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Kitchen
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
Happy Holidays! This kitchen was relocated in a classic, 1880's home in Evanston, IL. The island is repurposed from a Northwestern University lab table, and the countertop is culinary pewter imported from France. The wood flooring was handprinted with 'fleur de lis' accents. . Kipnis Architecture + Planning . Photo Credit: Country Living Magazine
Pantry Storage
Pantry Storage
Kathleen Jacobson, The Couture ClosetKathleen Jacobson, The Couture Closet
Kitchen pantry - traditional kitchen pantry idea in Dallas with open cabinets and white cabinets
Historic Beach House
Historic Beach House
The Kitchen CompanyThe Kitchen Company
Historic beach house kitchen remodel designed by John Fecke Madison, Connecticut To get more detailed information copy and paste this link into your browser. https://thekitchencompany.com/blog/featured-kitchen-stately-historic-cottage-renovation Photographer, Dennis Carbo
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Dorman Home Remodeling, Inc.Dorman Home Remodeling, Inc.
RB Hill
Mid-sized elegant l-shaped medium tone wood floor open concept kitchen photo in Baltimore with flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, wood countertops, an undermount sink, beige backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island
Breaking Beautiful White Kitchen
Breaking Beautiful White Kitchen
House of LHouse of L
A 1927 colonial home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, received a breathtaking renovation that required extensive work, transforming it from a tucked away, utilitarian space, to an all-purpose gathering room, a role that most kitchens embrace in a home today. The scope of work changed over the course of the project, starting more minimalistically and then quickly becoming the main focus of the house's remodeling, resulting in a staircase being relocated and walls being torn down to create an inviting focal point to the home where family and friends could connect. The focus of the functionality was to allow for multiple prep areas with the inclusion of two islands and sinks, two eating areas (one for impromptu snacking and small meals of younger family members and friends on island no. two and a built-in bench seat for everyday meals in the immediate family). The kitchen was equipped with all Subzero and Wolf appliances, including a 48" range top with a 12" griddle, two double ovens, a 42" built-in side by side refrigerator and freezer, a microwave drawer on island no. one and a beverage center and icemaker in island no. two. The aesthetic feeling embraces the architectural feel of the home while adding a modern sensibility with the revamped layout and graphic elements that tie the color palette of whites, chocolate and charcoal. The cabinets were custom made and outfitted with beaded inset doors with a Shaker panel frame and finished in Benjamin Moore's OC-17 White Dove, a soft white that allowed for the kitchen to feel warm while still maintaining its brightness. Accents of walnut were added to create a sense of warmth, including a custom premium grade walnut countertop on island no. one from Brooks Custom and a TV cabinet with a doggie feeding station beneath. Bringing the cabinet line to the 8'6" ceiling height helps the room feel taller and bold light fixtures at the islands and eating area add detail to an otherwise simpler ceiling detail. The 1 1/4" countertops feature Calacatta Gold Marble with an ogee edge detail. Special touches on the interiors include secret storage panels, an appliance garage, breadbox, pull-out drawers behind the cabinet doors and all soft-close hinges and drawer glides. A kneading area was made as a part of island no. one for the homeowners' love of baking, complete with a stone top allowing for dough to stay cool. Baskets beneath store kitchen essentials that need air circulation. The room adjacent to the kitchen was converted to a hearth room (from a formal dining room) to extend the kitchen's living space and allow for a natural spillover for family and guests to spill into. Jason Miller, Pixelate
90 year old beauty on Birch Rd
90 year old beauty on Birch Rd
Gilley Kitchen + BathGilley Kitchen + Bath
Our friend Gerry Lalancet at Bolton Lake Woodcraft came through once again with this hand-made Black Walnut island top. Our client selected a natural finish made from mineral oil and beeswax. Not only is it food safe, the ingredients are sourced locally and Gerry makes it himself. That's puttin the love into it!
Cooking Mecca
Cooking Mecca
Connor Remodeling & Design, Inc.Connor Remodeling & Design, Inc.
Make no mistake: Heidi’s passion was the basis of the project. Heidi loves to cook. Given a choice, she might live full-time in the kitchen. She revels in creating culinary delights for family and friends. She lives to entertain. Her kitchen is her castle. It has to be just right. But, it wasn’t. For starters, she wanted a different stove. Looking around, other things jumped out. This wasn’t the cooking mecca she envisioned. There were better options available. The ball started rolling. “I needed a bigger island and a bigger stove,” Heidi said. “That led to ‘We need a bigger kitchen.’” This wasn’t a new revelation. She had been researching kitchens for some time. She didn’t have all the details, but she had a plan. “My vision was to have it very clean and simple, but I wanted some artistic flair,” she explained. Our task was to design the kitchen her passion demanded. It needed more countertop space. It needed more storage space. It needed functional elements that were big, bold and suited to the needs of an active, passionate user. So, first things first. We started with a Viking Professional stove and oven that would make Julia Child proud. “I told Kevin (her husband) it’s coming with us if we move,” Heidi said. The custom stove hood was custom-made on site of wood and dual-color Venetian plaster, with a Ventahood exhaust inside. Two corbels accent its artistic look and feel, hewing to Heidi’s desire to make the kitchen both fully functional and pleasing to the eye. When working at the deluxe Viking unit, Heidi doesn’t have to go far for pots and pans, either. The new island has three large base drawers built into it directly across from the range. She can literally turn around, take what she needs from the drawers, and go right back to work. We nearly doubled the cabinet space in the kitchen, offering many more storage and organizational options. The drawers are all soft-close, full-extension design. The doors are soft-close. The upper cabinet above the refrigerator has vertical tray dividers, easing the sometimes arduous task of sorting trays and cookie sheets. Heidi sought an antique look for her cabinetry. To achieve this, we utilized maple cabinets with a mink wash treatment and ancient bronze hardware. We ordered matching panels for the dishwasher and refrigerator doors, creating a seamless look with the cabinetry. We maintained visual interest by staggering the heights of the different cabinets. Upper cabinets feature double-stack crown moldings. Some cabinets have rain glass inserts to display decorative items within. Meanwhile, the entire area was brightened with a plethora of new lighting. Eight recessed lights in the 9-foot ceiling illuminate the counter space. Undercabinet lights brighten any food preparation work. In-cabinet lighting spotlights decorative items within glass-door cabinetry. Above-cabinet lights offer just the right ambiance to complete the scene. Above the island hang two distinctive, eye-catching chandeliers that definitely set off the kitchen’s mix of antiquity and artistry. Heidi simply would not be denied these fixtures, with their oil-rubbed bronze finish and Renaissance-era feel. “Everybody doubted me on them,” she said. “My kitchen’s not that big. I had to have these big, beautiful, glamorous lights. They make the room extra special.” The island itself took a bit of doing. Ultimately, we created a two-tier structure that provided invaluable food preparation and staging space, plus a dining area that allowed the owners to get rid of a kitchen table that had fallen out of favor. The 120-inch length of the island allows it to meet these dual needs. The island offers plenty of room for people to gather around during parties, with wide open spaces that offer guests ready access to food and drink. The increased seating space offers Heidi’s family a comfortable dining table, with more than enough room for plates and serving dishes. She bought accompanying chairs that blend with the island’s cherry base and the granite countertop’s multicolored brown hues. Two corbels built into posts on the island base give it a sturdy, dignified look. Heidi selected the white tumbled travertine subway field tile that makes up the backsplash ringing the main kitchen area. During its installation, she personally directed the placement of floral bronze metal accent pieces scattered into the backsplash. She helped create a six-tile decorative mural insert above the expansive range of her new Viking range. We put in a farmer’s sink with space galore for food, dishes or whatever Heidi desired. The structure and decorative feet of the sink, plus the mounted corbels above, create a furniture resemblance. “I just love my sink,” she said. “It’s big, it’s nice, and my family just loves it because they can help with the dishes and can easily reach into it.” Space wasn’t necessarily the final frontier in Heidi’s kitchen, but she definitely wanted more. We removed a wall from a pantry, transforming its small dark space into additional cabinets and counter area. Heidi keeps small appliances on the new counter and prepares her daughters’ lunches there. The rest of the former pantry was converted into a laundry area and new mudroom. By stacking the washer and dryer in the laundry area, space was freed up next to it to add new storage cabinets and a countertop for laundry sorting. On the other side of the mudroom, we opened and renovated a previous cramped closet for greater functionality and efficiency. By adding shelving and hanging hooks near the top, and storage drawers at the bottom, the variety and quantity of items it can accommodate was multiplied several times. This allowed the closet space to be narrowed by 18 inches, widening an adjacent hallway to the dining room. The top of the drawers doubles as a bench, further enhancing the area’s usability. The entire mudroom area can be closed off to the kitchen via a pocket door built into the reworked closet. The door has full-view etched glass, allowing light into the mudroom and visibility from the kitchen. The flooring in the kitchen and new mudroom – formerly engineered hardwood – was replaced with stonefire noce ceramic tile. Its color was chosen to blend in with the family room carpet, now a true neighbor after we took out a wall between the two rooms. The remainder of the living room wall was converted into two pillars that were custom-built on site and resemble the posts on the island. Removing the wall was a last-minute call by the owners. After living with the results for just a short time, Heidi called it “the best decision ever.” It’s not hard to see why – both the newly-remodeled kitchen and the family room seem larger, with a smarter and more efficient traffic flow. Accenting the freshly-opened space is a new sliding patio door whose color matches its casings. Its grid design matches those in nearby windows. The door casings bear the literal touch of the homeowners, who saved thousands of dollars by painting many parts of the project. Heidi personally painted the walls, window casings, base molding, shoe molding, pocket door and mudroom. She applied many coats of Venetian plaster to the stove range hood to create its soft, velvety look. We saved the homeowners at least $500 by researching the corbels used in the kitchen. After learning the steep price charged for corbels by the cabinet manufacturer, we found an online catalog that offered them for substantially less. Heidi gladly chose from the catalog, and this decorative touch was added at a great savings. In addition, we worked to keep the project within budget by providing Heidi with material allowances for the countertops, plumbing fixtures and all tiles. She had no problem working within these parameters – a win-win situation for all concerned. When all is said and done, the greatest achievement is hearing Heidi talk about the joy her new kitchen has brought her, and how it has benefited her family. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” she said, standing in front of the kitchen and spreading her arms wide to take in the expanse. “My vision is this right here.”
Cheshire, CT - Traditional - Kitchen
Cheshire, CT - Traditional - Kitchen
Kountry KraftKountry Kraft
Cabinetry Style: Pennline Door Design: CRP10 with Square Raised Panel Custom Color: New Super White 25° Sheen Designer: Kitchens & Baths by A Matter of Style Company: Kitchens & Baths by A Matter of Style Job Number: N116505
Eureka Valley House
Eureka Valley House
Winder Gibson ArchitectsWinder Gibson Architects
Working from the existing home’s deficits, we designed a bright and classic home well-suited to today’s living. Instead of a dark tunnel-like entry, we have a skylight custom curving stair that no one can believe is not original. Instead of a maze of rooms to reach the gorgeous park-like backyard, we have a clear central axis, allowing a sightline right through from the top of the stairs. Instead of three bedrooms scattered all over the house, we have zoned them to the second floor, each well-proportioned with a true master suite. Painted wood paneling, face-frame cabinets, box-beam beilings and Calacatta counters express the classic grandeur of the home.
Red Oak Trail Kitchen/Living
Red Oak Trail Kitchen/Living
Alair Homes PlanoAlair Homes Plano
The heart of this house was boxed in with a divided kitchen, living and dining room. It also felt dated with faux finished paint and worn out tile counter tops. We successfully opened up the space and freshened every square inch. An all new layout with island, granite counter tops done in a leather finish and all new cabinetry were just the start. Ample pantry shelving, custom spice drawers, appliance garages, pull out racks and glass display cabinets make this kitchen an organizers dream! The pantry even got a unique flair with an antique door installed as a pocket door. This space has definitely gone from drab to eclectic cool! Design by Hatfield Builders & Remodelers | Photography by Versatile Imaging
Lake Austin
Lake Austin
Luis JaureguiLuis Jauregui
Example of a classic kitchen design in Houston with stainless steel appliances and blue countertops
Large gray blue island anchors the space
Large gray blue island anchors the space
Jean Stoffer Design, LtdJean Stoffer Design, Ltd
Stoffer Photography
Open concept kitchen - large traditional l-shaped medium tone wood floor open concept kitchen idea in Chicago with an island, an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, blue backsplash, subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances
Kitchen Pantry with Open Shelves and Pullout Drawers
Kitchen Pantry with Open Shelves and Pullout Drawers
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Pantry with open shelves and pullout drawers allow for ample storage of appliances, bulk food items, and large serving dishes. Photo by Mike Kaskel
Example of a mid-sized classic u-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen pantry design in Milwaukee with open cabinets, white cabinets and no island
Dream Kitchen
Dream Kitchen
Designs for Living by Wendy, LLCDesigns for Living by Wendy, LLC
Inspiration for a huge timeless galley medium tone wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Jacksonville with raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, multicolored backsplash, an island, limestone countertops, paneled appliances and beige countertops
Green with Envy
Green with Envy
Yancy Interior DesignYancy Interior Design
Example of a large classic u-shaped light wood floor and beige floor open concept kitchen design in Detroit with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, green cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops
Country Kitchen with pop-up mixer shelf
Country Kitchen with pop-up mixer shelf
Chet's CabinetsChet's Cabinets
Baking station pop-up for Kitchen Aid Mixer
Eat-in kitchen - mid-sized traditional l-shaped eat-in kitchen idea in Seattle with shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, wood countertops, beige backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Traditional Kitchen Ideas

Cherokee Blvd Project
Cherokee Blvd Project
Sticks 2 Stones Design, LLCSticks 2 Stones Design, LLC
Example of a large classic galley light wood floor open concept kitchen design in Other with an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula
Rice Lake
Rice Lake
Lampert LumberLampert Lumber
Denise Bauer Photography
Inspiration for a large timeless l-shaped light wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Minneapolis with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and brown countertops
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