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water heater and would not per-
mit these items to be moved,
Owen remembers.
Per the clients' wishes, the
oven and microwave were moved
from the original stacked-with-
a-range setup. Now, the home-
owners have a cooktop with a
ventilation hood and drawers
underneath, and the microwave
and oven are arranged in a more
convenient setup.
Another unique feature of the
kitchen is the appliances. "They
wanted to change the appliances
out because she doesn't like stain-
less steel, so she used the white
appliances to keep the kitchen
nice and bright," Owen says. "I
was kind of concerned at first
about all the different tones of
white, but it works with the dif-
ferent materials."
Burgin explains that all the
white paired with the sandy
tones of the countertops and
the medium, brown-red floor-
ing created the beach feel the
clients wanted.
SAME PRINCIPLES,
DIFFERENT ROOMS
The two bathroom remodels
also use white to keep them light
and airy, Owen says, because
both spaces were without win-
dows. Mirrors and opaque glass
in the door helped bring natural
light into the space.
The master bathroom was
reconfigured during the pro-
cess, so the homeowners could
have a full walk-in shower. The
toilet, sink and shower drains
had to be moved to accommo-
date the shower expansion. A
wall was removed behind the
bathtub in the guest bathroom
to create approximately 4 in.
of space. A pedestal sink and
medicine cabinet were selected
by the clients to further open
the space.
A s w i t h t h e k i t c h e n
remodel, designer and builder
were conscientious of the
homeowners' budget. Talk
turned from custom cabinetry
for the master bathroom to
use of a pre-manufactured
cabinet and counter that Burgin
Construction installed.
Owen recalls helping the
client find the tile for both
bathrooms and kitchen at a
lower price. "I let her buy a lot
of things directly to help her
out, and that's fine with me,"
she says. "People pay me for my
design, so I can help get them a
little bit of a break on some of
the fixtures." QR
Photos: Nick Reeves Photography
Burgin Construction helped the
clients capture a beach feel in
their remodeled kitchen.
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