Design Category: Kitchens

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Summer by the Sea, Fall 2012

What’s hot in culinary design these days? Soapstone, butler’s pantries, and, of course, plenty of counter space. This thoughtfully crafted kitchen will no doubt inspire your own renovation and get you cooking. With its stone-faced walls, heavy exposed beams, and large farm table, this seasonal kitchen takes cues from Provencal homesteads.

Architect: Lyman Perry Architects
Builder & General Contractor: M.F. Reynolds
Appliances: Poirier Sales
Cabinets and Millwork: South Shore Millwork
Countertops and Tiles: A & B Marble and Tile
Electrician: Driscoll Electric
Faucet: Waterworks
Hardware: Rocky Mountain Hardware
Lighting: Circa Lighting
Plumber: Barrell Plumbing and Heating
Sink: Handcrafted Metal
Wood Flooring and Beam Wraps: Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
Photographs: Bob O’Connor

 

Back Bay Townhouse, Fall 2010

A structural wall divided the kitchen into two distinct rooms: a pantry and a main cooking and eating area, creating a dysfunctional layout for an avid cook and her family. The solution: Relegate the smaller ovens, storage overflow, and a cleanup to the pantry. The main event—a magnificent La Cornue range and hood—as well as furniture-like cabinetry and a handsome dining table dress up the new eat-in kitchen.

Design: Carolina Tress-Balsbaugh, Manuel de Santaren
Contractor: Rosenberg and Son
Kitchen Design: Heather Kahler, Dalia Kitchen Design
Cabinets: Dalia Kitchen Design
Chandelier: Dennis & Leen, Webster & Company
Countertops: Olympia Marble
Tile: DiscoverTile, Windows: Eliot Wright Work-room
Photographs: Robert Knight

 

Kitchen Confidential, The Look: Green, Fall 2010

Big kitchens can be eco-friendly. Designer Karen Clarke thoroughly researched eco-friendly options and learned that Valcucine’s lightweight durable cabinets consume 86 percent less material than the average design. The company’s innovative microlayered doors are made of veneer and fabric for strength and elasticity, requiring no formaldehyde, synthetic varnishes, or paints. The end result? A proudly LEED-certified kitchen.

Designer: Karen Clarke Design
Kitchen Designer and Cabinetry: Casa Design
Contractor: David Brookes Construction Management
Appliances: Yale Appliance & Lighting
Countertops: Boston Bluestone
Tile: Shep Brown Associates
Photographs: Robert Knight

 

Wow Factor, Fall 2013

So long, all white kitchens. These days, dark walnut and oak woods are everywhere, adding depth and texture to the classic tableau. Marble countertops and sizable islands, meanwhile, continue to reign supreme, but designers are beginning to explore alternatives, including dining tables and sturdy carts that can double as extra prep space. Niemitz Design Group and Dalia Kitchen Design created this knockout Brookline kitchen for a notable local restaurateur.

Architect: Niemitz Design Group
Kitchen Design: Dalia Kitchen Design
Contractor: Delta Design & Construction
Cabinetry: Christopher Peacock Cabinetry
Countertops: Cumar Marble and Granite
Photographs: Bob O’Connor