A customer with a home built in 1910 came to me with a challenge. She wanted a kitchen with more storage, more counter space, and room for standard appliances – without expanding the existing footprint. I designed a solution that kept the footprint intact, maximized placement of the cabinets and standard appliances (e.g., a much needed dishwasher), and included new features such as an opening to the dining room with a bar. No additional square footage was added and there is more usable space to prepare meals and entertain guests.
Looking into the kitchen from the dining room
A new pass through to the dining room
Range with a full height quartz backsplash
A tall pantry with a compact workspace to the left
Another view looking into the kitchen from the dining room
This is a small kitchen I did using the quick ship cabinet options from Home Decorators line at Home Depot. The cabinets are very solid for the price. All of the boxes are birch plywood and cost about the same as the particle board options that KraftMaid offers. The best thing about these cabinets was the quick turn around time, they were delivered only 10 days after I ordered them. The solid surface counter top is made from Corian, and was chosen primarily for its quick fabrication time.
Here’s a new kitchen I designed and installed for a home in South Portland. After the old kitchen cabinets were removed, the homeowner decided to have new flooring installed in the house as well. I put down prefinished maple in the kitchen, living room, and hallways on the first floor and made new thresholds for the doorways. The kitchen cabinets are maple with a cherry finish by American Woodmark
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