Qualified Remodeler Magazine

JAN 2016

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Likewise the countertop is a very dark brown-an- tique granite in a leather fnish. "So if you touch it," Machado-Rosas says, "it is texturized with a highly polished satin fnish." In the end, the kitchen project was transformative for the client, says Harper. And the positive outcome would have been greatly diminished had the team from Jackson Design not stepped back to look at the bigger possibilities. | DESIGNING THE SPACE Machado-Rosas, an interior designer by training, runs a staf of 20 designers at Jackson Design, and drew on her nine years of experience to put this kitchen together. Although it is, in some ways, just black and white, it also manages to be warm and full of subtleties. Te large set of built-in cabinets that house the refrig- erator and fat-screen television are designed to appear as a single massive piece of furniture. Behind that wall is the existing family room, which can be accessed through doors on either side. In this section and throughout the kitchen, the cabinet doors are simple, almost Shaker, but not 100 percent Shaker. Tere is a small strip of molding lining the inside of each cabinet front. Tis is intended to be the entertaining side of the kitchen. Guests come in, sidle up to the massive island and can interact with the cook at work on the opposite side. Te cooking side of the island is characterized by a monolithic and beautiful backsplash/ slab of Calacatta Honed Marble, which is also the coun- tertop material. "Te client showed me pictures that she liked," Machado-Rosas says. "She did cutouts from a bunch of magazines, and a consistent theme was white cabinets in a Shaker style. Tat is where the inspiration started; also the fact that she's Italian and loves marble. She is also a ballerina, so being Italian and a ballerina she is elegant and graceful." With the room arranged as it is, the cook can glance across at the television, out into the dining room or the family room, all without having guests come into her work space. Te fnal wall is the cleaning zone. A large stainless steel farm-style sink from Kohler is modern in appearance and traditional in form, as is the faucet. A pair of built in dishwashers fank the sink, and, more importantly, there is ample counter space for cleanup work. Cleanup time is certainly made more pleasant with the enormous bank of windows overlooking an outdoor grilling area and the view beyond. Amazingly, the outdoor grilling area was already in place prior to construction. It was accessed via exterior doors from the family room. A new exterior door to the left of the sink ofers more direct access to that outdoor space, which won't remain in its current confguration very long. According to Harper, a fuller outdoor living space around the kitchen area will soon be in the ofng. A word about the fooring and island top: Te dark hues were softened to avoid stark contrasts and to warm the space up, Machado-Rosas explains. "Te fooring is oak with some distressing and then stained. And that is why you see the diferent tones. It is dark, almost ebony. If you look at it, it's almost like the fur of a bear. It is really, really beautiful." 10'-3" CLG The "before" plan shows the first floor with existing kitchen shaded in the upper center. The shaded area, lower right, indicates the location of the new kitchen. Below is detail of the finished kitchen, situated between the formal dining room and the family room. SEE MORE PHOTOS of this project on QualifiedRemodeler.com QualifiedRemodeler.com QR January 2016 35 DW EXISTING FLOOR PLAN E X I S T I N G F L O O R P L A N E X I S T I N G F L O O R P L A N E F P D W Before After

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