By placing the Viking Professional Range in the center of the composition, the owner now has an unobstructed view of Lake Washington to the right and a beautiful presentation for them to enjoy as they enter the kitchen. Counters are of butcher block except around the sink which is set into an emerald-green marble slab.
The hand-painted tiles along the backsplash are from Portugal. The brick is authentic. The copper hood was custom-made--the most difficult task being hammering in the design. The cabinets were brush-painted with an off-white paint. The one-piece panels in the cabinet doors are routed to look as though they were made of several individual pieces of wood; glass-doored cabinets have "true divided lites." Note the shallow open spice rack next to the coffee maker.
The French door to the left leads into a pantry area and the back door of the home. To the right is a relaxing family area with sofas, a fireplace, a window seat, and built-in cabinetry housing the stereo and television components.
Mr. Landon once had four projects featured
in the same issue of House Beautiful's "Kitchens/Baths" quarterly--a rare
"grand slam"--and obvious testimony to his ability to create projects that
have a certain "feel" to them without a certain "look" that would clue
viewers to their common ancestry.
