Kitchens in Browns Bay, Auckland

23+ years in trade · 2,000+ kitchens supplied & installed across Auckland · Laminex NZ fabricator

Browns Bay sits at the heart of Auckland's East Coast Bays, and it is one of the busiest pockets on the North Shore for kitchen work. From the older bungalows and weatherboard homes set back from the beach, to the brick-and-tile family houses through Northcross and Rothesay Bay, to the newer townhouses and infill developments going up across the area, MTN Kitchens designs, manufactures and installs kitchens for homes right across this part of the Shore.

We are an Auckland kitchen manufacturer with our own workshop in East Tamaki. Because we make your kitchen ourselves and our own team installs it, you deal with one company, one contract and one invoice from design through to the final handle going on. There is no showroom to pay for and no middleman markup, which is how we keep our pricing at genuine trade and wholesale levels while building to a standard we are happy to stand behind.

With more than 23 years behind us and over 2,000 kitchens completed, we know what works in Browns Bay homes. A typical kitchen is installed in a single 5 to 7 day visit, and we can usually have a detailed quote back to you within 24 hours of seeing your space.

What we do in Browns Bay

Family home renovations

Browns Bay's brick-and-tile and weatherboard family homes from the 70s through the 90s are prime for opening up tired, closed-off kitchens. We replace dated layouts with practical, hard-wearing kitchens that suit busy households near the schools and the beach.

Coastal and character homes

Older homes closer to the bay and along the East Coast Bays often want a kitchen that respects their character. We build 2-pac and timber finishes that suit these homes while standing up to a salt-air coastal setting.

Rentals and landlord upgrades

Plenty of Browns Bay properties are tenanted or held by investors. We supply durable, good-value kitchens in melteca and laminate that lift a rental's appeal and tidy up quickly between tenancies, all at trade pricing.

New builds and townhouse developments

With infill housing and townhouse developments going up across Browns Bay and Northcross, we work with owner-builders and developers on multiple kitchens, supplied and installed to a consistent standard and timeline.

Local context

Browns Bay's housing is a real mix. Closer to the beach and the village you'll find older weatherboard bungalows and modest post-war homes, many on generous sections that have been renovated or extended over the years. Through the surrounding streets and up into Northcross, Rothesay Bay and Murrays Bay, the brick-and-tile family home from the 1970s, 80s and 90s dominates, and these are the houses we see most often for full kitchen renovations.

The kitchens in these homes were frequently built as separate, walled-off rooms. A lot of the work we do here is about opening that up, removing a wall or repositioning a bench so the kitchen connects to living and dining, and adding the storage and bench space that the original layout never had. Island benches are popular for exactly this reason, and they suit the entertaining-friendly, indoor-outdoor way people live near the coast.

There's also steady demand from a younger wave of buyers and developers. As older sections get subdivided into townhouses and units, we fit out compact, efficient kitchens that make the most of the footprint. Being coastal, finishes matter too, and we steer clients toward surfaces and benchtops that hold up well to a salt-air environment and a full family life.

Popular choices in Browns Bay

• 2-pac doors in soft coastal whites and greys for that bright, beachside look
• Engineered stone benchtops for busy family homes near the schools
• Island benches to open up closed-off 70s and 80s brick-and-tile layouts
• Durable melteca and laminate kitchens for rentals and quick turnarounds
• Timber and timber-look finishes for character and weatherboard homes
• Natural stone benchtops for premium renovations and new builds

If you're weighing up a new kitchen in Browns Bay, the easiest place to start is our free online 3D designer. You can sketch your layout and see your ideas take shape before you commit to anything, and it costs you nothing.

When you're ready, send us your plan or details and we'll have a clear, trade-priced quote back to you within 24 hours. Browns Bay is a short, straightforward run from our East Tamaki workshop, so we're well set up to design, build and install your kitchen across the East Coast Bays without the showroom markup.

Cabinet makers & joiners for Browns Bay

We are a manufacturer, not a reseller: everything is made in our own East Tamaki workshop and installed by our team. For Browns Bay that covers the lot.

• Kitchens — designed, made and installed, from a villa galley to a new-build island.
• Cabinetry & joinery — pantries, laundries, wardrobes, vanities and storage built to the room. Custom cabinetry.
• Benchtops — supplied and installed, including onto cabinets someone else fitted. Benchtops · replacement tops.
• Commercial joinery — offices, hospitality, clinics and community buildings. Commercial fit-outs.

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