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SCOPE: The remodel added 28 sq. ft.
LOCATION: Nixa, Mo.
REMODELER: Keystone Building & Design, Nixa
Open
Invitation
A Kitchen Remodel
Reconfigures Space
and Shapes New
Connections
By KJ Fields
B
uilding a new home can be a lesson in trade-offs; budget constraints may leave some design
aspirations on the drawing board.
In Nixa, Mo., a couple who built
their home in 2001 faced this challenge
and opted to wait a few years for the kitchen of their dreams.
Once they were ready, Chad Holgerson,
owner of Nixa���s Keystone Building & Design,
helped his clients hone in on their prefer-
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ences free from past budget constraints.
���The owners didn���t know what they wanted
exactly; they just knew they wanted something better,��� recalls Holgerson. ���Part of my
design approach is to simply play around
with ideas and list out all the features that
excite homeowners without thinking about
money. This process allows me to identify
their conscious, as well as unconscious, wish
list, and then we can decide how to fit those
into the budget,��� he says.
The kitchen was open to the dining
area, but its L-shaped layout secluded it
from the rest of the house. Reconfiguring
the kitchen plan to expand its square footage and better connect it to the home was
the first step in the remodel. An unattractive door directly in back of the kitchen led
Kitchens more than $100,000: Gold
Master Design Awards judge Geno
Benvenuti, president, Benvenuti
and Stein, Evanston, Ill., said the
project was ���Very nicely done with
attention to detail and great use of
available space.���
to a three-car garage, and access to the
pantry was through the adjacent laundry
room. Holgerson took advantage of the
garage���s large size and moved the shared
kitchen wall back 2 ft. to increase the
kitchen���s depth. Then, he relocated the
garage access into the laundry room to
eliminate the direct pathway from the
kitchen. A new side door at the far end of
the kitchen now opens into the laundry
room to reach the garage. A second new
door on the near side of the kitchen provides direct access to the pantry. Pocket