Counter dining space provides fun place for grandchildren to hang out, work on projects and cook with their grandparents. Kitchen includes kid friendly under counter beverage fridge and under counter microwave drawers Photos: Jan Davis

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Photographed Jennifer Hughes. Interior design by Jeanne Griffin. Built by Great Jones Development.
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As with all communal spaces in the house, indoor/outdoor living. Note the 15’ accordion window opening to the outdoor eating/living area. Functionality was a top priority, but the space had to be beautiful as well. The top-stitched leather pulls help soften the look and make it feel more comfortable. We designed every cabinet for specified storage. [For example: The area to the right of the refrigerator with the open shelving: we designed this as “breakfast-central.” This is where the toaster oven, toaster, and Vitamix usually live and can be neatly hidden by the pull-down aluminum tambour doors when not in use. All the items needed for breakfast to get everyone out the door efficiently are located in the refrigerator on the left and cabinet drawers below.]

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