We removed half the full wall between the Living Room and Kitchen, and built an arched opening to make the space seem like it had always been there. The opening brought in light, and allowed us to add an island, which greatly increased our storage space and functionality in the kitchen.

Open concept kitchen - mid-sized traditional u-shaped dark wood floor open concept kitchen idea in San Francisco with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, beige backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

A 1920s colonial in a shorefront community in Westchester County had an expansive renovation with new kitchen by Studio Dearborn. Countertops White Macauba; interior design Lorraine Levinson. Photography, Timothy Lenz.

Inspiration for a transitional kitchen remodel in Atlanta

The corner lot at the base of San Jacinto Mountain in the Vista Las Palmas tract in Palm Springs included an altered mid-century residence originally designed by Charles Dubois with a simple, gabled roof originally in the ‘Atomic Ranch’ style and sweeping mountain views to the west and south. The new owners wanted a comprehensive, contemporary, and visually connected redo of both interior and exterior spaces within the property. The project buildout included approximately 600 SF of new interior space including a new freestanding pool pavilion at the southeast corner of the property which anchors the new rear yard pool space and provides needed covered exterior space on the site during the typical hot desert days. Images by Steve King Architectural Photography

Project Developer Lisa Magee http://www.houzz.com/pro/cortrig7/lisa-magee-case-design-remodeling Designer Micaela Mendoza http://www.houzz.com/pro/micaeladeegan/micaela-mendoza-case-design-remodeling-inc Project Manager Loren Sanders Photographer Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Kitchen - modern concrete floor and gray floor kitchen idea in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, window backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Living room - living room idea in San Francisco

This bright urban oasis is perfectly appointed with O'Brien Harris Cabinetry in Chicago's bespoke Chatham White Oak cabinetry. The scope of the project included a kitchen that is open to the great room and a bar. The open-concept design is perfect for entertaining. Countertops are Carrara marble, and the backsplash is a white subway tile, which keeps the palette light and bright. The kitchen is accented with polished nickel hardware. Niches were created for open shelving on the oven wall. A custom hood fabricated by O’Brien Harris with stainless banding creates a focal point in the space. Windows take up the entire back wall, which posed a storage challenge. The solution? Our kitchen designers extended the kitchen cabinetry into the great room to accommodate the family’s storage requirements. obrienharris.com

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Inspiration for a coastal u-shaped eat-in kitchen remodel in Charleston with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, metallic backsplash and stainless steel appliances

Photo: HomeServices of Illinois, LLC
Kitchen/dining room combo - mid-sized contemporary l-shaped light wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo idea in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, gray backsplash, glass tile backsplash, an island, gray walls and no fireplace

Photo: Corynne Pless © 2013 Houzz
Hallway - eclectic hallway idea in New York

This expansive Victorian had tremendous historic charm but hadn’t seen a kitchen renovation since the 1950s. The homeowners wanted to take advantage of their views of the backyard and raised the roof and pushed the kitchen into the back of the house, where expansive windows could allow southern light into the kitchen all day. A warm historic gray/beige was chosen for the cabinetry, which was contrasted with character oak cabinetry on the appliance wall and bar in a modern chevron detail. Kitchen Design: Sarah Robertson, Studio Dearborn Architect: Ned Stoll, Interior finishes Tami Wassong Interiors

The room was to narrow to photograph in its entirety so I made three images across the top and three images across the bottom of the scene and stitched these together in Autopano Giga. Copyright Carl Mayfield Photography

Casey Fry
Inspiration for a huge country galley concrete floor utility room remodel in Austin with blue cabinets, quartz countertops, blue walls, a side-by-side washer/dryer and shaker cabinets

Jessica Glynn Photography
Example of a beach style master multicolored floor bathroom design in Miami with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, marble countertops and multicolored countertops

Example of a mid-sized trendy l-shaped multicolored floor utility room design with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, white walls and a stacked washer/dryer

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Transitional beige tile and subway tile mosaic tile floor alcove bathtub photo with recessed-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, gray walls, white countertops, a niche and a built-in vanity