Taragano Design & Build completed this midcentury kitchen remodel in Danville, California. The window behind the sink is the point of the room. It opens fully to the patio, which turns the counter into a serving ledge and puts the person washing dishes in the middle of whatever is happening outside. In a climate where the back yard is usable eight or nine months a year, a fixed window there would have been the more conventional choice and the worse one. That opening also determined the cooking wall. With the sink committed to the window run, the range went to the perpendicular wall under a canopy hood, which pulls heat away from the open window rather than pushing it toward the seating. The two zones sit at right angles with the island between them, so the cook turns rather than walks. The island is kept short on purpose. A longer one would have reached toward the family room and closed the sight line to the fireplace and dining area. Holding it back keeps the kitchen and living space reading as one room. Overhead, a skylight was set into the vault on the family room side, where the ceiling pitches away from the exterior glazing and daylight would otherwise fall off. Rift white oak slab cabinetry with a painted island in teal, quartz counters and waterfall edge, vertical stacked tile backsplash, over existing red oak flooring. Licensed general contractor, CSLB #1143420. Diamond Certified.

Folding pass through kitchen window
Inspiration for a transitional porcelain tile and brown floor open concept kitchen remodel in Orange County with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, quartz backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Robert Granoff Photography
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This modern ADU living room includes a wood-lined vaulted ceiling, large Marvin windows, a gray sofa, a patterned rug, a rift-cut white oak built-in media console, pass-through shelving, and vibrant artwork. Natural light and greenery create a calm, welcoming retreat.

Transitional l-shaped dark wood floor and brown floor kitchen photo with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, gray cabinets, multicolored backsplash, mosaic tile backsplash and an island

A pass-through counter serves as a beverage center and provides a visual connection from the Kitchen to the Living Room / Dining Room. Robert Benson Photography

An open sliding window connects Nottingham Street’s kitchen sink counter to the covered outdoor kitchen. White cabinetry and a blue-accented faucet frame the view of the grill and terrace beyond.

Professional Design Consultants Linda Zoerb ASID, CCIDC
Tuscan u-shaped seated home bar photo with dark wood cabinets

Brantley Photography
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The tropical open design in the living room was created with pocketing glass doors that open to the lanai and beautiful pool. The use of natural tropical hardwood flooring bring warmth and color into the home while the white walls sooth your senses making the room feel light and open. Traditional Hawaiian canoe paddles hang on either side of the kitchen pass through, the custom pillows are a mix of tropical green and pink fabrics, keeping the sophisticated living room from getting too serious.

From the living area you can see the open pass-through into the renovated kitchen, showcasing stainless-steel French-door refrigerator, crisp quartz counters, and clean white cabinetry.

This lovely, rustic shed features re-purposed vintage windows and doors and urban forested pine lumber from Pacific Coast Lumber. With shiplap style paneling and a drop-down door which serves as a window when shut and a countertop when opened, this cozy and inviting space is the perfect place for outdoor dining and relaxing.

Private kitchen at Four Seasons Penthouse condo. Counter stools by McGuire. Spice mohair sofa by Holly Hunt.
Trendy kitchen photo in Austin with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, beige backsplash and stainless steel appliances

A dark, cramped kitchen became a bright, clean space with room for two cooks. We removed the old dumbwaiter and the deep soffits, freeing up space and light without moving a single appliance.

Complete Kitchen Remodel by Hatfield Builders, Chad Hatfield CR, CKBR, NARI and Interior Design by Lindy Jo Crutchfield, Allied ASID. Hatfield Builders gutted and scraped the old kitchen back to the studs, installed new materials, fixtures, appliances and added a fresh coat of paint. Cabinetry is a prefinished, inset, shaker design from Canyon Creek Cabinet Company, which is run to the top of the 10' ceiling. Mocha Ceasarstone runs the perimeter of the Kitchen while a beautiful granite marbled with grays, caramels, whites and creams is the centerpiece of the room. Sophisticated and clean 12x24 tiles run on the floor in a brick pattern, while 3x6 subway tiles set off the dark perimeter countertops. A lantern-style, cream mosaic washed with a hint of milk chocolate and green set off the gorgeous Wolf range. This Kitchen is truly one to behold.

Dan Piassick
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