BEACHFRONT KITCHEN PLUS

FEELING THE NEED TO CREATE A NEW AESTHETIC, ONE THAT RADIATED CALMNESS — THIS KITCHEN, MUDROOM + 2 BATH RENOVATION FOCUSED THE EYE ON WATER VIEWS AND CLEAN HORIZONTAL LINES TO INSTILL A SENSE OF ORDER AND LIGHTNESS. A DARK KITCHEN (COMPLETE WITH POWDER ROOM ON A WATERFRONT-FACING WALL) HAD 6 WALLS WITH BUILT-INS INTERRUPTING THE FLOW. THE POWDER ROOM WAS MOVED TO THE MUDROOM AND A NEW KITCHEN WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT UPPER CABINETRY TO CREATE A FLUIDITY OF SPACE, WHILE CONTEMPORARY + TRADITIONAL MIX IN A FLUSH INSET ON A SLAB DOOR. THE APPLIANCE CABINET AND MESSAGE CENTER/DESK HAVE DOORS THAT RECESS INTO CABINETRY; SO ARE CLEANLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. SHIP-LAP COVERS THE WALLS IN THE MUDROOM WHERE MOST OF THE VISIBLE TRIM AROUND DOORS AND WINDOWS WAS REMOVED, THUS BLURRING THE INTERRUPTIONS OF WALLS AND CLOSETS — ALL NECESSARY ITEMS FOR THIS BUSY FAMILY'S LIFESTYLE. VERTICAL GLASS TILE COVERS THE WALLS IN THE MUDROOM BATH, TO OFFSET THE SHIP-LAP OUTSIDE ITS DOOR, WHILE A FAUX SHAGREEN WALLCOVERING SETS THE TONE IN THE MORE FORMAL ENTRY HALL POWDER ROOM.