Friday, September 30, 2016

Kitchen of the Week: From Dated and Isolated to Open and User-Friendly (9 photos)

AFTER: Looking at the rooms now from pretty much the same angle, you’re probably having trouble believing that it’s the same space. Silberman turned the previous pantry, bathroom and laundry area into the extended kitchen space you see here — everything from the refrigerator to the left. (See floor plans at the end of this article for more detail.)

The window around the corner from the fridge to the right was where the previous corner sink sat. Silberman relocated the pantry to another spot in the kitchen, and she moved the laundry and bathroom to other spaces in the house.

The kitchen now enjoys designated zones for prepping, cooking and serving meals. A new five-burner gas cooktop from Wolf, with a stainless steel hood and drawer storage below for pots and pans, sits next to double wall ovens and a warming drawer. Both the cooking zone and the sink area enjoy lots of natural light, thanks to an expanded back window over the cooktop, and a new window created above the kitchen’s main sink. “I wanted to have the kitchen more exposed to the outdoors, to views and the greenery in the backyard,” Bray-Hanin says.

A flat-screen TV above the new stainless steel refrigerator allows the family to catch up with the news or a big sports game. A microwave and coffee center with drawers below for mugs and coffee essentials to the left of the fridge form a breakfast center. Silberman kept upper cabinets to a minimum for a more open and spacious feel.

Refrigerator: Samsung; vent hood: Zephyr; sink: Schock; sink faucet: Grohe; wall ovens, microwave and warming drawer: Bosch Home Appliances; coffee center: Miele; windows: Integrity, Marvin Windows & Doors


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