The homeowners of this Danville, CA home had dreamed of an open floor plan for years. They had an older styled home with a separated dining room that was rarely used. They felt their kitchen was lacking in storage and always hoped to expand it.
Designer Shelley Lober, CKD of Kitchens of Diablo helped make their dreams a reality by expanding the kitchen into the dining room and creating an extravagant, eat-in kitchen and pantry. “This kitchen has a lot squeezed into it!” stated Shelly.
“I love putting a walk-in pantry in my designs,” exclaimed Shelly. “… it takes the bulk food, canned goods, and boxed items out of the kitchen cabinetry and gives the homeowners so much more storage room.”
By bumping up the microwave area and creating a higher countertop, Shelly defined a separate bar area and visually defined the window. When you have one long wall in a kitchen, this is a great way to add more drama to the design and avoid looking like a continuous stretch of cabinets. In this case, it also helped define the different work zones of the kitchen.
Even though this kitchen is filled with white cabinets and white subway tiles, the room feels warm and inviting. The dark-stained kitchen island, wood floors, and earthy gray walls set the tone for this remodel. The homeowners were thrilled with the results and love their new space.
This project was also featured as “Kitchen of the Week” on Houzz.com. Click here to view the story on Houzz.
Kitchen Design: Shelley Lober, CKD of Kitchens of Diablo in Danville, California. For more information about Kitchens of Diablo in Danville, California click to see their website at: www.kitchensofdiablo.com
Cabinets: Dura Supreme cabinetry shown with the Craftsman Panel door style. The perimeter cabinets are shown in the Classic White paint finish. The kitchen island is shown in the “Feather” stain with the “Black” accent finish on Knotty Alder.
This project was also featured as “Kitchen of the Week” on Houzz.com. Click here to view the story on Houzz.