Project · Canggu, Bali

Soho Blue Villa Kitchen

Interior design and custom cabinetry for the kitchen of Soho Blue, a new luxury villa in Kayu Tulang, on the quiet inland side of Canggu. A raw concrete shell, reworked into a bold navy and blue-marble kitchen that anchors the villa’s open living space.

At a Glance

  • Location: Kayu Tulang, Canggu, Bali
  • Project: Soho Blue, a private luxury villa
  • Scope: Kitchen interior design and custom cabinetry
  • Stage: Design approved, completed (2026)
  • Designer: Raka, Bali Best Design

From Raw Concrete Shell to Finished Kitchen

The kitchen started as a grey box. Polished concrete island, concrete open shelving, a plain herringbone splashback and a black fridge standing against bare plaster. The bones were there, a central island and a good footprint, but nothing in the room carried the character of the villa around it. The brief was to give the kitchen a point of view without tearing out the structure that already worked.

The Soho Blue villa kitchen before renovation: a raw grey polished-concrete island and shelving with a plain marble splashback
Before
The completed Soho Blue villa kitchen seen from the dining area, with dark navy cabinetry, blue-veined marble and blue LED lighting under the bar counter
After

Designing Around One Bold Blue

Rather than soften the space with neutrals, we committed to a single confident colour and built the whole room around it. Deep navy cabinetry replaces the raw concrete perimeter, tall shaker units frame the fridge and pantry, and a dramatic blue-veined marble runs from the splashback down into the waterfall island. The gallery-wall art and woven pendant lights the owner already loved were kept, so the kitchen reads as part of the home, not a showroom dropped into it.

The Materials: Quadra Glacier Blue and Permanent Blue​

Two materials carry the design. The stone is Quadra Glacier Blue, a white marble cut through with a bold diagonal vein of electric blue that runs from the backsplash down into the waterfall island. The cabinetry is finished in Permanent Blue 5438, a saturated navy that grounds the room and lets the marble do the talking. A recessed blue LED strip under the island counter picks up both, and washes the floor in colour at night. Black Modena appliances keep the hardware quiet against the two blues.

Planned From 3D to Build

Before any cabinet went in, the whole scheme was resolved in 3D: cabinet runs, the diagonal marble vein, stool spacing at the island and the exact line of the LED. The renders on this page are the approved design, and the site photos beside them show the finished room built to match. That render-to-build discipline is how a bold colour decision survives contact with a real construction site.

3D render of the Soho Blue kitchen showing the diagonal blue-veined Quadra Glacier Blue marble and navy shaker cabinetry
Approved 3D render
The finished blue-veined marble backsplash and dark navy cabinetry in the completed Soho Blue villa kitchen, Kayu Tulang, Canggu
Finished

Soho Blue Kitchen, Completed

The kitchen is finished. The photographs here show the completed navy and blue-marble kitchen, including the waterfall island and the bar seating built to match the original 3D design.

Planning a Villa Kitchen in Bali?

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Designed by Raka, Bali Best Design · 2026.

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