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Storage. Cabinets of quarter-sawn white oak provide space for storing everything from small appliances to dry goods. Upper cabinets hold large holiday platters, big stock pots and a bread-making container; the cabinet above the fridge has seven vertical tray dividers for baking sheets, trays and platters. Hanging light: SonnemanSee where to carve out more pantry storage
Laundry. One of the biggest challenges was trying to fit a full-size washer and dryer into the kitchen as unobtrusively as possible. “We had to make sure it didn’t look like a laundry suite but that it looked like part of the kitchen,” Popov says. The solution: Put the laundry in the corner to the right of the kitchen entrance, and put tall pantries and a full-depth refrigerator along the same wall. “It made sense to have it in as obscure a location as possible,” Popov says. “When you enter the kitchen it’s hidden and it looks like beautiful, built-in wall storage.” Another challenge: venting for the dryer. The solution there was a “fake” wall above the fridge cabinetry built out to accommodate the washer and dryer venting. Fridge: Samsung; washer and dryer: LGWhere should you put the laundry room?
1. At the window. We’ll mostly be looking at dried herb and spice storage, but this design for growing herbs is so ingenious it’s a great way to kick things off. Just in front of the window is a copper herb bin that drains directly into the sink drain. The plants receive much-needed natural light, can be watered with the sprayer and there’s no mess.
Speed up table setting. Storage space also is an extra benefit of this half-wall, which separates the dining and living areas. Shelving for glasses and vases on this side facilitates table setting. The other side features shelving and a place to mount the TV. Note how the divider’s placement allows the air to circulate and the light to flow.
Undersink drawer. Given the plumbing fixtures that must go beneath the kitchen sink and the fact that there isn’t much room in that space for storage, this area can feel like a dank mini-cave. This drawer has a clever cutout that gently surrounds the plumbing, making available the good, clean space while keeping the plumbing hidden. Cabinetry: painted to match Light Pewter 1464, Benjamin Moore; hardware: Schaub; countertops: Rye Marble; sink: Strive, Kohler; faucet: Rohl
Outlets in under counter top
Floor tiles
Wallpaper
Burlap tape along tv frame!
Partly set back upper cabinets
Parket on counter???
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