Thursday, August 30, 2012

Sophisticated family - Home Design, Decorating and Remodeling ...

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This space began as a small enclosed kitchen attached to an equally small dining room. Opening up the space was appealing to kitchen designer Grant Gettens of Ellis Creek Kitchens and his wife Riley and two boys Chay, 5 and Jase, 7. Grant tells the story of how and why he transformed his own kitchen.

Rather than have two small spaces, we combined the space with one big island that would serve multiple functions. The idea was to make room for cooking and prepping meals as well as a comfortable place to sit around for mealtime. While entertaining there is plenty of room for everyone to hang out in the kitchen. Meals are often outside in the summer.

Sophisticated familyOn the working side of the island, two wide drawer units on casters roll out to the edge of the counter; when there is a gathering, the cabinets roll back under the top, so the whole 12 foot top can become one big table.

The original bearing wall was replaced with a post and beam for support. To add a little interest to the space the ceiling treatment was designed for enclosed recess lighting. The ceiling treatment also has recess for solar shades.

A mix of materials was used. I wanted a simple palette that would complement our surroundings here in Penticton. We have a great view and are surrounded by huge trees, desert grass and sage and Okanagan Lake. Along the perimeter we used Plyboo dark strand (bamboo plywood) finished with clear lacquer for the doors and drawer fronts. This material is super tough and laminated in an interesting way, so I decided not to apply any edge treatments and to simply expose the edge, which was sanded and finished.

Sophisticated familyThe upper wall cabinets are finished within a frosty white lacquer. I like the idea of mixing materials; the glass door cabinets have anodized aluminum frames with an opaque gazette glass.

The counter tops are Cameo White Corian solid surface; there were a few reasons for this decision. This material is seamed together and the seams become invisible ?this is great for the big island. The solid surface material has a sanded finish which is less reflective, is a little warmer to the touch than solid stone and can be repaired if need be over time; a good thing when you have two destructive young boys.

Sophisticated familyLighting was important in a multi-use space. All of the lighting was installed with dimmable switches so you can set the mood for the evening or entertaining. The under cabinet lights are great task lighting and help show off the glass and travertine mosaic back splash. I also incorporated lighting under the island countertop and behind the stand-off panels at the front of the island. The backside of the island is custom colour, lacquered to match the post, beam and soffits. This is quite a durable kitchen, the stainless steel toe kicks help protect the bottom of the cabinets. The hard material and flat door panels with the long stainless steel pulls are easy to keep clean. The padded high back chairs are quite comfortable so we can hang out for a long time.



Source: http://heimanhomes.com/sophisticated-family/3208

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