The high gloss wall panels (which are easier and more cost effective than back painted glass) and see through and curved glass block shower wall give this bathroom an easy to clean and contemporary feel

When working with old homes, there is often that one piece that you love and want to build a room around. In this case, the floor to birch buffet [front left of image] was that piece. A well-preserved storage work horse was salvaged, refinished and relocated to fit in the new kitchen layout. The new custom birch cabinetry was designed and stained to match. The result is a new kitchen that blends effortlessly with the old.

Tilt-up appliance garage doors gracefull hide an immensely practical, but visually distracting, collection of small appliances. Photo: Warren Smith, CMKBD

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With authentic porthole windows, salvaged from a real ocean liner, the kitchen is a slightly belowground space in a townhouse. Here, white glass tile subtly changes color to blues, reminiscent of the ocean. The fittings display nautical metaphors, as well. Even the drapery treatment suggests being aboard ship. Silver and gold accents meld seamlessly together.

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Before this full kitchen expansion/remodel our clients had a very tight, roughly 92 sq./ft. galley kitchen with a standard size door opening at the far left and a single window in the facing wall. The kitchen couldn’t accommodate more than one person comfortably and felt a little dated and dark, even with a large overhead fluorescent fixture. To begin, we doubled the size of the entry into the whole dining room/kitchen area by taking out 3’ of the entryway wall, opening up the space to the rest of the house. We (SWD) knocked out the wall facing the dining room and expanded the kitchen by about 30 sq./ft by moving the stairs to the living room to the right and adding a 2-sided functional peninsula (complete with a range and wine racks) in place of the wall. One end of the peninsula T’s into a counter facing the gorgeous living room view of the surrounding woods. We stretched our design skills to the max to create a design with a significant amount of additional storage cabinets and more conveniently placed all-new appliances, while keeping a very open feel. The natural shaker vertical and stacked horizontal cabinets are contrasted with the dark Verde Peacock granite countertops creating a modern and clean, yet timeless look. The continuous backsplash of khaki glass subway tiles tie the soft and hard elements together. We replaced the dated fluorescent overhead light with an energy efficient LED whose curved glass and stainless steel elements mimic the range hood, and added super-slim dimmable under counter LED lighting. This kitchen now provides our clients with maximum function and style from a size-challenged space.

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