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Kitchen at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple with four kids
Location: Shelburne, Vermont
Size: 353 square feet (33 square meters)
Designers: Jillian Bartolo of Peregrine Design Build (lead designer) and Lauren Miles (interior design)
Bartolo removed a structural wall to absorb the former dining room into the new kitchen, increasing the layout by 155 square feet. “We ended up relocating the dining room across the house,” says Bartolo, who worked with Miles on selecting finishes.
A 4½ -by-10-foot island with a flat-sawn white oak countertop creates a warm and welcoming spot for the family to gather. “It was my recommendation to go with a 2-inch-thick top that’s dramatic and creates a focal point,” Bartolo says. “For the scale of the island that big, the thickness is appropriate.”
Custom Shaker-style wood cabinetry is painted a warm green (Shade-Grown by Sherwin-Williams). A 36-inch paneled built-in refrigerator column and 30-inch paneled freezer (back right) and paneled dishwasher to the left of the sink help maintain the warm and inviting look. The wood-and-green palette join engineered wide-plank European white oak flooring, hand-painted marble backsplash tiles and marble perimeter countertops for an inviting English country look and feel.
A pocket door next to the refrigerator leads to the renovated mudroom, which has slate tile flooring. To the right of that doorway, on the white wall, is another pocket door (not shown) that opens to a spacious butler’s pantry.
Backsplash: Willow in Walnut, Artisan Stone Tile, StoneImpressions; paint colors: Ivory White (ceiling and trim) and Tapestry Beige (walls), Benjamin Moore; cabinetry: Pomerantz Woodworking; flooring: Tresor collection, Provenza Floors
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1. Alder With Glaze
Designer: Caylen Harrison of Janet Brooks Design
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Homeowners’ request. “When we designed the home, the client was in love with the idea of using authentic adobe as the primary building material, from a practical energy-efficiency approach as well as for the design aesthetic,” designer Caylen Harrison says. “This decision drove the rest of the design process. We designed a kitchen that felt warm, soft and textural to play off of the natural character of the adobe walls, from the cabinet finishes to the backsplash tile and hood design.”
Wood cabinets. “The kitchen is stained alder cabinets with a glaze,” Harrison says. “The client loved the soft, natural finish of the brown stain — we wanted to keep it a midrange color, not too dark and not too light due to the lower ceiling and the color of the stained concrete floors also being a little darker. We also didn’t want to introduce too many finishes in this space. It was important to us and the client that the kitchen wasn’t visually overwhelming and that it felt functional and understated. To complement the brown cabinets, we went with a lighter natural quartzite countertop material and a textural backsplash tile, also in a lighter colorway.”
Other special features. “To add some additional visual interest, we made a point to focus on subtle detailing, such as the metal banding and angled supports on the island overhang and the zinc straps on the drywalled kitchen hood,” Harrison says. “Both of these accent pieces were custom-fabricated locally.”
Designer tip. “To visually help the flow of the continuous spaces, we decided to proceed with a 48-by-48-inch diamond scoring pattern in the concrete floors,” Harrison says. “This helps make the spaces feel bigger, and the diagonal lines guide you from space to space — instead of a square scoring layout, which would have made the spaces feel more static and confined.”
Backsplash tile: Grove Brickworks in Muslin, Waterworks; island pendant lights: Everly bell with seeded glass, Kichler; wall paint: Crystal Haze, Dunn-Edwards
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The island has an oil-based stain that enhances the wood grain. Black metal swivel stools help make the island a gathering spot. The countertops are marble-look quartz. The island slab creates a continuous, expansive prep space. “I feel quartz is an economical and durable choice for families,” Reesey says.
A backsplash featuring matte white scallop-shaped ceramic tiles brightens the room and adds visual movement. An upgraded 30-inch induction range sits below a hood with wood trim that coordinates with the other wood details in the room. A stainless steel 36-inch counter-depth 4-door smart refrigerator (partially visible) is to the left of the sink.
A pair of modern pendant lights over the island coordinate with other black and brass finishes used in the room. (The kitchen also has recessed LED ceiling lights, which were digitally removed by the photographer to highlight other design details.)
Backsplash: Prado in Andalucia, Mirazur collection, Sonoma Tilemakers; pendant lights: Blaine 16-inch, Rejuvenation; paint colors: Wind’s Breath (walls) and Super White (trim), Benjamin Moore
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5. Rift-Sawn White Oak
Designer: Kelsey McGregor of Kelsey Leigh Design
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Homeowners’ request. “This house is situated right on the water, so we wanted to make sure it felt in line with looking like a beach home without feeling overly theme-y,” designer Kelsey McGregor says.
Wood cabinets. “We decided to go all rift-sawn white oak cabinetry here,” McGregor says. “Knowing that there was going to be limited upper cabinetry, especially on the focal range wall, we knew it wouldn’t feel too heavy. So we decided to go all wood with the cabinetry, knowing that the white walls would break it up and then it would create interest and warmth in the space.”
Other special features. “We didn’t want to use predictable blues and sea colors as the project’s color palette, but instead chose warm wood tones and the marble backsplash to introduce those ocean colors,” McGregor says. “I love the pairing of warm and cool tones in a space. The warm wood helps warm the cool of the marble and gray countertops and gray bar stools and gives the room a beautiful balance. The island countertop is made to look like cement, which pairs well with the textural bar stools, and the statement marble that was used on the perimeter countertop and backsplash has so much movement in its veining.”
Designer tip. “Get creative with storage,” McGregor says. “We want to make the kitchen cabinetry a little less predictable than just uppers and lowers. I like to eliminate upper cabinetry, and instead opted for counter-to-ceiling-height cabinets here on the range wall, giving it a breathier statement. Other creative storage ideas are adding open storage to the island or adding a marble shelf like the one here flanking the hood.”
Wall paint: Greek Villa, Sherwin-Williams
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5. Rift-Sawn White Oak
Designer: Kelsey McGregor of Kelsey Leigh Design
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Homeowners’ request. “This house is situated right on the water, so we wanted to make sure it felt in line with looking like a beach home without feeling overly theme-y,” designer Kelsey McGregor says.
Wood cabinets. “We decided to go all rift-sawn white oak cabinetry here,” McGregor says. “Knowing that there was going to be limited upper cabinetry, especially on the focal range wall, we knew it wouldn’t feel too heavy. So we decided to go all wood with the cabinetry, knowing that the white walls would break it up and then it would create interest and warmth in the space.”
Other special features. “We didn’t want to use predictable blues and sea colors as the project’s color palette, but instead chose warm wood tones and the marble backsplash to introduce those ocean colors,” McGregor says. “I love the pairing of warm and cool tones in a space. The warm wood helps warm the cool of the marble and gray countertops and gray bar stools and gives the room a beautiful balance. The island countertop is made to look like cement, which pairs well with the textural bar stools, and the statement marble that was used on the perimeter countertop and backsplash has so much movement in its veining.”
Designer tip. “Get creative with storage,” McGregor says. “We want to make the kitchen cabinetry a little less predictable than just uppers and lowers. I like to eliminate upper cabinetry, and instead opted for counter-to-ceiling-height cabinets here on the range wall, giving it a breathier statement. Other creative storage ideas are adding open storage to the island or adding a marble shelf like the one here flanking the hood.”
Wall paint: Greek Villa, Sherwin-Williams
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The homeowners found Laura Irion and Laura Peacock of Laura Design Co. through Houzz, and the team collaborated with kitchen designer Wendy Franz of Studio 912 to create the cabinetry layout and design. Using Houzz Pro throughout the process for proposals and invoices, Irion and Peacock selected the kitchen’s materials and furnishings. Irion says the homeowners’ taste leans toward contemporary and midcentury modern design, but their home’s architecture is more classic. So the team blended the styles to arrive at a timeless look.
The designers chose the Evaro inset cabinet door style from StarMark, a semicustom cabinet line carried by Studio 912. The clients were willing to embrace color and loved green and blue, so the designers paired green bottom cabinets with white uppers and a wood-tone island (all prefinished StarMark colors).
“I think that was just a really neat way to have a hit of color and some colored cabinetry without feeling like it was scary,” Irion says. “It’s hard to commit to a whole room of color cabinetry.”
To the left of the sink is one of the clients’ wish list items: a pullout for trash and recycling.
StarMark cabinet colors: maple in Marshmallow Cream (wall cabinets), maple in Moon Bay (base cabinets), alder with Oregano stain (island base cabinets)
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The homeowners found Laura Irion and Laura Peacock of Laura Design Co. through Houzz, and the team collaborated with kitchen designer Wendy Franz of Studio 912 to create the cabinetry layout and design. Using Houzz Pro throughout the process for proposals and invoices, Irion and Peacock selected the kitchen’s materials and furnishings. Irion says the homeowners’ taste leans toward contemporary and midcentury modern design, but their home’s architecture is more classic. So the team blended the styles to arrive at a timeless look.
The designers chose the Evaro inset cabinet door style from StarMark, a semicustom cabinet line carried by Studio 912. The clients were willing to embrace color and loved green and blue, so the designers paired green bottom cabinets with white uppers and a wood-tone island (all prefinished StarMark colors).
“I think that was just a really neat way to have a hit of color and some colored cabinetry without feeling like it was scary,” Irion says. “It’s hard to commit to a whole room of color cabinetry.”
To the left of the sink is one of the clients’ wish list items: a pullout for trash and recycling.
StarMark cabinet colors: maple in Marshmallow Cream (wall cabinets), maple in Moon Bay (base cabinets), alder with Oregano stain (island base cabinets)
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5. White Oak and White Oak
For this young Minneapolis couple that includes a chef, designer Alisa Dragt-Hoffman of McDonald Remodeling created an open kitchen with custom rift-cut white oak cabinets that lend warm Japandi style. Clever sliding doors with round drilled finger pulls on the upper units allow the chef to quickly grab items while cooking. The backs of the uppers feature a slatted detail that echoes that of the island end. A tall wine rack integrated into the cabinetry on the left offers storage for up to 11 bottles. White oak flooring continues the warm look.
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This couple’s 1970s kitchen wasn’t giving them the inviting spot for hosting family and friends they wanted. While they were happy with the layout of the 160-square-foot space, their litany of grievances included aging off-white plywood cabinets, brown laminate countertops and beige tile flooring. Old appliances and a two-level peninsula also made things unwelcoming.
Looking for improved style and function, they turned to remodeler Art Kulch to help them create a more vibrant look with color and texture. New sage green cabinets and wood-look vinyl plank flooring elevate the space with nature-inspired style. Marble-look quartz countertops and glazed white backsplash tile lighten things up. New appliances and a streamlined peninsula make the updated kitchen a joy to use and entertain in.
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Designers: Lindsay Brungardt and Leslie Hatfield of Schloegel Design Remodel
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Size: 73½ square feet (6.8 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. “Our clients had just one full bathroom in their home, and their dream was to transform their bedroom into a true primary suite by adding a full bathroom,” designer Lindsay Brungardt says. “They envisioned a space that was not only functional but also elegant, featuring a roomy layout, a vanity with ample storage and a design that honored the charm and character of their 1920s home.”
Vanity features. “The vanity, crafted in a furniture-style design, features rich walnut with a natural stain,” Brungardt says. “Its inset cabinetry beautifully reflects the era of the 1920s home, adding a timeless charm. To create cohesion, the species and style were chosen to match the kitchen island, which we remodeled simultaneously. Though compact, the vanity provides excellent storage with two functional drawer stacks and a central cabinet, maximizing organization. The furniture-style construction elevates the design, creating an open and airy feel that enhances the sense of space in the bathroom.”
Other special features. “The shower is a true centerpiece, showcasing antique blue tile walls paired with classic hexagonal floor tiles and a built-in bench for comfort,” Brungardt says. “Gold plumbing fixtures add a striking contrast, creating a touch of luxury that complements the blue tiles beautifully. A thoughtful design detail is the placement of the shower handle near the glass door, allowing the client to turn the water on and let it warm up without stepping inside — a small touch that adds big convenience.”
Designer tip. “The half wall paired with a glass panel next to the vanity creates a clever balance of openness and privacy,” Brungardt says. “This design not only makes the bathroom feel more spacious but also adds privacy in the shower. It’s an excellent solution for smaller bathrooms, maximizing light and flow while still providing subtle division.”