Zephyr pro 48 finish glaze2/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Shiplap paneling on the island and cabinet lend a slightly contemporary edge. Painted cabinetry matched to Benjamin Moore’s Light Pewter is balanced by grey glazed rift oak cabinetry on the island. The kitchen area was quite spacious but needed a facelift and new layout. To help bring some calm to this busy family, a pallet of soft neutrals was chosen - gray glass tile with a simple metal accent strip, clear modern pendant lights and a neutral color scheme for cabinetry and countertops.įor more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: A young family moving from NYC tackled a lightning fast makeover of their new colonial revival home before the arrival of their second child. The confusing unused space now makes sense and provides functionality on a daily basis. A breakfast table fits perfectly in the area adjacent to the existing French doors and there was even room for a small bar area that helps transition from inside to outside for entertaining. The windows over the kitchen sink were expanded in size and relocated to allow more light into the room. To minimize issues with this, we moved the location of the refrigerator into the newly found space which gave us an L-shaped layout allowing for an island and even some shallow pantry storage. This solution allows for a small but functional and hidden mudroom area and more private powder room situation.Īnother challenge of the design was the very narrow space. The exterior door had to be raised which resulted in some exterior rework, and the floor transition had to happen somewhere to get out to the garage, so we ended up “pushing” it towards what is now a new mudroom and powder room area. This solution also offered some challenges. The solution of bringing the floor height up to meet the height of the existing kitchen allowed us to do just that. ![]() ![]() Stealing part of the unused space seemed like an easy solution, except that there was an existing transition in floor height which made that a bit tricky. The homeowners of this mid-century Colonial and family of four were frustrated with the layout of their existing kitchen which was a small, narrow peninsula layout but that was adjoining a large space that they could not figure out how to use. ![]()
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