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Layouts For Your New Kitchen
June 27, 2025-5 min read
Straight line, Galley, U Shaped and L Shaped - we'll clear up the jargon and give you everything you need to know to find the best layout, appliances, tips, tools and buying guides to suit your home, kitchen and family.
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Galley Kitchens - the perfect layout for every home
The perfect combination of style and functionality, galley kitchens work well in all homes. Based on designs of ships kitchens, galley kitchens feature a solid wall and benches separated by a walkway. When planning your galley kitchen, remember, integrated dishwashers and rangehoods, low profile cooktops and undermount sinks will make the space appear larger.
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ASKO Logic Fully Integrated 82cm Dishwasher
Westinghouse Powerlite 60cm Induction Cooktop
Oliveri Diaz Universal Double Bowl Sink

U Shaped Kitchens - a kitchen for cooks
Great for medium to large sized homes and for families and people who love to entertain. U shaped kitchens feature three sides with cooking, cleaning and refrigeration evenly spaced to make the most of the kitchen work triangle and lots of room for storage and large oversized fridges, ovens and cooktops.
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Hisense 483L French Door Refrigerator
Smeg 90cm Dual Fuel Upright Cooker Stainless Steel
Electrolux 90cm Induction Cooktop

L Shaped Kitchens - a modern kitchen layout
A great solution for modern open plan homes, L Shaped kitchens are designed to make entertaining easy and feature cooking, cleaning and refrigeration spread across two walls. The addition of an island bench makes L Shaped kitchens a great layout for families and entertainers. Low profile cooktops, banks of wall ovens and integrated rangehoods are great additions.
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Bosch Series 4 60cm Induction Cooktop
Solt 60cm Electric Oven Stainless Steel
Schweigen 60cm Undermount Rangehood

Straight Line Kitchens - simply stunning
Straight Line kitchens are one of the simplest kitchen layouts making them one of the easiest and most cost effective styles to install. Cooktops, ovens, sinks and fridges are all placed in a single - straight line. Space permitting, an island bench creates extra bench space and a great spot for socialising.
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Chef 60cm Ceramic Cooktop
Omega 60cm 6 Function Electric Oven - Midnight
Oliveri 1 + 3/4 Bowl Inset Sink With Drainer

The Finishing Touches
Now that you have your new kitchen it's time to start thinking about the final finishing touches - benchtop appliances that will turn your kitchen from amazing to incredible. Discover the latest colourful matching toasters, kettles, mixers and blenders, benchtop pizza ovens, the best collection of airfryers, and coffee machines so good you'll never need to head out for coffee again.
Ready to reset your kitchen? Head in-store or online to shop Australia’s best-loved ovens, fridges, rangehoods and more at the best prices.