BEFORE CONDITIONS
Peninsula with overhead cabinets blocked light and cut off breakfast table from kitchen
Finishes stuck in the 1970s and 1980s
Not enough functional counter space for all the small appliances and room to prep
Range next to the doorway to the dining room was dangerous
Narrow doorway cut off sight lines to the living room and hallway to bedrooms
No space for all the paperwork that comes in and out daily with 4 school-aged children and her cookbook collection

DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Removed peninsula cabinetry
Created built-in banquette
Widen archway from the kitchen to landing and living room to improve sightlines and create a connection between the rooms
Relocated oven and refrigerator to new panty wall
Relocated cooktop with a real vent hood away from the doorway
Created appliance pantries with integrated power, lights and quartz counters for easy daily access to key small appliances without cluttering the main counters
Updated the dining room with new doors for built-ins reusing the original metal inserts in the doors
Created a drop zone separated from the main kitchen work zone complete with a file cabinet and tech station

THE DETAILS
Playful mix of colors on-trend with 2019-2020 Color Forecasts (Coral, Navy, True Brown, Grey, Brass/Gold) while still appropriate for this mid-century home
Appliance pantries – one is the coffee station and the other is the breakfast station, complete with rollouts for breakfast staples
New modern lighting throughout and new recessed LED lighting for improved zone lighting options throughout the day
Classic 1960s design integrated into the modern space with inexpensive reproductions of Saarinen Tulip chairs, Saarinen Oval Dining Table, Platner Dining Table, and the modern Ghost Chairs