wooden kitchen
everyone has dreamed of a wooden kitchen...in this special house, we have fulfilled the dream.
The house is located in Moshav Kerem Ben Shemen. Its central part, covered with stone, is about a hundred years old, and charming. An addition was built in the 1980s. It included an oppressive and unpleasant kitchen, a pantry, and a laundry room. The couple living in the house have six children, and together with husbands, wives, and grandchildren - they need a lot of space for family meals.
Our first decision was to dismantle the pantry and laundry room, thereby making room for a large open kitchen.
We realized that we need to provide a lot of alternative storage space. Surprisingly, with proper planning of the kitchen, which makes the best use of the existing space, we have reached more or less the same storage volume that was in the previous, crowded kitchen.
In the center, we designed a large island, which serves as additional storage space for utensils, an additional work surface, and also as a seating counter.
The large closet hides the washing machine and the refrigerator, and next to them - the broom, the mop, and cleaning materials. This is a not-so-conventional solution in Israeli homes, although it is quite common in the USA - and we decided to adopt it. It works!
We chose discontinuous and non-uniform top cabinets, on purpose: some with glass doors, some open. This gives a lighter, homier look.
Choice of materials:
We wanted wood, lots of wood, to give a feeling of warmth and naturalness. We chose a light wood color and refined details so that the atmosphere would remain warm, but not heavy. We used wood in all the kitchen cabinets, both on the island and on the work surface. For the surface, we chose Butcherblock, which is quite durable for kitchen work.
We covered the wall with tiles in a nostalgic look, with a mixture of different patterns. We also used the same tiles for the top surface of the island and for the window sills. This creates a uniform look, but not too uniform.
We removed the old wooden windows and replaced them with brown iron ones. They blend well with the ancient part of the house and with the special atmosphere in it.
The windows were installed at the outer end of the wall, and their lower part is fixed. This creates a wide window sill, on which you can place ornaments, flower pots, and whatnot.
The house is located in Moshav Kerem Ben Shemen. Its central part, covered with stone, is about a hundred years old, and charming. An addition was built in the 1980s. It included an oppressive and unpleasant kitchen, a pantry, and a laundry room. The couple living in the house have six children, and together with husbands, wives, and grandchildren - they need a lot of space for family meals.
Our first decision was to dismantle the pantry and laundry room, thereby making room for a large open kitchen.
We realized that we need to provide a lot of alternative storage space. Surprisingly, with proper planning of the kitchen, which makes the best use of the existing space, we have reached more or less the same storage volume that was in the previous, crowded kitchen.
In the center, we designed a large island, which serves as additional storage space for utensils, an additional work surface, and also as a seating counter.
The large closet hides the washing machine and the refrigerator, and next to them - the broom, the mop, and cleaning materials. This is a not-so-conventional solution in Israeli homes, although it is quite common in the USA - and we decided to adopt it. It works!
We chose discontinuous and non-uniform top cabinets, on purpose: some with glass doors, some open. This gives a lighter, homier look.
Choice of materials:
We wanted wood, lots of wood, to give a feeling of warmth and naturalness. We chose a light wood color and refined details so that the atmosphere would remain warm, but not heavy. We used wood in all the kitchen cabinets, both on the island and on the work surface. For the surface, we chose Butcherblock, which is quite durable for kitchen work.
We covered the wall with tiles in a nostalgic look, with a mixture of different patterns. We also used the same tiles for the top surface of the island and for the window sills. This creates a uniform look, but not too uniform.
We removed the old wooden windows and replaced them with brown iron ones. They blend well with the ancient part of the house and with the special atmosphere in it.
The windows were installed at the outer end of the wall, and their lower part is fixed. This creates a wide window sill, on which you can place ornaments, flower pots, and whatnot.
