KITCHEN
Board Member
Designing for How You Imagine Your Home Will Feel
| FOUR WOOD KITCHEN |
Board Member Designing for How You Imagine Your Home Will Feel |
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~ The kitchen's island was far too small. Look at how little counterspace there was around it. ~ The shallow (standard-depth) counters contributed to clutter. ~ It was disconnected from the dining room. ~ Storage was inadequate. ~ The light "feature" and refrigerator were the main aesthetic attractions. |
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| Wish List
~ "All five of us cook in the kitchen together. Set it up to accommodate that." ~ "We love materials with more character." ~ "We'd like to use our dining room more." Solution & Gains ~ By bumping out the home to align with an existing eating nook, the necessary room for a larger kitchen was created. ~ Instead of a very expensive steel beam to handle the load bearing aspects of the remodel, Landon turned a post into a feature! ~ The family enjoys exploring other culture's foods. Therefore, they needed much more spice storage. Look at the end of the Sub-Zero. ~ A hand-scraped, wide-plank Carlisle chestnut floor is the background for 5/4-thick, knotty cherry Aristocratic cabinetry, a J-shaped walnut eating bar scribed to fit around the post, and fir-lined Loewen windows. ~ Base cabinets are extra-deep with drawers that are 24"- and 27"-long, effectively doubling usable storage under the counters. ~ Deeper counters mean more usable counter wherever someone is working. More usable storage means less clutter. ~ This permits wall cabinets that are 15"-deep. | |
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