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Arts & Crafts Kitchen Renovation
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The original kitchen (above) which adjoined a play area and enclosed sun room was small, cramped and dark. The clients longed for "openness and light," but didn't want to lose the "cottage kitchen feel." |
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one large space, a great room inspired by Arts and Crafts design.
Although the square footage of the remastered plan remains the same, walls
were removed to reconfigure the space.
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The original sun porch became the location for the new kitchen. We raised the roof two feet and added a trellis-like extension outside. The spirit of the original porch was retained with even more windows than before. |
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At the center of the living area, a dramatic new fieldstone fireplace is framed by two sheets of glass that flow uninterrupted from baseboard to cornice on either side-- the entire chimney appears to float between them. Even the firebox is backed with ceramic glass! |
Eight six-foot-tall windows on three walls offer
wrap-around views to the bucolic woodlands outside. By forgoing
above-counter cabinets, we were able to have the windows sit at
counter-height.
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Kitchen cabinetry with a distinct Arts and Crafts feel was crafted by a local cabinetmaker of quarter-sawn oak stained a rich red. Open oak shelves installed in front of the windows allow for storage and display-- without blocking the view. Juxtaposed to the handcrafted feel of the cabinets are stainless-steel countertops placed so the back edge meets the window sill. | |
| Text adapted from "The Art of Kitchen Craft" by Jacqueline Goewey, Metropolitan Home (Sep/Oct 1997). Photographs by Gross & Daley. | ||
