Tanya & Vito on The Block 2021 | Room Reveals

The Block 2021 House 3 Contestants – Tanya & Vito

Basement Cellar

Sleek and stylish, Tanya and Vito’s Wine Tasting Area within their Basement adds a touch of glamour to the space. A dark and moody palette features Kinsman’s NEW Matt Black Cube Range doors with Dark Woodgrain Matt complemented by a laminate countertop. A mix of cabinets and drawers ensures plenty of storage space for drinkware and other essentials, while a sink, tap, and bin ensure that the design functions well. An entertainers dream, a bar fridge, wine fridge and wine rack keeps all drinks chilled and within easy reach.

Key Features:

Cube Range Doors: Black Matt

Cube Range Internals: Dark Woodgrain Matt

Benchtop: By contestants

Handles: By contestants

Accessories: Inner Drawers, Häfele C Bin

Sink & Tap: By Oliveri

By Contestants: Bar & Wine Fridge, Wine Racking

Laundry Week

Tanya and Vito’s galley-style laundry celebrates curves and colours and echoes the aesthetic of their standout butler’s pantry. The playful colour scheme features a combination of door profiles from the Kinsman range and includes two new profiles: Ballina Rose’ All Day and Archie Classic White Matt with Vertical Broadline Glass. Chadstone Prime Oak Woodmatt doors have then been used to great effect as a bank of linen cupboards.

Ballina Essendon White Satin joinery conceals a broom cupboard to the left of the stacked Bosch washing machine and clothes dryer. More pops of white have been added with a countertop in Caesarstone® White Shimmer. Close attention has also been paid to lighting, with Warm Premium LED Strip lighting and Warm LED Downlights used within the design, meaning the laundry can be used day and night.

Beyond its stunning looks, Tanya and Vito have ensured plenty of storage and clever storage accessories shine within their design- tailoring it to a busy household. Featuring a Laundry Wire Basket, Internal Drawers, Stainless Steel Side Pull Out, Häfele Broom Pantry with Tandem Sides, and High Side Drawers, this is a laundry that the owner will love spending time in!

“Our laundry complements our kitchen, says Tanya. We wanted our laundry to be all about storage, and while it’s not the biggest room in our home, it serves its purpose well.”

Key Features:

Cabinetry: Ballina Essendon White Satin, NEW Ballina Rose’ All Day Natural, NEW Archie Classic White Matt with Vertical Broadline Glass, Chadstone Prime Oak Woodmatt

Benchtop: Caesarstone® White Shimmer 20mm Pencil Round profile

Splashback: Tiles by contestants

Handles: NEW Barrington Eclipse Ribbed Matt Black 34-M-21, Touch Catch, Volpato

Kickboards: Ballina Essendon White Satin, Chadstone Prime Oak Woodmatt

Appliances: By Bosch

Accessories: Laundry Wire Basket, Internal Drawers, Stainless Steel Side Pull Out, High Side Drawers, Häfele Broom Pantry with Tandem Side

Lighting: Häfele Warm Premium LED Strip and Warm LED Downlights

Sink & tap: By Oliveri

Kitchen Week

Stepping into Tanya and Vito’s modern Mid-Century inspired kitchen, the couple’s love of the 1950s, colour and personality is immediately evident. The space has been designed to appeal to a variety of homeowners, with a common theme of those who love to entertain and cook. “Our kitchen is perfect for those who love to entertain, says Tanya. It would be amazing for a family or empty nesters who want to host dinner for family and friends.”

An all-white colour palette features throughout the kitchen, with sleek Ballina Essendon White Satin cabinetry concealing several appliances and allowing the Bosch appliances to stand out on display along the back wall. The 3.5-metre long island bench has been topped with Terrazzo sourced by the couple, inspired by childhood memories. The countertop has been extended, allowing an overhang for generous seating. The front panel features Kinsman’s Avalon Classic White Matt, its decorative vertical-fluted profile adding texture and depth.

If the kitchen is a study of minimalist restraint, the butler’s pantry is a celebration of curves and colour, and we love that you get a glimpse of it from the kitchen! The galley-style scullery mixes blush pink and timber thanks to new Ballina Rose’ All Day and Archie Prime Oak Woodmatt joinery. The Archie door profile offers an elegant arched detail with Broadline Glass, and Caesarstone® White Shimmer benchtops have been used throughout, featuring ultra-fine mirror chips to add lustre to the cool-white surface. The result is a knockout space that would be a joy to be in every day!

More than just good looks, the success of this kitchen lies in the focus on functionality, innovative storage and top-of-the-range cooking appliances. A Gaggenau fridge, Bosch appliances, Oliveri sinks and taps ensure this is an entertainers dream kitchen. At the same time, within the cabinetry, thoughtful inclusions such as Design Sides on Deep Drawers, Cutlery Trays, and Cross Wire Rails make organisation easy.

“The kitchen is where all the action happens, so the most important aspects of our kitchen were functionality, great storage and lots of bench space, explains Tanya. We wanted to create a kitchen that doesn’t just look good; it’s highly functional and practical too!”

Key Features:

Cabinetry: Ballina Essendon White Satin, NEW Ballina Rose’ All Day, NEW Archie Prime Oak Woodmatt, Avalon Classic White Matt

Benchtop: Caesarstone® White Shimmer 20mm Pencil Round, Terrazzo Island Benchtop by Contestants

Splashback: Caesarstone® White Shimmer

Handles: NEW Barrington Eclipse Ribbed Matt Black 34-M-21

Kickboards: Ballina Essendon White Satin, Ballina Rose’ All Day

Accessories: Design Sides, Cross Wire Rails for Plates, Cutlery Trays, Internal Drawers with Acrylic Base, Häfele A-Bin 3 in Sink Cabinet, Häfele Ninka Bin

Lighting: Häfele Premium LED Strip lighting, Warm LED Downlights

Appliances: By Bosch Fridge: By Gaggenau

Kitchen & Pantry Sink and Tap: By Oliveri

Other features by contestants: Billi Tap

Guest Bedroom Two

A classic white and timber palette features in Tanya and Vito’s Hinged robe thanks to White Satin doors and interiors and Oak Bar handles. Within the robe, the couple focused on maximising storage for the future user of this room, opting for a blend of full and half hanging space, drawers and open shelves. Open-box storage at the top of the robe provides the perfect place to store accessories and items that are not often in use while ensuring they are still easy to access when needed.

Key Features:

Exterior doors: White Satin

Interior Finish: White Satin

Handles: Oak Bar 22-K-122

Accessories: Häfele Folding Mirror

Lighting: Häfele ED Light Bar in Black

Master Bedroom

They may be Reno rookies, but Tanya and Vito have pushed the creative envelope with their wardrobe design for their Master Bedroom. The colour scheme of white, black and timber is sleek and chic using White Satin exterior doors, Natural Oak Matt interiors, Ribe Black Satin Timber and kickboards in Volcanic Black.

“I was drawn to a fresh white palette for the wardrobe as I love how it allows the whole room to feel larger and more open, says Tanya. I then added the timber-look interiors to play on the mid-century vibe we love and then layered with the Ribe handles that have such a cool and unique design.”

The L-shaped Walk-in Robe includes a number of space-saving accessories such as Wire Pull-outs, a Trouser Rack Pull-out and a Laundry Hamper, as well as a beautiful lighting scheme thanks to Black Light Bars. “It was very important to us to have practical storage within our design, explains Vito. We focused on creating the most amount of usable storage that we could within our designs.”

Within the Master Bedroom itself, the couple opted to create a Straight-line wardrobe that doubles as an entertainment hub. The timber tones of Natural Oak Matt cabinetry and Ribe Oak Timber handles add warmth to the space. Within the unit, a combination of Black Framed Glass Shelves and Black Hanging Rails provides additional storage. It also features a Mirror Television, allowing the user to watch television from the bed.

Walk In Wardrobe

Exterior doors: White Satin

Internal finish: Natural Oak Matt

Kickboard: Volcanic Black

Handles: Ribe Black Satin Timber 34-K-151

Accessories: Häfele Laundry Hamper, Häfele, Flexstore Trouser Rack Pull-out, Häfele Flexstore Wire Pull-out

Lighting: Häfele Black Light Bars

Straight-line Wardrobe with entertainment hub

Exterior doors: Natural Oak Matt

Interior Finish: White Satin

Kickboard: Volcanic Black

Handles: Ribe Oak Timber 34-K-152

Accessories: Black Framed Glass Shelves, Häfele Black Hanging Rails

Lighting: Häfele Black Light Bar

Mirror Television: By contestants

Guest Bedroom 1

Tanya and Vito designed a chic hinged wardrobe for their guest bedroom that includes a standout make-up station. Kinsman’s Loox Multi-Dimensional Mirror is perfect for make-up lighting with its built-in LED Warm White lights and also has special features such as Bluetooth connectivity – enabling you to play music whilst getting ready!

The couple has created a beautiful space filled with everything a Guest Bedroom robe needs (and more), including hanging space, a folding mirror, and soft-close drawers. Beautiful Black Frame Glass Shelving allows the warm glow of Light Bars to shine down throughout the design.

The pair opted for a modern and neutral colour palette with White Satin doors, warm Natural Oak Matt interiors, and timber-look Oak Bar handles, evoking a natural look and feel for the space.

Key Features:

Exterior doors: White Satin

Interior finish: Natural Oak Matt

Handles: Oak Bar 22-K-122

Accessories: Black Framed Glass Shelves, Häfele Loox Multidimensional Mirror, Häfele Black Hanging Rails & Häfele Folding Mirror

Lighting: Häfele Black Light Bars

Make up station/Desk: By contestants

Basement

Tanya and Vito elevated their Basement with a chic, straight-line home entertainment unit featuring Kinsman joinery. Thanks to bold Volcanic Black exterior doors paired with warm timber-look Estella Oak Matt interior finishes, a modern and sophisticated palette adds an eye-catching feature within the space. Cabinetry has been left handleless, the Touch Catch doors adding to the sleek look. LED Strip lighting illuminates the design perfectly and adds the finishing touch to this successful design.