Kitchen of the Week: A Bi-Coastal Structure

Kitchen of the Week: A Bi-Coastal Structure

Designing a kitchen is always a struggle, but it becomes much more difficult when you have to design the whole thing from over 3,000 miles apart. Houzz consumer Karen Heffernan was residing in California while the construction on her soon-to-be-home in Boston was still being completed. But due to the help of her incredible builder and the power of the world wide web, she was able to design and execute the kitchen she had always wanted.

Her spacious black-and-white kitchen was inspired in part by the film Something’s Gotta Give. “It’s one of my spouse as well as my favourite films,” says Heffernan. “I absolutely love her personality’s kitchen. We may never have her awesome house in the Hamptons, but we figured we can take a shot at the kitchen!”

Among the more difficult aspects was figuring out their storage solutions for your kitchen. “That is our fourth house, but we have never needed a kitchen that fulfilled all of my storage demands, and I wanted to get it .” Enjoys her dish drawer that is pegged, and heffernan personalized everything — a notion she got from Houzz!

Heffernan was able to create a walk-in pantry and a butler’s pantry. Those 2 spaces, combined with her magnificent kitchen cabinetry in Glenwood Kitchens, creates plenty of storage space. The closets were painted with Benjamin Moore White Dove, and black with a rubbed finish on the island. The barstools are the timeless Precision Stools from Design Within Reach, which can be modeled after hospital stools.

Heffernan picked the Bertazzoni Heritage 36″ gas range, with the hood in black, to match the chimney on the island. The kitchen backsplash is composed of white 3″ x 6″ subway tile with grey grout from a local tile store.

“Like most kitchens, ours is a heart,” Heffernan says. “So if we entertain, that is where everybody gathers.” Heffernan designed her island to accommodate 4 to 5 people, and 4 more at their table. Comfy red leather Parsons chairs surround the table. The Island countertop is made of Kashmir White granite, and she picked out glossy industrial-style pendants from A.D Cola to light the space.

A sink from Milano is accessorized with all the Elkay Arezzo single handle faucet. The only lever is on the front of the faucet, instead of the side. “This is just a great example of my own builder’s attention to detail,” Heffernan says. “This accommodates my left-handedness, and my hubby’s right!”

Heffernan was somewhat worried the wall color she picked — Benjamin Moore’s Gray Owl — would make the room cold. But it ended up balancing perfectly with the dark wood floors, which are made of red oak and stained with a matte chocolate brown stain. At this desk area, she’d the paint magnetized, which makes it perfect for hanging up little notes and photos.

For an extra one of a kind signature, Heffernan’s husband had the brilliant idea of developing another type of backsplash from the butler’s pantry — wine cage lids from a few of their favourite Napa Valley wines!

Overall, the kitchen turned out exactly as Heffernan had envisioned. “Along with all the family space, it’s where we spend most of our time,” says Heffernan. “It’s the best of both worlds. It’s expansive enough to accommodate lots of individuals, yet it’s still cozy.”

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