“Uh-oh” moment: Originally, Kennedy designed the kitchen window to sit below opaque upper cabinets and above the counter to offer a view to the homeowner while they sit at the table. “But while the framing was going on we realized that what you really saw was the building next door — not much of a view,” he says. He realized that if they raised the window height, then the homeowner would be able to see the famous Space Needle observation tower. But while the homeowner was able to do without the upper cabinets because she doesn’t cook often, she still needed some additional storage. Open shelves that hang from the ceiling provide the right amount of storage while keeping the space feeling open.
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Turnbull Griffin Haesloop SaveEmail 1. First-class compartment. In keeping with the warm, minimalist elements featured elsewhere in this California ranch house, this nook has cedar ceilings, Sheetrock walls, exposed timber framing and structural steel windows. The site for the house is edged with mature evergreen trees and opens to a field with views out to the Pacific Ocean. With its panoramic-size window and glorious outlook to a countryside vista, this sleek dine-in nook is a stylish way to eat at home.
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