Designer Vanessa Francis guts a cramped U-shaped kitchen and gets rid of the dining area, allowing her to create a more open and efficient room with extra counter space and improved storage.
Photo Gallery
Kitchen design: Fresh timeless facelift
Kitchen island
The kitchen island includes an eating area, which takes the spot of the kitchen table, and comfortably accommodates this family of four. Details like the Moroccan-style glass backsplash and decorative mesh-panelled cabinet doors add a distinctive quality.
Kitchen design: Fresh timeless facelift
The kitchen sink
Adding a long island created a galley-style kitchen. "The big question was where to put the sink," says Vanessa. "Since the homeowner didn't want a sink in the island - because it would have attracted more mess - we put it in the corner, which was a good solutions for her."
Kitchen design: Fresh timeless facelift
The materials
White-painted maple cabinetry with recessed-panel doors; off-white engineered quartz countertops; white glass mosaic backsplash tiles; oak hardwood floors; chrome pendant lights; satin nickel hardware; stainless steel appliances.
Comments