Great Room Transitional Kitchen

AFTER: Looking from the same angle as the previous photo, you can see how the kitchen now opens to the living area. To begin the renovation, Fischer used Houzz to search for designers in the St. Louis area. She came across Jenny Rausch’s profile for Karr Bick Kitchen + Bath and fell in love with Rausch’s work. She also liked the positive reviews on her page. “I could see the thought she put into each renovation,” Fischer says. “We just clicked right away.” She and Rausch bought almost all the new furnishings and accessories for the renovation from the Houzz Shop. City Lights Design + Build did the construction for the project.Based on Fischer’s input, Rausch wanted to create storage for everything, then open the sightlines so that Emily and Dwight could see the kids when they were cooking and feel more connected. Rausch and the construction team knocked down the walls between the kitchen and dining and living areas. The kitchen, shown here, is now more open to the other living areas. Moving the staircase that leads down to the basement wasn’t a feasible option. Luckily, the walls separating the kitchen from the other spaces weren’t load-bearing, so Rausch was able to take them down. To make the stairwell half walls look good, Rausch wrapped them in wainscoting. Maple cabinets with Plaza door style, painted in Maize and Shale with matte finish: Mouser Cabinetry; Aspen twig pulls in light bronze: Top Knobs; Vortium countertops with eased edge: Silestone; appliances: Bosch; 4-light pendant lights in aged steel: Savoy House; 1-bulb table lamp in antique white: Kenroy Home; tilt-head stand mixer in Contour Silver: KitchenAid; “When Cows Fly” painting by Tori Campisi: Marmont Hill; Amberley faucet: Mirabelle; ceramic message board with resin pig: First of a Kind

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