Storyline: The client initially wanted a new home but found their current home nicer and better built then anything they saw, in addition, they loved their current neighbors.

Challenge: The home was “1970’s dark” with many small, chopped up rooms.  The husband thought the kitchen should be light  and the wife thought dark.  The client visited a plethora of Kitchen Designers and Builders … all of whom proposed essentially the same lackluster plan of reusing the space the way it was presented to them.

Solution: We started by removing some of the multiple entry/egress points to the kitchen .  We opened up the wall separating the kitchen and family room to make the room larger, enhance traffic flow, and allow more natural light to enter.  We opened up a hallway doorway leading to the kitchen and turned it into a fabulous butler’s pantry for storage and serving.  Finally, we restored “marital bliss” by combining a paprika cherry perimeter and a crème & chocolate glaze, cheese clothed island.