Champagne

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Cream Luxury

Soft luxury without visual excess.

Cream, champagne and refined stone patterns create a premium atmosphere without relying on loud marble, heavy ornament or excessive gold.

What this style controls

This style controls colour, pattern and finish — timber tone, cabinet finish, stone pattern, metal, glass and hardware. It does not fix your floor plan. Layout, dimensions, openings, circulation, storage and M&E are adapted to your actual property.

What you see · what we specify

Cream Luxury · TV feature wallConcept study

A look you choose. Details we make buildable.

What you see

PaletteCream, ivory and warm beige · Champagne or bronze accents · Refined marble or travertine
Wood toneSoft oak or muted walnut
Stone patternRefined marble / travertine
Aluminium finishChampagne, bronze or warm metallic
GlassGrey, bronze or fluted glass
HardwareChampagne bronze Gola

What gets specified

Cabinet materialby moisture zone — dry to branded P6, wet to ACP / honeycomb aluminium
Lightinglayers and colour temperature, room by room
Sockets & M&Eswitch, socket and appliance positions
Appliance gapsclearances and servicing access
Layout & dimensionsadapted to your actual property

Essential in this collectionConcept studies — not photographs of completed projects.

Kitchen
Wardrobe
Entrance
Kitchen island
Bar
TV feature wall

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Suitable for

Premium landed homesMaster bedrooms & walk-in wardrobesDry kitchens & display cabinetryReception areas

Why this style works

Under Sarawak's usual bright overcast sky, pure white joinery reads grey and shows every shadow join; cream carries enough pigment to stay warm at midday and, because it began warm, does not announce the yellowing that white lacquer eventually shows — the drift happens either way, but cream absorbs it instead of reporting it. That is the honest argument for it. The cost is tolerance: this is the least forgiving of the ELS styles in a wet, dusty, daily-mopped house, which is why it belongs where the air is conditioned and the floor is spared the daily mop.

Approved sourcing matrix

One approved build, component by component.

One approved way to build Cream Luxury — a nominated master cream every other surface is matched to, honed stone on working surfaces, brushed PVD champagne metal, with floor, paint, curtains and lighting to the ELS requirement.

Component	Route	ELS specification	Status
Main cabinetry (dry)	ALUMAX	Soft oak or muted walnut with cream lacquer fronts; any sheen above satin only on a balanced-construction panel, never where light grazes the face.ALUMAX code confirmed on the finishes catalogue.	Primary
Wet-zone cabinetry	ALUMAX	ACP or honeycomb aluminium in matched cream; run the kickboard in aluminium or ACP, never painted board (a painted board shows a tide line within a year).ALUMAX code confirmed on the finishes catalogue.	Conditional
Countertop	ALUMAX	Honed or engineered stone on working surfaces (polished marble etches from calamansi, coffee and standing water); polished marble kept vertical or in display.ALUMAX code confirmed on the finishes catalogue.Approved equivalent: A specialist-supplied honed quartz in the same warm cream is an accepted equivalent.	Supporting
Metal & hardware	ALUMAX	PVD champagne on stainless or anodised aluminium, brushed not polished (plated brass lifts and blooms in coastal humid air).ALUMAX code confirmed on the finishes catalogue.	Accent-only
Glass	ALUMAX	Grey or bronze tint (protects the marble and lacquer from UV); fluting held to one field per sightline.ALUMAX code confirmed on the finishes catalogue.	Conditional
Floor	Specialist trade	Honed warm-cream porcelain or natural-stone look, 600×1200mm, matt or honed, rectified, R10 minimum, low-movement, ≤2mm grout matched to the field.	Supporting
Wall paint	Specialist trade	Warm cream, LRV 78–85, matt, low-VOC; nominated as the MASTER cream — every other cream (lacquer, quartz) approved against it on site under the site's own lighting.	Sample hold
Curtains	Specialist trade	Ivory sheers, not optical white (brighteners fluoresce blue and make the joinery beside them look dirty); the track recessed in a pelmet.	Supporting
Lighting	Specialist trade	2700–3000K, dimmed across many low-output sources rather than a few driven hard; CRI ≥90; never graze a gloss or fluted face.	Conditional

Primary: Suitable for large surfaces and main cabinetry.
Conditional: Approved only under the stated room, lighting or material condition.
Supporting: Suitable for secondary surfaces.
Accent-only: Use in limited areas only.
Sample hold: Cannot be specified until a physical sample is reviewed on site.

ALUMAX: Quoted, supplied, installed and warranted by ALUMAX; ELS specifies the finish.
Specialist trade: Quoted, supplied, installed and warranted by the appointed specialist; ELS specifies the requirement and checks the installed result.

Approved equivalents

Where the original selection is unavailable or commercially unsuitable, an approved equivalent must match it on every axis above. The installer must never choose an equivalent on site — a substitution is subject to ELS design and specification review and client approval.

Colour and undertoneSheenTexturePerformanceMoisture suitabilityDimensionsMaintenanceWarrantyPrice band

ELS selects, specifies and coordinates materials to one approved design direction. Products supplied by ALUMAX are quoted, supplied and warranted by ALUMAX. Products and works supplied by specialist trades remain under the respective specialist's quotation and warranty. Any proposed substitution is subject to ELS design and specification review and client approval.

Product Specification Levels

Same look, Essential to Bespoke.

Final materials depend on technical suitability, moisture zone and current availability.

Essential

Starts with FLYHOME — ALUMAX's preferred standardised, ready-to-assemble P6 cabinet platform for appropriate dry-zone applications — with other materials specified where the room, exposure or product requires them (wet zones step up to ACP / honeycomb aluminium).

FLYHOME P6 platform for appropriate dry zones
Cost-controlled approved finishes
Practical, reliable hardware
Standard glass and aluminium selections
Substrate by moisture zone — wet zones use ACP / honeycomb aluminium at any level

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Signature

Upgraded material construction, hardware and detailing with greater durability and refinement.

Upgraded finishes and surfaces
Better hardware and soft-close accessories
Enhanced glass, lighting and finish options
More refined junctions and detailing
Substrate by moisture zone — wet zones use ACP / honeycomb aluminium at any level

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Bespoke

Custom detailing, geometry, integration and specialist construction for a more exclusive, made-to-measure result.

Custom detailing, geometry and integration
Specialist construction where required
Premium hardware and accessories
Custom glass and aluminium details
Advanced lighting integration
Substrate by moisture zone — full aluminium where technically required

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Products available under this style.

Kitchen cabinets ↗Wardrobes ↗TV & living storage ↗Laundry & utility cabinets ↗Entrance & display cabinets ↗Aluminium sliding doors ↗Aluminium folding & linked doors ↗Entrance doors ↗Aluminium windows ↗

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Matched materials

The exact products selected for this style.

Curated INTCO SPC and WPC samples, each matched to this design language and to the surface it was chosen for — so the finish direction above resolves to a real code you can ask ALUMAX to price.

WPC wall panelJF326-HFK-CZ20Taupe living-room wall
WPC wall panelJF332-HFK-FZ139Fabric-texture headboard wall
Premium WPCJF362-HFK-SZ178White-stone living-room wall
Premium WPCJF332-HFK-MZ30Champagne display-counter feature
SPC wall sheetINTCO-SPCW-MARBLE-30Large-sheet TV feature wall

Confirm colour, grain, gloss and profile depth against a physical supplier sample before ordering — these are application references, not exact colour proofs. ALUMAX supplies, installs and prices these products.

Cabinet platforms available through ALUMAX

Best ValueFLYHOME — Ready to AssembleP6 · Appropriate dry zonesAppropriate dry-zone kitchens, wardrobes, living storage and whole-home cabinetry.

ALUMAX SignaturePlywood · Upgraded construction

ALUMAX Wet-ZoneACP / honeycomb · Moisture-risk locations

ALUMAX BespokeFull aluminium · Extreme-wet / heavy-duty · Per project

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FLYHOME is marketed, priced, supplied and installed by ALUMAX. ELS specifies the platform that fits the room and moisture zone — wet zones step up regardless of level.

Style specification

The technical layer, in full.

Palette: Cream, ivory and warm beige · Champagne or bronze accents · Refined marble or travertine
Wood tone: Soft oak or muted walnut
Stone pattern: Refined marble / travertine
Aluminium finish: Champagne, bronze or warm metallic
Glass: Grey, bronze or fluted glass
Hardware: Champagne bronze Gola
Lighting: 2700K–3000K, warm

How it is built

Lighting strategy

Warm light is compulsory here — cream under 4000K turns to hospital grey — but 2700K at high output pushes it toward nicotine. Dim a larger number of low-output sources rather than driving a few hard. Specify CRI 90 or better: champagne metal and fine marble veining both collapse to flat grey under cheap LED. Never graze a gloss or fluted face; light it obliquely.

Industry standardColour-rendering behaviour is established lighting science, not one product's test.

Windows & curtains

High-reflectance cream bounces daylight into itself and goes flat and glary by noon, so cut the light at the glass: bronze or grey tint rather than clear, which also protects the marble and the lacquer from UV. Sheers must be ivory, not optical white — brighteners in white fabric fluoresce blue and make the joinery beside them look dirty. Recess the track in a pelmet.

ELS field guidanceHow fabrics and finishes behave in Sarawak's unconditioned humidity — ELS field experience.

Furniture language

The joinery is background; the furniture must supply weight, or the room reads as one pale mass. Bring one dark or bronze anchor into each space. Avoid chrome and cool silver; both read blue against champagne. Lift upholstery off the floor on slim legs — a cream skirted sofa in a house that is mopped daily is a maintenance decision, not a design one.

Handles & hardware

The finish follows the palette, so the choice is only Essential or Bespoke.

Essential: Champagne bronze Gola
Bespoke: Champagne bronze Gola with hidden lift systems and premium hardware

Why Champagne bronze: Oak or walnut timber · Warm beige and cream · Travertine or warm quartz · Brass accents · 3000K lighting

Depth & layering

After the style, we match the depth.

Cream Luxury decides colour, pattern and finish. Depth is separate — it is built, not chosen — so ELS matches it layer by layer against your actual ceiling height, walls and floor.

The one rule

Depth comes from a plane change — shadow does the work — or a material change — contrast does the work.

Plane changeshadow does the workMaterial changecontrast does the work

Do both at one junction with no functional reason and they cancel: the eye stops reading either.

Plane ✓Material —

Sculptural depth

One material, a level change — the shadow reads the form.

Plane —Material ✓

Graphic depth

Two materials on one plane — contrast draws the line.

Plane ✓Material ✓

Reserve for a hard boundary

Different material AND a level change together — only where a real boundary changes: wet/dry, indoor/outdoor, public/private.

CeilingSame material — depth from drops & coves

Default to one material and earn depth from drops, coves and shadow gaps — never a busy patchwork overhead. Height is the hard constraint: services claim the void before the design does.

Clear height≥ 2,500 mm (UBBL) · hold 2,600 mm under any drop
The habitable-room legal minimum, with comfort headroom kept below every dropped feature.
Industry standard
Slab to slab2,900–3,200 mm typical
What you start with — before any services are run.
ELS field guidance
AC plenumCassette/FCU 250–350 mm · ducted 300–400 mm
Air-conditioning claims the void first; the design works with what is left.
Industry standard
Condensate fall1:100
The gradient the AC drain line needs to run — it sets where the ceiling can sit.
Industry standard
Cove cavity150–200 mm
Depth to hide the light source and throw an even wash, not a hot line.
Design recommendation
Shadow gap20–30 mm
The reveal that separates ceiling from wall as a crisp, intentional line.
Design recommendation
Board for humidity12 mm gypsum at 400–450 mm centres
Sarawak's high humidity sags thin board on wide centres; this spec holds flat.
ELS field guidance

We askOnce air-conditioning and services are in, how much ceiling height can we spend on a dropped feature?

WallSame material, broken by a reveal

Default to one material broken by a reveal or shadow gap. A material change must land on a plane change or a shadow gap — never stop mid-plane, where a finish that just ends reads as unfinished.

Reveal / shadow gap20–40 mm
Enough shadow to read as a deliberate line, not a gap that looks like a defect.
Design recommendation
Where material changesOn a joint — never mid-plane
A reveal or a corner gives the change a reason; a finish that stops in open field looks unfinished.
Design recommendation
Socket box depth47 mm behind the finish
A flush socket sets the minimum a wall build-up can be — thinner reveals will not clear it.
Industry standard

We askWhere do the material changes fall — and does each one land on a joint we can detail?

FloorDifferent material, one flat level

Default to a single flat plane and zone with material, not level. A level change is either zero or a proper step (≥ 150 mm) — nothing in between, which trips.

Level changeZero, or ≥ 150 mm
Anything in between is a trip hazard; keep it flat or make it a proper step.
Industry standard
Screed load50 mm screed ≈ 110 kg/m²
A raised zone adds real dead load — the structure has to carry it.
Industry standard
Raised sub-frameSteel or aluminium — not timber
Termite country: a raised timber floor is a liability here.
ELS field guidance
Kerbless wet zone20–40 mm slab recess
Holds water in a level-threshold wet room without a step to trip on.
Industry standard

We askDo we zone this floor by material alone, or is a real step justified — and where does water need holding back?

How to read our claims

We grade every strong technical claim by its evidence and review them on a schedule. A manufacturer test is not a design lean — we label which is which rather than dress one up as the other.

Manufacturer-testedA figure the product's maker publishes from their own testing or datasheet.

Industry standardEstablished material science or building practice — not specific to one product.

ELS field guidanceWhat ELS has repeatedly seen on Sarawak sites. Experience, not a lab result.

Design recommendationA judgement about how a space should look or feel. Reasonable people may differ.

Claims last reviewed 2026-07-23. Figures are planning guidance, not warranties — real performance depends on the specific product, its installation and the site's exposure, and is confirmed on the product datasheet and after site measurement.

These are the standard rules and typical Sarawak figures. The exact heights, falls and build-ups are confirmed by your designer against the real slab, services and moisture zones on site.

Construction notes

Cream is a match, not a colour name — the lacquer door, the quartz top and the wall paint will not agree across three suppliers. Nominate one master sample and approve every other cream against it, on site, under the site's own lighting.
Gloss telegraphs substrate flatness. Any sheen above satin must sit on a balanced-construction panel, and must never be placed where light grazes along the face — the waves appear at eye level, not in the workshop.
Plated brass fails in coastal humid air: the lacquer lifts and the base metal blooms. Specify PVD champagne on stainless or anodised aluminium, brushed rather than polished, because gold-toned hardware holds fingerprints longer than any other finish.

ELS field guidanceClimate-durability timeframes ELS has seen on Sarawak sites; not a manufacturer rating.

Common mistakes

What goes wrong, and what to do instead.

Polished marble on a working surface — island, dining or dry-kitchen top

Keep polished stone vertical or in display; working surfaces take a honed or engineered top, because calamansi, coffee and standing water all etch polished marble, and the mark does not come back out.

Fluting on the TV wall, the island, the wardrobe and the headboard at once

One fluted field per sightline, with groove width sized to admit a brush head — grooves cannot be mopped and collect dust faster than any other detail in this style.

A cream lacquer kickboard sitting on a floor that is mopped daily

Run the kickboard in aluminium or ACP in a matched cream; a painted board shows a tide line within a year.

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Final materials, finishes and availability depend on technical suitability, moisture zone, load and the current ALUMAX stocking strategy, confirmed on site measurement and approved scope.