Siarto Kitchen

AFTER: Jorgensen reoriented the kitchen to accommodate a massive 13-foot island that seats five people comfortably. He also doubled the storage from their previous kitchen. Floor-to-ceiling cabinets were planned for the window wall. But when construction began, the Siartos discovered the soffit couldn’t be removed because it contained vital ductwork. Allie didn’t want to have cabinets hanging at different heights, so they reworked the plan to include open shelving. “It turned out better than it would have with all cabinets,” she says. “This way it’s not so heavy.”The Siartos originally thought they’d put a desk under the window where the sink used to be, but Allie’s mom, a librarian, suggested a window seat for reading, and the idea stuck. “It ended up becoming the perfect spot and gets a lot more use than if it were a desk,” Allie says. Floating shelves: Lack, Ikea; faucet: Parma single handle, Danze

Seating next to island (against wall)

Love the right wall with the shelving and window seat