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Mid-Century Kitchen Redesign - Design Process

Kitchen Redesign of original 1962 kitchen. This phase of the project lead to the complete redesign of remainder 4,000 sq ft MidCentury home - including new flooring, new windows, updated ceiling treatments and LED lighting, all new electrical, 2 complete Bathroom redesigns and face-lifts of 3 other Bathrooms, new HVAC, new custom stainless stair railings and 2 new Wet Bars. This budget and photos pertain only to the Kitchen Redesign Phase.
Project Cost: $150,001 - $200,000
Country: United States
Zip Code: 94960
Others who worked on this project: Randall Whitehead Lighting Solutions
OVERALL KITCHEN VIEW: The following Drawings and Before Photos will give a better understanding of the scope and involvement of the redesign of this original 1962 Kitchen and adjacent Breakfast Area.
AFTER
BEFORE: Existing Conditions Plan consisted of a small U-shaped Kitchen area, open to adjacent Breakfast Area with access to Deck, and Dining Area.
PLAN - Existing Conditions
Before
BEFORE: Overall view of Breakfast Area and the compact U-shaped kitchen cabinetry area beyond the peninsula separating the Breakfast Area. Note the uneven gaps between the painted wood slat ceiling, which was an Owner concern, and with the tar and gravel roof directly above - there's no depth to...
BEFORE- Kitchen & Breakfast Areas
Before
BEFORE: The compact U-shaped Kitchen area, with window overlooking deck. Before Photo: Jamie Snavley
BEFORE - U shaped Kitchen Area
Before
BEFORE: Breakfast area with slider to adjacent deck. This space was larger than the adjacent U-shaped Kitchen area. Photo: Jamie Snavley
BEFORE - Breakfast Area
Before
BEFORE: This was the only full height cabinetry wall of the U-shaped Kitchen area, which limited available storage space. Note the dropped ceiling of adjacent hallway, to the left of photo. You will see that this was opened up in the AFTER photos, which required a complete electrical rewiring of...
BEFORE - Full Height Cabinetry Wall
Before
BEFORE: U-shaped Kitchen area, with standard sized window overlooking deck and trees. This was the only light fixture for the kitchen area, and the cooktop did not have any type of ventilation. Photo: Jamie Snavley
BEFORE - Kitchen Area
SPACE PLAN OPTION A:
SPACE PLAN - Option A
SPACE PLAN OPTION B:
SPACE PLAN - Option B
SPACE PLAN OPTION C:
SPACE PLAN - Option C
WINDOW OPTIONS: My client liked the extended countertop, but this drawing proved how awkward it would have looked to keep the existing window openings. Drawing: Jamie Snavley
PERIMETER WINDOWS - Existing Locations
SPACE PLAN OPTION D:
SPACE PLAN - Option D
FINAL KITCHEN REDESIGN PLAN:
FINAL PLAN
DESIGN STUDY MODEL:
STUDY MODEL - Perimeter Window Wall
DESIGN STUDY MODEL:
STUDY MODEL - Full Height Cabinetry Wall & Windows
Before
PERIMETER WALL RECONFIGURATION:
CONSTRUCTION - Perimeter Window Wall Reconfiguration
MATERIALS & FINISHES - Kitchen Products
FINISH MATERIALS - Contemporary palette:
MATERIALS & FINISHES
CEILING TREATMENT / LIGHTING: Concealed LED strip lighting illuminates the white marble mosaic front and sides of the island. The 54" wide stainless hood incorporates 8 halogen downlights.
AFTER - Perimeter Window Wall & Island
CUSTOM CABINETRY: Custom 84" high Pull-out Pantry Units, match height of the adjacent Sub Zero stainless refrigerator. Photo: Jamie Snavley
CABINETRY - Pull out Pantry
CABINETRY DETAILS: To maximize storage, the blind corner base cabinetry incorporates stainless pull-out shelving. Notice the thin profile "concrete-like" quartz countertop edge thickness. This offers a more contemporary look, emphasizing the horizontal again. Photo: Jamie Snavley
CABINETRY - Blind Corner pull-out
CABINETRY DETAILS: With the new retro look aluminum awning windows acting as a "backsplash", the challenge was where to put the electrical outlets. Aluminum finish GFI plug molds underside upper cabinets provide electrical outlets for countertop use and the stainless columns between windows...
CABINETRY - LED Lighting & Electrical @ Perimeter Window Wall
KITCHEN ISLAND DEVELOPMENT:
ISLAND - Design Development Drawing
ISLAND DETAILS / CEILING DETAILS: Island Hood centered above Island Range and visually lining up with the 36" W Sub Zero beyond. Concealed LED strip lighting washes the white marble mosaics on Island kneewalls. Notice how the mosaic tiles are installed horizontally. This also shows how the...
AFTER - Island to Full Height Cabinetry Wall & Stairs Beyond
ISLAND DETAILS: 48" Wolf Range / 54" wide Hood and Prep Sink, using the Grohe Blue combination Purification / regular water faucet - you no longer need a separate purification faucet. Open Pantry seen in background (right). Open to dining room behind. LED Track Lighting was added on the sides...
ISLAND - looking toward Pantry & Dining Area
ISLAND DETAILS: Overlapping planes of various materials - walnut cabinetry, the concrete-like thin profile countertop and then the Island's white textured marble (illuminated) with the much thicker grey and white speckled quartz bar top thickness. Note the flush walnut door cut-out. This access...
DETAIL - Island Cabinetry
ISLAND / WINDOWS / LAYERING OF LIGHTING: The LED track lights tuck neatly within the overall depth of the painted wood ceiling beams. Photo: Jamie Snavley
AFTER - Island & Perimeter Window Wall
OPEN PANTRY / CEILING DETAILS: Left side of photo is the open Pantry area, across from the Island. Note the exposed open ceiling above stairs and hallway.
AFTER - Island & Pantry Area
LED LIGHTING: Custom walnut cabinetry, with concealed LED strip ambient lighting (Illuminating the sloped ceiling), Recessed LED strip lighting washes the face of the upper cabinetry (light strips in the fly-over portion of the top cabinet), and LED strip under cabinet lighting. Photo: Jamie...
CABINETRY - Lighting Details
LED LIGHTING: LED strip lighting in the upper cabinet fly-over, meeting at a mitered corner - to illuminate the faces of the distinctive horizontal walnut graining on the upper cabinet doors. With the existing ceiling construction, there's no depth to add recessed lighting in the ceiling. LED...
CABINETRY - Lighting Details
LED LIGHTING: Face of Island to stainless cable stair railing beyond. Recessed LED strip lighting is concealed under the bar top overhang to evenly wash the textured white marble knee wall.
DETAIL - Island to Hall & Stairs Beyond