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Glass in upper cabinets. White top cabinets with blue below.

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Curve on range hood.

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Half wall. No lip at floor level.

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Small

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This drawer just off the mudroom entrance provides spots for keys, sunglasses and charging devices. The back of the drawer has an electrical box with outlets, including USB ports. Readers often have questions about the safety of this kind of setup, so let’s get into some detail. This drawer has outlets that are engineered expressly for use in a drawer and meet relevant safety standards. The outlet box inside the drawer is plugged into an outlet installed in the wall behind the cabinet. The drawer is shallower than the other drawers to allow room for this. “The cord runs through a metal arm with a hinge in it that attaches this box inside the drawer to the outlet in the wall,” Stephens says. “This arm protects the cord from crimping or getting caught when the drawer opens and closes, and is code compliant.” In-drawer outlet setup: Docking Drawer

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Beadboard at back of shelving.

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Beadboard cupboard doors. Cupboards under island countertop.

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Wood on top of built-ins painted white

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Smart moves: The appliance garage provides storage space for china, glassware, cookbooks, a rice cooker, an espresso maker and other small appliances. The door pulls down to conceal these items for an uncluttered view from the living room.

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Drawer inside the trash drawer. Trash drawers are a well-known solution for organization within the kitchen. However, adding a drawer inside the trash drawer (where there is usually wasted space above the cans) is an inventive, hidden way to store things such as trash bags, oven mitts and hand towels.

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Brass faucet and sink

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Built-in bookcase and light fixtures

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Light fixtures

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Deep blue with gold metal.

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Herringbone tiles wood cap on rangehood

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unlacquered brass hardware

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Ilve stove

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The cabinet hardware and kitchen faucet are unlacquered brass that will develop a patina over time.

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