Lyons Kitchen
Cabinet for end of counter near dining room
Hood and cabinet option instead of built in
To the left of cooktop/range
Island and storage
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Photos by Haris KenjarKitchen at a GlanceWho lives here: A young couple who works in the music industryLocation: SeattleSize: 140 square feet (13 square meters)Designer: Heidi Caillier DesignThis cottage-style house and kitchen in Seattle presented the owners with many challenges typical of old homes. Built in 1909, the house featured narrow doors and dropped ceilings at various heights from room to room. The kitchen had been broken up into several awkward nooks. The homeowners hired designer Heidi Caillier to help them add an island and more storage. Caillier and her team bumped out an exterior wall to make it flush with the other interior walls and then gutted everything else. A reconfigured layout maximized storage, while new windows bring in natural light and a view of the garden. To update the style, the homeowners and designer drew inspiration from traditional kitchen design to add details like Shaker-style cabinet fronts, beadboard on the island and wood beams on the ceiling for warmth. The original fir floors throughout the home were refinished to match the new fir wood floor in the kitchen. Paint: Simply White, Benjamin Moore; refrigerator: Sub-Zero; oven: LaCanche; bar st...
1. Transitional style. Transitional decor is continuing to dominate kitchen design for the foreseeable future, with true traditional style becoming less popular. After all, why would you want to choose just one style when you can get the best of both worlds?
A breakfast nook now sits on the other side of the kitchen peninsula, allowing the family to spend time together while engaging in separate activities.“It was obvious upon meeting this client that they were a tight-knit crew, so we showcased their bond by maximizing the common area spaces so they could all hang together,” Bishop says.Pendant lights: Shiner international ply light; banquette upholstery: eco linen teal, Kelly Wearstler; table: Brooks Custom Woodworks (sapele with maple inlays); chairs: Prouvé Standard SP Chair in Warm Grey/Mint, available at Design Within Reach
6. Float some open shelves. Another great alternative to trendy open shelves above your main wall of cabinets is to instead use open shelves above a peninsula.This gives you a great visually obvious spot to place items that a guest might want to grab, but without completely boxing in sight lines, so you still feel like you can see into and out of the kitchen to rooms beyond.
Kitchen layout. Windows and pantry
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