JandB Kitchen Designs

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JandB Kitchen Designs
56 Reviews

Stan

Project Year: 2015
Country: United States
Zip Code: 60714
WE DID EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL MODS. IN THIS KITCHEN.....REMOVED WALL (WHERE BEAM IS) SEPARATING KITCHEN FROM D/R.....THEN EXPANDED INTO D/R AREA!.....TREMENDOUSLY OPENED UP VISUAL AS YOU ENTER HOUSE.....REAR DOOR USED TO BE WINDOWS.....NOW IT OPENS UP TO RAISED DECK.....THERE WERE SEVERAL SOFFITS IN...
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THIS VIEW SHOWS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAND AND PERIMETER CABS/TOPS.....GOOD VIEW OF THE CHANDELIER.....GOTTA LOVE IT!.....NOTE CHARACTER OF CROWN DEPTHS.....GOOD PLACE FOR GLASS CABINET.....NEVER PUT GLASS CLOSE TO COOKING AREA.....HUGE PROBLEMS WITH GREASE BUILD-UP.
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LARGE ISLAND HAS NO "AIR SPACES".....CABINETS ALL AROUND.....MICRO, PREP SINK, BEVERAGE FRIDGE AND DRAWER BASE MAKE FOR GREAT 1-PERSON WORK AREA.....NOTE DECORATIVE DOOR ON REFR. END PANEL.....THERE'S ALSO ONE ON THIS END OF ISLAND WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PIC BELOW.
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DECORATIVE END PANEL FACES D/R ALONG WITH DEC. PANEL ON MAIN REFR.....FULL HEIGHT DOOR CAB. UNDER SINK HOUSES MECHANICALS AND GAR. DISP. YET HAS ROOM FOR STORAGE.....WHEN SELECTING BASE MICROWAVE CAB. BE SURE LOWER DRAWER CAN BE AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE.....DON'T FORGET OUTLET(S) IN ISLAND.....IT'S...
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3rd SIDE OF ISLAND.....ALWAYS PUT FALSE DOOR ON END OF CAB. THAT TRANSITIONS AROUND CORNER INTO OTHER CABS AS WE DID ON MICRO. BASE CAB.....3-DRAWER CAB. FACES RANGE-TOP.
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4th SIDE OF ISLAND W/SEATING.....FULL HEIGHT DOOR CABS. ALLOW FULL ACCESS UNDER CTR. TOP OVERHANG.....THEY ARE FULL 24" DEEP SO THE ENTIRE ISLAND HAS NO OPEN AIR SPACE.....GREAT FOR STORING LITTLE USED APPLIANCES LIKE YOUR POPCORN POPPER!.....GOOD VIEW OF DECORATIVE END PANEL....."WINGS" COMING OUT...
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CROWN MOLDING IS ALWAYS ABOVE US (UNLESS WE'RE MICHAEL JORDAN!) SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE IT SOME CHARACTER!.....HERE WE INCREASED DEPTH OF CENTER CAB. TO 15".....THE OTHER WALL CABS ARE 12".....THE PANTRY IS 24" SO THE "INS-&-OUTS" (AS WE CALL THEM) MAKE THE CROWN VERY DRAMATIC.....NOTE HOW IT...
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THE ISLAND CTR. TOP IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT TOP FROM A VISUAL STANDPOINT.....THIS IS GRANITE.....THE PERIMETER TOPS ARE QUARTZ.....BE SURE TO PICK OUT YOUR OWN SLAB AND TAG IT FOR THE ISLAND.....FROM THIS ANGLE YOU CAN SEE THE VISUAL INTO THE D/R AND ON INTO THE SUNKEN L/R.....JUST GREAT!!
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ORIGINAL KITCHEN HAD CORNER SINK AND WINDOWS WERE STAYING SO WAS STILL PERFECT SPOT.....WE LOVE CORNER SINKS BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS FIT.....IF YOU USE ONE, THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT--D/W AND GARBAGE PULL-OUT MUST BE CLOSE TO SINK BUT NOT NEXT TO IT.....NEED ROOM FOR DOOR PULL-OUT AND D/W DOOR DROP...
Stan
ONE OF BIGGEST COMPLAINTS FROM CLIENTS IS NOT ENOUGH DRAWERS SO WE ALWAYS PUT THEM INTO OUR INITIAL DESIGNS.....THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF CHANGING THEM.....THIS VIEW ALSO SHOWS LOCATIONS OF GARBAGE PULL-OUT AND D/W AWAY FROM SINK AS EXPLAINED ABOVE.....NOTE DECORATIVE END PANEL ON PANTRY FACING D/R.
Stan
PUT LARGE POT-&-PAN DRAWER CABINET UNDER RANGETOP.....IF USING COOKTOP, DO A 3-DRAWER CABINET AND MODIFY TOP DRAWER SIZE SO IT'S FUNCTIONAL TOO!.....GOOD VIEW OF SUBWAY TILES.....ALWAYS ADD EXTRA OUTLETS.....IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE YOU'LL HAVE.....INSTEAD OF REGULAR SWITCHES USE ROCKER SWITCHES.......
Stan
CROWN FOLLOWS OUR "INS-&-OUTS" AS EXPLAINED A FEW PICS ABOVE.....OPPOSITE WALL (WITH GLASS DOOR CABINET) HAS SAME CROWN CONFIGURATION..... REALLY ACCENTUATED BY CATHEDRAL CEILING.
Stan
PREP SINKS ARE GREAT IF THERE'S ROOM (AND A FUNCTIONAL LOCATION, OF COURSE).....WE ALWAYS SUGGEST AN AIR-SWITCH FOR THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.....AGAIN, CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CTR. TOP ON THE ISLAND.....IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN VISUALS!
Stan
WE ALWAYS INCORPORATE SPICE FILLER PULL-OUTS (3" AND 6") WHICH HAVE TO BE PLACED BETWEEN 2 CABS.....IF THERE'S ROOM, WE PREFER TO USE FULL PANTRY PULL-OUT CABS.....THESE ARE 12" AND 9" RESPECTIVELY.....NOT ONLY SPICES BUT OILS, VINEGARS, ETC....THE 9" KEEPS THE GARBAGE PULL-OUT AWAY FROM THE SINK...
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SINGLE BOWL SINKS ARE GREAT, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE.....NOTE THE EXTENDED DEPTH....WE ALWAYS SUGGEST GRIDS IN SINKS FOR OUR CLIENTS.....BEAUTIFUL CLEAN LOOK WITH THIS CORNER SINK.
Stan
TRAY-DIVIDER CABINET IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED BUT SO FUNCTIONAL.....THIS ONE IS 9" AND CAN HAVE THE METAL DIVIDER OR NOT.....ANY WIDTH FULL-HEIGHT DOOR CABINET CAN HAVE METAL DIVIDERS INSTALLED AS NECESSARY.....YOU COULD USE A 24"w CABINET WITH SEVERAL DIVIDERS IF YOU HAVE THAT MANY BAKING TRAYS AND...
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