Kitchen Ideas
pass through window, don't need door if there is a 3-season room door
Countertop, pull out spices, stove top
Pull out and stove shelf
To the right of stove
To the left of the stove for pots and pans
3. Midcentury MidtoneDesigner: Lisa Knemeyer Skiles of Skiles ArchitectLocation: Fayetteville, ArkansasSize: 183 square feet (17 square meters)Homeowners’ request. “The kitchen needed to be both functional and one that we would want to live in, as it’s part of the open-concept main space of the home,” says homeowner Ashley Bailey. “As someone who loves to look at the everyday as art, I wanted to be able to enjoy the Russel Wright pottery I was handed down from my grandmother and great-grandmother.”Cabinets. Custom riff-cut white oak with a tight, straight and even vertical grain. “The warm wood tone and even pattern complemented the modern interior,” says designer Lisa Knemeyer Skiles. “The color also played well with the crisp white walls and counters.”Other special features. Open shelves for displaying a vintage dishware collection. Green patterned tile backsplash over the range. Polished concrete floors featuring a special mixture of river gravel aggregate. White oak butcher block island countertop that drops down to table height for a main dining area. Counter-depth refrigerator. Island shelves for storing and displaying cookbooks and objects. George Nelson-designed Bubble pend...
1. Richly ModernDesigners: Claudia Juestel of Adeeni Design Group (interior design) and Sutro Architects Location: Healdsburg, CaliforniaSize: 200 square feet (18.6 square meters); 10 by 20 feet (about 3 by 6 meters)Homeowners’ request. For this new-construction home, the owners wanted a “clean, modern look within a sustainable design,” says interior designer Claudia Juestel. Fewer materials and easy maintenance were additional goals. Cabinets. Walnut. “We selected the walnut to add warmth to the cool tones of the concrete and crisp white gallery walls, and liked the beautiful figuring to soften the clean lines,” Juestel says.
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
Roll-out pantry. When drawers roll out, as they do in this English pantry cabinet, you don’t have to worry about digging behind things to find what you need. The glass drawer fronts and sides also allow maximum visibility of items in the drawers while keeping everything in place. The sleek design works well for a contemporary kitchen.
Pantry cabinet. This pantry cabinet in Ireland brings a highly efficient storage area into the kitchen workspace. Pantry storage areas like this are seen in the U.K., where it is known as a larder. It often is hidden behind double cabinetry doors in the kitchen rather than being in a separate room. The doors open to a storage system with open shelves on top, spice racks on the doors and bottom drawers or bins. The shelves usually are shallow enough so everything can be seen at a glance. This larder has a pullout work surface and a tall appliance shelf as a stand mixer, turning it into a baking center as well.See more U.K. pantries like this one
Focal-point shelving. This kitchen features a variation on the end-of-island storage idea, with built-in shelves on either side of the tall chairs. Because this kitchen opens to a seating area, the shelves and the items displayed on them — here, pottery and a cake stand — offer a place for the eyes to rest rather than just the chair backs. Island and wall cabinetry: color-matched to Van Deusen Blue HC-156, Benjamin Moore; perimeter cabinetry: color-matched to Chantilly Lace OC-65, Benjamin Moore; island countertop: white quartz; pendants: RejuvenationHow to Make the Most of Your Kitchen’s Back Side
Love cabinets, countertop, lights under cupboards
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