Monday, August 30, 2010

Modern Kitchen Renovation - Circa 2008

It's dawned upon me lately it'd be nice to have a little more modern eye candy here on CincinnatiModernation. What follows is a kitchen renovation I designed and completed in 2008. The project involved a very nice MCM home in the Wyoming suburb of Cincinnati. Unfortunately the existing kitchen had no character whatsoever.
Removing an existing wall now serves as the opening into the new kitchen extending the open floor plan of the existing house. The original low kitchen ceiling was removed to extend the sloped ceilings throughout the first level. An existing exterior attic vent was removed and replaced with glass to mirror the large expanse of glass between the dining and kitchen spaces. The custom hanging island cabinet anchors the new space.
Contrasting Ikea cabinets and stainless Kitchenaid appliances compliment the stark color pallette. The new ceiling and window wall was lined with cement board while the flooring was renewed with cork. Only one hole was needed for the faucet in the Corian island counter beyond the large underset stainless steel sink. New Bertoia stools were a must to line the new island.

Before.
After.

11 comments:

  1. One of my all time favorite kitchens. It just made the whole house!

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  2. Indeed it does make the house! Improved flow and super usability, all due to your planning and high involvement. Expectations exceeded!

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  3. would you recommend cork in a kitchen remodel? i'm interested in it because it would blend with our wood floors without making too much of a statement.

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  4. Cork works well with hardwood floors, I would recommend making sure the cork color is similar to the hardwood, light with light, etc.

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  5. Do you do work in DC? Nice job. Just undertaking our own kitchen renovation now after living in the house for five years.

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  6. Chris, I just attended playgroup at this house 2 weeks ago. The kitchen is fabulous. I walked in, saw it and thought it was the one from this post. All the mommies were gushing over it!!!

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  7. Thanks Angie! It's been awhile since I've gotten to see it since the homeowners have rented it out.

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  8. is that a baseboard heater integrated into the window detail? great kitchen, great blog.

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  9. Jeremy, thanks! Yeah we moved the heater over onto the window wall along with the other registers.

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