Architect: front gourmet kitchen with hidden scullery
Kellie Berg
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Can you see your kitchen from your front door?
Comments (26)This is what you see when you come in our front door: But since hardly anyone comes into our house through the front door, this is what you actually see. The patio door entrance is to the left of the refrigerator, which is the way most people arrive: And this is what that view used to look like: Obviously the open concept doesn't work for everyone, and doesn't always fit the architecture of the house. i grew up in PA where very old houses were the norm, and mostly small and closed off were how a lot of the rooms were. When I first moved west I thought that was what I wanted, but moving to the bay area in CA - for a young couple-we were just happy to find a house we could afford, and this was a long time ago. When we moved into this house, almost 34 years ago, I really liked the open concept, such that it was. And there was a formal dining room, which I wanted. But that room really cut things up, and contributed to the choppiness of the space, and the less than ideal function of the kitchen. Removing 2 walls, the refrigerator wall in the first "before" pic above, and the hutch/desk wall in the 2nd, made our kitchen visible from a lot of our living area. But to us the openness enhances not only the form, but most especially the function. I know this thread was about seeing the kitchen from your front door-sorry to go OT....See MoreA white kitchen? Just go with architect's advice?
Comments (106)Lynn, no I don’t feel like I’ve been beaten over the head! I’m okay, and I agree that I have to like the interior too. I think I will. ineffablespace (great name), I think you’re right on regarding the sensitivities of discussing modern versus traditional and I get your point about the night time issues. Do you think the house is brutalist? I don’t think so, not that I’m an expert. The walk-out basement is concrete, but the vast majority of the house will be unstained Eastern White Cedar ��" very local, very natural, very woodsy and I would say very rustic (all of which is what I wanted ��" modern and rustic, appropriate to the landscape). Plus a small accent of rusted steel, which also isn’t out of place in the environment. nosoccermom ��" so many great pictures, I love it! Re: what colour I might go with, I’ll discuss it with the architect, but I’m coming around on soft, warm off-whites rather than gray. There will be some gray in the white oak though... of course I could always switch my interior wood decision to birch just to change things up. Birch is cheaper, but the oak seems more rustic, had more texture. françoise, fear not, I haven’t made any decision re: Joa’s White. I just noted it as a possibility after reading online that is played well with wood. I’m completely open to other F&B or BM colours. ineffablespace (2) ��" my architect has specifically said that he prefers that elements remain in their natural state/colour, so you’re right on there. Interesting that you raise plaster. Early on in this process I told my architect that I preferred plaster over drywall (actually I think I said anything but drywall), but budget led us back to drywall. We will have some wood walls on the ground floor, which coupled with windows leaves not that much drywall. It might be worth pricing out the cost of plaster for the remaining walls. It is hard to describe, but plaster is so different from drywall, I’m not sure why. Is it texture? Which of course leads back to my fridge question ��" there are many areas we would spend an extra couple thousand, including plaster over drywall. nini ��" you’re right, raising the white kitchen issue (esp. in the title!) might not have been a good move. It is almost as volatile an issue as the modern vs. trad question! Oh well. Pal ��" my previous post addressed a few of your points. How does a mere mortal exist in a modernist home? There is a way I know, I’m just feeling my way through I guess. Please keep the conversation going, it is fascinating....See MoreKitchen-adjacent front door.
Comments (35)Okay, I'm finally awake enough to make sense of your issues. I don't have any experience with slush and all of that, but do know what wet, dirty boots are. I think your Franke boot tray with drain is a great idea! Maybe not with a faucet, per se, but a sprayer with a brush would be great, wouldn't it? As I see it, one of the big problems with the plan is having to kind of stoop down, into the cabinet, to clean the boots. You said there's access underneath...I wonder if you could install a flexible drain and have a whole pull out boot shower? I can also see having wire shelves above the pan for putting boots to dry, leaving the pan itself for the next person's muddy mess. They could double as shoe shelves for the Summer. Since there isn't room for furniture, perhaps you could turn a couple of studs, and have a jump seat that folds flush into the wall, and maybe a couple of niches for things like a boot jack. This is the brutalist house, right? Because my other thought is all wrong for that, but I was thinking a curved niche that didn't look so much like the blind cabinet could house a tiled fountain that was disguising the bootwash and be kind of cool. Maybe you could do a shallow fountain (modernist) set into the wall above the bootwash cupboard, that would also have an exterior drain where you could rinse hands, or whatever, that looks decorative, and otherwise recirculates. I'm thinking a fountain would also be useful in creating a transition space, with the sound of water covering street noise, and the ionization making the air fresher as you come in. The kind of thing a front garden usually does....See MoreHidden Pantry Dilemma
Comments (49)"I change things as I go based on what I see and my builder is able to adjust so I can't make it all appear on the plans or it would never get built haha." "Not the most ideal spot for a theater room, I know, but I do love it's not on another floor like my old house and it's much bigger in person" Want truth? You are not skilled enough to DIY design a version of design/ build as you go, despite you built before. Your builder is listening to you. Your architect listened to you a bit too well, from what I can see. Nobody has pushed back. So you have a BIG build, a pool. Every child has their own bath and relatively VERY limited size , ( so called ) walk in closet. Your guest powder room is directly near your private master entrance. Now? You want cute arched whatever in the kitchen. Are there ARCHES ELSEWHERE? What does the elevation of the house look like. What are the ceilings where they "all changed"? It's rather easy to see, this is not a resource issue...it's a big house. I'm lost as to the purpose of the great room, if not for tv and gathering? Needing a room for this, a room for that, is a bit indicated throughout the build. I'd ASAP, get a true pro team. That would be an interior designer, the BEST in your locale, and he/she will bring a real pro KD on board to manage you: ). and the kitchen and coordinate the look, finishes, surfaces etc involved throughout....See MoreUser
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