These homeowners wanted to update their small kitchen and open up their small spaces into one larger one. We sealed off a pantry closet behind the kitchen and used it for a bath, and widened the hallway and dining room openings, but the most dramatic change was to remove the wall between the family room […]

In this relatively new large home, the kitchen was all white cheap cabinetry. The homeowners tried to dress it up with the bright wall color, but what it really needed was a substantial upgrade. The white cabinets were too bright, but the homeowners still wanted a bright kitchen, just not gaudy. They also wanted some

In a very small older home, this kitchen was closed off from the family living area and dining room by small doors. As a result, with only one window and exterior door, the kitchen was a cave. We removed the wall (seen to the right in the before photo), and bumped a bit into the

This kitchen was another contemporary interpretation from the 1970′s that was all in white laminate and white appliances. The kitchen space had cathedral ceilings that had lots of potential, but it was not utilized at all. We decided to warm up the space with cherry cabinetry and a black contrasting granite. The room was large

This kitchen has lots of space, but it was very dated, being over 25 years old. The homeowners wanted a more up to date look, as well as more upscale materials. They also wanted to brighten up the kitchen, and they were tired of the dark cabinets. They still wanted to have some of the

We redesigned this large kitchen in this older home to be more functional and easier to move through. The kitchen had a breakfast area that we incorporated into the main kitchen area, and we removed the wall between the breakfast room and the family room to open up the areas to each other. The new

These homeowners wanted to update their large kitchen and add storage space and counter space for both preparation and eating. They also felt it was too cut off in some areas, and the large pantry closets were not a good use of space. We removed the double wall ovens that were at the corner of

Contemporary kitchens are not too common, but they usually have nice features like tall ceilings and are open to start with. This one needed an update from the original, and we created it with warm solid maple cabinetry and similar tones in the granite. We gave them lots more storage and a new seating area