Here is a recently completed project that illustrates the design process

This home is located in suburban Los Angeles and the kitchen dated back to the 1960‘s when the home was built. The space was small, inefficient and closed off from the rest of the home. There was very little countertop and the laundry equipment took up a substantial amount of space. This home was desperate for a kitchen transformation!

This young family of five requested that we open up the space, create more room so two people could easily work in the kitchen, and have a modern yet warm feeling. The client hated being confined in the old kitchen so the wall between the kitchen and dining area was removed and a structural beam was added in its place. By simply removing this wall, the home was transformed so that the kitchen became a part of the living space.

A garden window was added in place of the existing window and cooking was placed on the back wall. To make the best use of the space, a 36“ range was incorporated instead of the existing separate cooktop and oven. The back wall of the kitchen (see wall oven below) was pushed into the garage by three feet to provide some additional footage for the kitchen.

The warmth of the cherry and stone flooring softens the stainless steel and aluminum of this modern design. Recessed lighting was added and the classic Roman stone material was repeated on the wall behind the range. A small peninsula shown here in the foreground sits where the dividing wall once stood.

Design by Neil & Steven Cooper. Appliances by Wolf, SubZero, Asko and Fran