Palazzo Kitchens is a kitchen design and installation company based in Riccarton, Christchurch, specialising in new build kitchens and renovations. The showroom on Mandeville Street displays 10 full kitchens, giving customers a hands-on look at cabinetry, finishes and layouts before committing to a design.
The design team includes three fully qualified interior designers — Sarah Van Der Kley (19 years as a kitchen designer, 15 with Palazzo), Pieta Fletcher (13.5 years, 8.5 with Palazzo) and Amanda Kingston (25 years, 12 with Palazzo) — who each work through a structured process from showroom visit and free consultation, through 3D concept design, to an in-house installation team that coordinates benchtops, sinks, taps and appliances.
Palazzo Kitchens has been recognised with multiple Best of Houzz awards for Design and Client Satisfaction from 2023 through 2026, Trends International Design Award Highly Commended honours in 2024, 2025 and 2026, a 2026 Trends International Design Award Runner-Up, and TIDA 2026 Kitchen Awards recognition including a Highly Commended and a Runner-Up placing. The company is a proud member of the New Zealand Green Building Council.
Palazzo Kitchens has built its business around a simple promise: expert local design paired with German precision-engineered joinery, delivered through a process that takes a client from first sketch to finished installation. Based in Riccarton, Christchurch, the company works on both new build kitchens and full kitchen renovations.
The Mandeville Street showroom holds 10 full kitchens on display, letting customers walk through real cabinetry, drawer and door styles rather than working from catalogue photos alone. Walk-ins are welcome, or customers can book a free design consultation, with appointments available Monday to Saturday.
Palazzo's showroom is staffed by three fully qualified interior designers, each with a distinct approach. Sarah Van Der Kley brings 19 years of kitchen design experience, 15 of them at Palazzo, and focuses on calming, thoughtfully considered spaces. Pieta Fletcher, with 13.5 years' experience and 8.5 at Palazzo, takes a collaborative approach built around listening closely to a client's lifestyle and practical needs, with a flair for modern spaces. Amanda Kingston has 25 years of kitchen design experience, 12 of them with Palazzo, and is known for making the design process straightforward for clients turning their ideas into a finished kitchen.
The Palazzo process runs in five stages. It starts with a showroom visit, followed by bringing in your plans — for renovations, a basic sketch of the existing floor plan with window and door placements and photos of the current space; for new builds, floorplans at any stage from concept to consented. From there, a no-obligation consultation covers must-haves, colour palettes, finish options, and project budget, with drawer and door styles available to try in the showroom itself.
Within one to two weeks, clients are invited back to view a photo-realistic 3D concept design, which is refined together until it's ready for a site measure and the final go-ahead. Once cabinetry moves into production, Palazzo's in-house installation team takes over, coordinating benchtops, sinks, taps, appliances and everything else needed to finish the kitchen — with as much or as little project management support as a client wants.
Palazzo Kitchens has picked up a string of industry recognition over recent years, including Best of Houzz awards for Design in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and for Client Satisfaction in 2023 and 2024, alongside being Recommended on Houzz and passing 1,000 Ideabook saves. On the Trends International Design Awards, the company has been Highly Commended in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and was a Runner-Up in 2026. Recent projects have also been recognised at the TIDA 2026 Kitchen Awards, with both a Highly Commended and a Runner-Up placing. The company is also a proud member of the New Zealand Green Building Council.
The showroom at 19 Mandeville Street, Riccarton, is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday from 9am to 4pm, closed Sundays and public holidays. Customers can walk in anytime or book ahead for a consultation, and can reach the team by phone or email to start planning a project.