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3 Kitchen Storage Solutions in 1 Kitchen
In order to avoid a dreadful inside corner cabinet in a remodeled kitchen, a display wall was created instead, thereby creating a corner opportunity on the opposite side of the wall. This was a...
Corner Wrap
A unique pantry/ wet bar was created to wrap a corner in this large kitchen. On one end of the corner is the pantry. Inside, it houses food storage shelves and pull-outs along with a granite counter...
Wet Bar Storage Solutions
This newly remodeled kitchen included a full wet bar. Storage for liquor bottles was created in deep drawers with dividers to keep limited upper cabinets free for glasses.
Stores Everything but the Kitchen Sink
This kitchen pantry stores everything but the kitchen sink, including bulky soda bottles and cartons of soft drinks.
Phone Station Anchor
The open floor plan of this kitchen led to the design of a phone station that anchors one end of the island. The house phone and cell phones are hidden in the top shelf, along with the appropriate...
Inspired Entry
This woodland home is nestled atop a ledge overlooking the valley below. Instead of using columns as supports for the front entrance, arched walls were constructed and sided to resemble a...
Abundant Details
A magnificent shore home features trim details galore: pre-dipped cedar shingle siding sweeps out beyond the stone veneered foundation; a side entry is given elegance with columns and pergola...
Contemporary Cape Cod
A classic Cape Cod-style home became a remodeled contemporary with the removal of the Cape’s traditional central front door. A window replaced the door and a dramatic new front entry was...
Refurbished Greek Revival
The homeowners of this shore home desired a whole house renovation to add authentic exterior details to their 1900 Greek Revival home. The work included: new windows; pre-painted cedar siding...
Cedar Timbers
Harvested in the Adirondacks Mountains of New York, hand–peeled White Cedar timbers support the porch roofs of this contemporary woodland home. The trim was purposely kept simple in order...
Wrap-Around Butler’s Pantry
It’s a hutch, it’s a wet bar, it’s a pantry. The wet bar arm of this attractive cabinetry faces the home’s family room and the pantry arm faces and becomes an...
Room Divider with a Lift
This custom cabinet was designed to house a TV and audio components as well as to function as a room divider between the living room and dining room. The home has an open plan with spectacular views...
Windows Recycled Again
When this recycled barn home was renovated recently the leaded-glass windows found yet another new home in the dining room’s twin corner cupboards. The windows started their life...
Hidden Wet Bar
The wet bar, along with a hutch, occupy awkward spaces created in the construction of the hexagon-shaped dining room. When the pocket doors are open and tucked...
A Suite Coffee Station
In order to satisfy the desire for early morning caffeine, the homeowners of this lovely new home requested that a coffee station be included in their Master Suite bathroom. nbspReadily...
Circular Motion
This semi-circular island was created to delineate the kitchen from the adjacent living and dining rooms. It houses a custom curved stainless steel sink, dishwasher, and recycling drawer. The...
A Slate Above The Rest
This exceptional island was designed to accommodate a unique piece of slate that had been rescued many years ago by the homeowner from the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island. The tri-level island houses...
Command Central
This newly remodeled kitchen boasts an island that caters to the client’s request for space to house the sink, dishwasher, trash compactor, a microwave, a warming drawer, and a bread...
Dualing Islands
This kitchen hosts two islands. One is a working island that houses the microwave, oversized drawers for pots and pans, and extra storage. It also has a slightly higher curved bar to delineate the...
Yin-Yang
The two-level island in this kitchen mimics an elongated yin-yang. The lower level begins at one end with a circle-shaped work space and continues on to house the main clean-up station...
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