Kitchen Blowout

While every project is as unique as the people we work with, the reasons for a project often are familiar.  We often hear how a particular community is perfect as are the neighbors or school systems, but the houses themselves have compromises.  Too small for a growing family, outdated or nor longer supporting today’s desired lifestyle, lacking amenities – ‘we like the area but not our house, and every other house we’ve looked at needs work too.’

Initially the focus here was to create a more functional kitchen, one that could also be the daily gathering space once connected to a great room.  Add to it an outdoor room, complete with lighting, temperature control, and a big screen; there isn’t a better spot in town to watch a fall football game.  The rest of the first floor received scrutiny too, if our clients couldn’t describe how a particular room was going to benefit their day-to-day routine it was offered up to program that suited them better.  In this way a laundry room came upstairs to the main level with a generous mudroom and a home office.  This type of work is so satisfying because of the positive impact thoughtful design can make on our everyday lives.