with designing a kitchen. It was a pleasure working with Suzanne.

Suzanne Allen is a friendly and professional kitchen designer. We found her help- and ideas invaluable and she was always available if we had a query or needed more advice.

I met with Suzanne following a recommendation from our architect when we renovated our Grey Lynn villa. I knew instantly that Suzanne would design something fabulous for us as I walked her through our project. Suzanne took the time to listen to my long list of requirements and ideas, and made suitable suggestions based on her experiance and knowledge of design. Suzanne proactivly worked with our kitchen builder, ensuring our job was a perfect result. I would absolutely recommend Suzannes work.

Suzanne helped us with the design of our new kitchen, which was part of an extensive renovation of our 100 year old villa. She also assisted with interior paint colours throughout the house and the new studio, and sourced a specialty cabinet maker who crafted all of our wooden kitchen and main bathroom units. We appreciated her patience while we explored many potential options along the way, and how she worked to support our desire to retain the character of our house, whilst also helping us to make it as comfortable and functional as possible. She was a fantastic resource of ideas, coming from a contemporary perspective, but also able to go off piste with us when requested.

Suzanne was recommended to us by our project manager from CB Projects who renovated our home. She did a fantastic job of bringing our many ideas together. Her experience and expertise especially became evident when discussing materials and appliances and kitchen functionality as I was unsure of any of these things (due to the fact that I'm not the greatest cook and haven't really spent that much time in the kitchen-but with the new kitchen do plan to work on that!). Essentially we wanted a kitchen that was easy for a few people to work in at the same time, clean lines, good storage, functionality and durability. Suzanne helped us achieve this. We are glad that she communicated with the cabinetmaker and could direct us to stores and sites that she felt would work well with what we needed and importantly within our budget. Would absolutelyrecommend her services to others.

Suzanne was commissioned to modernise a 1980's kitchen in a 1870's Parnell cottage renovation. From the outset she was easy to deal with and very sympathetic to our brief. She also offered great ideas which we embraced. We now have a fabulous, workable kitchen which my chef wife Kylie, reckons is the best one she's ever worked in. It not only works, but is a stunning place to be in or entertain. I wouldn't hesitate to use Suzanne again.

We have a very small narrow galley kitchen and Suzanne was able to come up with a perfect design for the space. By knocking out a partial wall Suzanne was able to create a breakfast bar area, for which I never imagined we would be able to achieve. We also gained more storage (and a sunny reading spot) by putting in a window seat as an extension of the kitchen itself. Our one 'want' was a big oven, which in a small kitchen is not always practical, but Suzanne came up with many great ideas to maximise storage in a very small space and we got our oven! The products she recommended were fantastic, and we now have a stylish, practical kitchen that we love. I would highly recommend Suzanne, she did an excellent job.

Suzanne had been recommended to us and I was delighted when on our first meeting I felt confident that she listened to me and my vision of what would become our kitchen.The area was not large but open plan and Suzanne came up with several options for our consideration.Her interpretation incorporated our "wish list' but also added the practical dimension to make it all work functionally. Our limited space was used to the maximum with innovative ideas for storage and lighting which are both stylish and practical. The result is a much admired kitchen that works exceptionally well. Suzanne comes with our highest recommendation.

Suzanne was great throughout the process of designing and installing our new kitchen and laundry. She really understood what we were trying to achieve. From the beginning to the end Suzanne was very approachable and also very good at liaising and working with other parties on site.

We are absolutely thrilled with the design and functionality of our wonderful kitchen. Suzanne listened to what we wanted and came up with the perfect modern design, complete with butlers pantry, for our new home. She also project managed the installation so we didn't need to worry about a thing. Would happily recommend