Jonathan Wallen Photography The kitchen and breakfast room is beautifully detailed in a way reminiscent of a bygone era. Honed carrera marble counter tops are combined with custom built hand made cabinetry with a hand painted distressed finish. Antique glass fronts the upper cabinets. Above the Shaw porcelain farm sink are casement glass windows that look out onto the backyard and patio. Custom polished nickel light fixtures and stained alder beam ceilings compliment the state of the art stainless steel appliances including a Miele coffee maker, glass fronted Sub Zero refrigerator, Viking gas range and Gaggenau dishwasher.

3-D textured cabinet with matte lacquer finish with dark gray countertop and white ceramic vessel sink. Above-Counter Sink by Duravit Dark Gray Quartz Countertop by Caesarstone PuraVida Faucet by Hansgrohe 3-D Textured Cabinets by Soho Kitchen Studio Inc. Soho Kitchen Studio Inc.

Rift white oak base cabinets with integrated reveal pulls and panel ready dishwashers at both sinks, matte laminate upper cabinets and open shelving. Statuary Bella Honed marble slab on island, Caesarstone quartz on perimeter counter. Dolomite marble backsplash tile

In our world of kitchen design, it’s lovely to see all the varieties of styles come to life. From traditional to modern, and everything in between, we love to design a broad spectrum. Here, we present a two-tone modern kitchen that has used materials in a fresh and eye-catching way. With a mix of finishes, it blends perfectly together to create a space that flows and is the pulsating heart of the home. With the main cooking island and gorgeous prep wall, the cook has plenty of space to work. The second island is perfect for seating – the three materials interacting seamlessly, we have the main white material covering the cabinets, a short grey table for the kids, and a taller walnut top for adults to sit and stand while sipping some wine! I mean, who wouldn’t want to spend time in this kitchen?! Cabinetry With a tuxedo trend look, we used Cabico Elmwood New Haven door style, walnut vertical grain in a natural matte finish. The white cabinets over the sink are the Ventura MDF door in a White Diamond Gloss finish. Countertops The white counters on the perimeter and on both islands are from Caesarstone in a Frosty Carrina finish, and the added bar on the second countertop is a custom walnut top (made by the homeowner!) with a shorter seated table made from Caesarstone’s Raw Concrete. Backsplash The stone is from Marble Systems from the Mod Glam Collection, Blocks – Glacier honed, in Snow White polished finish, and added Brass. Fixtures A Blanco Precis Silgranit Cascade Super Single Bowl Kitchen Sink in White works perfect with the counters. A Waterstone transitional pulldown faucet in New Bronze is complemented by matching water dispenser, soap dispenser, and air switch. The cabinet hardware is from Emtek – their Trinity pulls in brass. Appliances The cooktop, oven, steam oven and dishwasher are all from Miele. The dishwashers are paneled with cabinetry material (left/right of the sink) and integrate seamlessly Refrigerator and Freezer columns are from SubZero and we kept the stainless look to break up the walnut some. The microwave is a counter sitting Panasonic with a custom wood trim (made by Cabico) and the vent hood is from Zephyr.

Mark Lohman Photography
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Tony Marinella
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These clients had recently moved to Texas and really needed to remodel a few spaces in the home - the kitchen was number 1 priority! Wanting a clean and modern update, while keeping the room warm and inviting, we think we hit the mark. Cabinets are from Ultracraft. The perimeter is their Metropolis Door in Melamine - Silver Elm vertical grain. The island we contrasted with the Acrilux II Lux door in Pure White (gloss). Cabinet hardware from from Atlas Homewares, the IT pull in brushed nickel. Counters we were able to pull two different materials together. The perimeter counter material was Pure White from Caesarstone - very simple. Brought in some pattern with Quartzmaster Calcutta Borghini on the backsplash, and on the island. The mitered waterfall edge gives it an extra "oomph" that we just love. For fixtures, we kept things fairly simple. A Blanco super single bowl sink, and California Faucets Corsano Pull down at the island. We paired with a matching soap dispenser and air switch. The appliances were also important, so we took some time mixing and matching what was needed and what worked well within the budget. From Wolf we have a gas cooktop, Double oven and Microwave. We opted for a Best Vent Hood and blower, Electrolux Refrigerator ad Bosch Dishwasher to round out the selections.

Photo by Susan Teare
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Custom cabinets and Ceasarstone countertops, marble backsplash, Wolf 48" dual fuel range and griddle, custom hood, large windows and glass doors to backyard, oversized island with prep sink, 2 dishwashers, Wolf 24" microwave drawer, exposed wood beams and white character grade oak floors with no VOC European oil finish in a custom color by Rubio Monocoat make this a cook's dream kitchen. Tom Grimes Photography

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This whole house remodel included a kitchen & 3 baths for a young growing family. They were going for a transitional style with a coastal twist. The kitchen was designed using Fieldstone Cabinetry with a light-colored perimeter and a darker island for contrast. The traditional farmhouse style sink is contrasted with a contemporary single control faucet in polished chrome. Kyle J Caldwell Photography

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Transitional kitchen photo in Chicago with a farmhouse sink, raised-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash and stainless steel appliances

This laundry has the same stone flooring as the mudroom connecting the two spaces visually. While the wallpaper and matching fabric also tie into the mudroom area. Raised washer and dryer make use easy breezy. A Kohler sink with pull down faucet from Newport brass make doing laundry a fun task.

John Evans
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