Family meal time is a staple for this Naperville, Illinois, couple and their three children. So when they started building their new home, they knew they needed to mix equal parts cooking and dining into the design.
With little light making its way into their dark angular kitchen, which had soffits furthering the closed-in feel, these New York homeowners were ready for a mood makeover.
Located in Lee, Massachusetts, this second home serves as an everyday escape and entertainment retreat for a New Yorker. But the layout was lacking, as it didn’t fully utilize the space available. Plus, the wall cabinets were too short, and while the kitchen opened to the dining room, different flooring hindered the visual flow.
This small family in St. Louis, Missouri, the Gateway to the West, entertains often and wanted to create their own gateway to food and fun for friends and family. The only problem was that their current culinary setup did not provide much of a getaway.
These California homeowners really wanted to open up their kitchen and enlarge it to better accommodate their family of four and frequent guests. Inspired by the Tuscan display in South Bay Design Center’s showroom, they hired the company’s Loriann Savarese, CKD, to bring the look home.