Artist's Boomerang

ARTIST'S BOOMERANG KITCHEN FLIES TRUE

Client Profile
~ A professional couple with no children
~ Both interested in art
~ Artist (wife) has a painting studio in their home

Wish List
~ Most wanted to open up the kitchen to views of the lake and the greenery of their site
~ Display space for one of her art pieces
~ A kitchen that felt "artistic"

Challenges
~ Nestled in the woods, on the north side of their home, the kitchen could at times be a bit light-starved.
~ Accentuating that, the laundry room on the back wall blocked the morning sun from entering the kitchen.
(As the wife put it, too often, she felt like having breakfast in the laundry!)
~ Views of lakeshore sunsets were blocked by wall cabinets hanging between the kitchen and dining room.

AFTER

Solutions and Gains
~ Landon drew upon his experience in SE Alaska, having designed and fabricated over 20 projects in Juneau and Ketchikan
~ His Alaskan clients wanted wall space on which they could display art -- their "view" during the long winter nights.
~ For this client, he relocated the laundry and grouped the refrigerator, ovens and pantries on the east wall.
~ Cabinets had either drawers or pullouts on full-extension guides, optimizing their ability to store items.
~ Removing all the wall cabinets created room to add a bank of windows.
~ One of the artist's paintings is now featured on a new "gallery wall."
~ Counters in granite, bounded by stainless steel edging make for easy maintenance.
~ Cabinets have high-gloss laminate faces with an embossed diagonal "pillowed" striping across the faces.
This reflects more light and is easy to wipe clean.
~ Maple floors connect to the woodsiness of their surroundings.

The kitchen is now full of light and welcomes family and guests to gather.

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