Project Highlights
•The owners of this small, dark,
functionally challenged kitchen dreamed
of a bright, contemporary space, with
more efficient use of space and storage,
and integrated, table-height seating for
their family of three.
•Designer Beverly Leigh Binns
addressed the kitchen’s inherent design
flaws, which included removing the
divider wall to the left of the dining
room doorway to open up the space;
removing the old ceiling treatment to
increase ceiling height; removing a small
window on the cooktop elevation to
better utilize the wall space; moving the
original refrigerator location to the
opposite side of the room to utilize the
depth of that wall; and replacing an
existing solid exterior door with a glass-
framed door and a new larger window
to bring in more natural light.
•Binns also created a design feature
out of the kitchen’s greatest design chal-
lenge. Due to the location of the
entrance into the kitchen from the hall-
way,there was not enough space on one
side of the kitchen for the standard-
depth cabinets. By stepping in the cabi-
nets on both sides of the sink elevation,
the attention is drawn away from this
awkward situation.
•The maple wood cabinetry with a
Lascala door style and a Golden Sunset
finish from SieMatic and ochre-colored
DuPont Corian countertops not only
lend the space its contemporary aes-
thetic value, but they also provide the
owners with the increased storage they
so desired. The bone-colored DuPont
Corian tabletop solves the kitchen’s
original seating dilemma and breaks up
the long and narrow feel of the space.
•Products include:maple wood cab-
inetry with a Lascala door style and a
Golden Sunset finish from SieMatic,plus
custom,aluminum-framed,glass cabinets
with integral lighting and an integral
hanging rail system below, and a custom
stainless steel tambour unit for the
microwave with an automatic shut-off
switch in the door; DuPont Corian
Ochre main countertops and DuPont
Corian Bone built-in tabletop; a 30" gas
Miele cooktop; a 24" AEG Competence
oven; a 36" Miele stainless steel hood
with integrated lighting; a 30" stainless
steel Amana refrigerator with a bottom
freezer;an 18" stainless steel Miele dish-
washer; a Franke undermount, stainless
steel sink with a KWC DOMO,brushed
nickel faucet; 12"x12" Cromlech Rosso
porcelain tile flooring; and a MYSON
Select white radiator.
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in a very natural stain,” she says.
Custom cabinetry options in the form of a
pantry with four internal, roll-out drawers, a
pull-out spice cabinet, tall upper cabinets and a
bank of drawers with a cutlery divider were
installed to increase storage and function.
Acustom stainless steel tambour unit for the
microwave completes the contemporary feel of
the cabinetry. This door features an automatic
shut-off switch that disconnects the microwave
immediately if the door is rolled
down while the microwave is in
use, notes Binns.
To extend the contemporary
feel of the cabinetry, Binns
installed ochre-colored DuPont
Corian countertops around the
kitchen, and incorporated a
bone-colored DuPont Corian
tabletop. “The countertop was
used to bring in a soft touch of
color into the room. The bone-
colored, built-in table, along
with the bone-colored painted
trims, provided contrast against
the chocolate-colored walls,”
she explains.
The cabinetry and countertops
lend contemporary aesthetic value
and provide the owners with the
increased storage they so desired.
And the tabletop – created by
extending the base cabinets to the
right of the a 30" gas Miele cooktop
at an angle – solves the kitchen’s
original seating dilemma and breaks
up the long and narrow feel of the
space, elaborates Binns.
The designer also installed a bevy
of other stainless steel appliances,
such as a 24" AEG Competence
oven; a 36" Miele stainless steel
hood with integrated lighting; a 30"
stainless steel Amana refrigerator
with a bottom freezer; and an 18"
stainless steel Miele dishwasher.
A Franke undermount, stainless
steel sink with a KWC DOMO
brushed nickel faucet completes
the kitchen’s function.
Safety features that also comple-
ment Binn’s design and add to the
ambience of the new space include
low-voltage, recessed lighting and the applica-
tion of non-slip, 12"x12" Cromlech Rosso
porcelain tile to the floor.
“The clients of this ‘big, little kitchen’ are
more than happy with the new layout of the
space,” remarks Binns. “They have a brighter,
more open-feeling kitchen with ample
countertop and storage space, as well as a
room that reflects their lifestyle and a space
in which they enjoy spending time.”
Reprinted with permission from Kitchen and Bath
Design News.
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Binns’ new design addressed |
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design’s flaws: She removed the divider wall to the left of the
dining room doorway to open up the space,and a small window on the cooktop elevation to better utilize the wall space,
and she replaced an existing exterior door with a glass-framed
door and a new,larger window to bring in more light. |
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The bone-colored DuPont
Corian tabletop – created by
extending the base cabinets
to the right of the 30" gas Miele
cooktop at an angle – solves
the kitchen’s original seating
dilemma and breaks up the long
and narrow feel of the space,
notes designer Binns. |
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