Kitchen at a Glance
Location: A small community outside Providence, Rhode Island
Who lives here: Chris and Pattie Holzwarth and their two teenagers
Size: About 225 square feet (about 21 square meters)
The new two-story addition expanded the footprint and replaced a previous single-story addition that was demolished. Working with designer Sophia Shibles of SCS Design, the Holzwarths put the new kitchen on the bottom level with a new breakfast room, family room and home office; two bedrooms and part of the new master suite sit above. While the previous kitchen was dark, closed-off and in another part of the home, the new kitchen enjoys greater flow with the adjoining spaces.
A white oak floor with a clear polyurethane finish for protection anchors the kitchen and adjoining spaces. Three windows over the sink flood the space with natural light, reflected by a glossy ceramic subway tile backsplash. “It doesn’t have pattern, but it offers texture, and that’s important in a kitchen that feels monochromatic,” Shibles says.
Shibles designed the cabinets, taking the uppers to the ceiling to visually expand the room. The doors to the left of the fridge open to a spacious pantry. The left pantry door can be opened simultaneously with the refrigerator. The other side can be opened as long as the fridge door isn’t open all the way. The location was best to keep the airy feel of the kitchen.
A built-in bar to the left separates the kitchen and family room. “I’ve always wanted a bar space and a small beverage refrigerator so the kids can easily get drinks without occupying the main refrigerator,” Pattie says. “It makes a nice transition from the kitchen to the family room.”
Wall paint: Manchester Tan No. HC-81 (eggshell), Benjamin Moore; trim paint: Creamy No. SW-7012 (satin), Sherwin-Williams; ceiling paint: Waterborne (ultraflat) No. 508, Benjamin Moore; custom cabinet fabrication: Ugol Woodworks; cabinet paint: Cocoon, C2 Paint; backsplash tile: half-inch mesh mount mosaic ceramic in Fleece Crackle, Sonoma Tilemakers; beverage refrigerator: Aga Marvel
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