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CHALLENGE:
-Owners want easy to maintain (white) kitchen
-Must also serve as a workspace & accommodate three laptops & separate personal files
-Existing kitchen has odd, angled wall of cabinets due to configuration of stairs in foyer
SOLUTION:
-Expand space by removing wall between kitchen & dining room
-Relocate dining room into (rarely used) study
-Remove columns between kitchen & new dining
-Enlarge walk-in pantry by squaring off angles in stair wall
-Make pantry entry a camouflaged, surprising feature by creating doors out of cabinetry
-Add natural illumination with 6’ picture window
-Make ceiling one plane
-Add calculated runways of recessed LED lights on dimmers
-Lighting leads to dynamic marble back splash behind range on back wall
-New double islands & ceiling-high cabinetry quadruple previous counter & storage space
-9’ island with seating includes three workstations
-Seating island offers under counter electronics charging ports & three shelves of storage per workstation in cabinets directly in front of stools
-Behind stools, lower cabinetry provides one drawer & two pull-out shelves per workstation
-7’ prep island services 48” paneled refrigerator & 48” gas range & includes 2nd sink, 2nd dishwasher & 2nd trash/recycling station
-Wine/beverage chiller located opposite island sink
-Both sink spigots are touch-less & are fed by whole-house water filtration system
-Independent non-leaching faucet delivers purified, double-pass reverse osmosis drinking water
-Exhaust fan for gas range is hidden inside bridge of upper cabinets
-Flat, easy-to-clean, custom, stainless-steel plate frames exhaust fan
-New built-in window seat in bay window increases seating for informal dining while reducing floor space needed for table and chairs
-New configuration allows unobstructed windows & French doors to flood space with natural light & enhances views
-Open the screened porch doors to circulate fresh air throughout the home
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