Client’s Issues & Goals:

• Dark, as well as dated
• No natural light - fluorescent ceiling lights on all the time
• U-shaped, island was functionally confining due to the return legs on the ends
• Wanted message center / TV area closer to nook
• Wanted more space to cooking together
• Little connection between the kitchen to the family room
• Didn’t want granite countertops – they wanted something different
• Overall, desired more open feel and warm, homey feeling

Client’s Objectives / Expectations Met & Surpassed:

• New skylight added to naturally brighten kitchen (removed fluorescents)
• Stair-stepped ceiling light pendants create a functional, yet beautiful effect
• Message center / TV area relocated to the opposite end of the kitchen to allow for a closer connection to the nook and to increase functionality
• U-shaped, island re-designed to create continuous counter work area
• Cooking area re-designed to allow for more usable work space
• Increased functionality for multiple cooks
• Beam hung, wall cabinets removed for more connection to family room
• Raised bar countertop overhang lowered to provide the open connection to the family room
• Limestone countertops, butcher-block countertops and a tumbled stone backsplash complement earth tone hardwood floors and natural wood ceilings & beams
• White, shaker style cabinets, open display shelving areas, glass wall cabinet doors create open ambiance

Difficulty of Obstacles Overcome:

• Full 18x18 limestone tiles used for the countertop (no cuts)
• Matching & patching the existing tongue and groove wood ceiling
• Matching the new skylight to the existing recessed, ceiling, fluorescent light box opening
• Seamless tie in to existing hardwood floor areas