kitchen

2009 REX Award Winner

More than a dozen years in this home gave the owners plenty of time to think about how to update it while keeping the period details that they love. This kitchen expansion won the Master Builders Association Remodeling Excellence award for kitchens more than $75,000. A new media room, a remodeled bathroom and a new mantle are also part of this project. Completed 2008.

Architect: Andy Salkin of Salkin Architecture

project features

Custom cabinetry makes the entire kitchen feel built-in and free of modern touches
The Sub-Zero Fridge and the Bosch dishwasher are small and disguised behind fir panels
On the opposite side of the kitchen is a wall of built-in custom cabinetry, complete with old-fashioned bubbly glass
The remodel includes a new mantle with Craftsman detailing made from quarter-sawn oak

project photos

Click on the thumbnails to read the story of this custom kitchen remodel.

New windows at the old service porch help create a comfy eating bar with a view and make this small space feel expansive

Everything in this kitchen is chosen for efficiency and compactness. The gas stove is small but very functional. Custom fir cabinets are used to clad everything, including the exhaust hood

That's an extra-skinny Sub-Zero fridge behind the fir panel on the left. The farmhouse sink with wall-mounted faucet gives the kitchen a bit of a country feel

Even the Bosch dishwasher is small and disguised by a panel, so that the entire kitchen feels built-in and free of modern touches. Note the quarter-sawn white oak floors finished with Osmo polyx oil, a green alternative to Swedish finish

On the opposite side of the kitchen is a wall of built-in custom cabinetry, complete with old-fashioned bubbly glass. The new door to the deck is a custom French door, complete with a Cremone bolt. All of the switches are traditional push-button, with a dark finish

A minor bathroom remodel at the main floor is part of the project, with new hex tile and paint. The vintage toilet remains

The living room had been dark, with large bookshelves flanking the fireplace. A new mantle with Craftsman detailing is made from quarter-sawn oak. It brings a whole new feeling to this room while keeping the original fireplace facade

A lower level that had been completely unfinished is now a comfortable media room, with new windows and doors and the same fir casework as the upper level. The owners tell us they are thrilled with the new areas

Before

After: A beautiful space for cooking and hanging out that stays true to the era of the home

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