Breakfast nook--After. A custom built-in bench (cherry, like the cabinetry) works well for eat-in breakfasts. Period reproduction lighting, Deco pulls, and a custom formica table root the kitchen to the origins of the home. All photos by Matt Niebuhr. www.mattniebuhr.com

Elegant kitchen photo in Austin with beaded inset cabinets, wood countertops, white cabinets, green backsplash and subway tile backsplash

Normandy Designer Vince Weber, worked closely with the homeowners to create an open and spacious floorplan with timeless beauty and appeal. “The existing kitchen was isolated from the rest of the house,” says Weber. “One of the redesign goals of the homeowners was to tie the kitchen with the living room to create a ‘living kitchen’ that would function as the central gathering space for the family.” The resulting design paired timeless colors and classic inset cabinetry to give the kitchen a casual elegance. The island was designed to feel like a furniture piece, which creates a visual divide between functioning kitchen, and the informal eating and living space. Learn more about Vince Weber, the award winning designer who created this kitchen and addition: http://www.normandyremodeling.com/designers/vince-weber/ To learn more about this award-winning Normandy Remodeling Kitchen, click here: http://www.normandyremodeling.com/blog/2-time-award-winning-kitchen-in-wilmette

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LEED Certified renovation of existing house.
Elegant kitchen photo in DC Metro with mosaic tile backsplash, quartzite countertops, a farmhouse sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, blue backsplash and white countertops

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Rick Keating Photographer, RK Productions; Kitchen Remodel by Keven Spence Architect, Seattle, WA
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David O. Marlow Photography
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Danny Piassick
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Project by Home Tailors Building & Remodeling in collaboration with M. Valdes Architects and Vivid Interiors
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Designer: Christina Garcia, Allied ASID Design Firm: Dallas Design Group, Interior
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Contemporary Transitional home that sits on a fairway was redone to accommodate both family living and entertaining in their casual but contemporary great room space. Photography by David Duncan Livingston

This project was a residence for a young couple starting a new family. The site was a spectacular hilltop site within minutes of downtown. The client wished for a home that could serve as their foundation for the next 30 years. With this in mind we placed a large emphasis on the designing the kitchen as the heart of the home. We rebuilt the rear of the house to incorporate an open and airy kitchen – designing a space that would serve as the nerve center of their lives. Bringing in natural light, views and access to the outdoors was essential to make this work for the clients. We then reconfigured the rest of the house to more accurately reflect the process of their daily life. Photography: Emily Hagopian

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Joshua Johnstone
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