Project Highlights
•Anthony Binns, CKD, CBD, faced several challenges in this kitchen
redesign, including an existing, restrictive U-shape design that could not accommodate more than one cook, let alone entertaining, and a table area that was
crowded by an existing eating bar and peninsula. Scads of cookbooks littered
the existing eating bar from one end to the other, while notes and Post-Its
found everywhere in the space created the need for a central desk area.
•The redesign not only had to address these issues, but also include such
client requests as increased function and storage and entertaining capabilities,
better lighting and removal of a large, unsightly bulkhead.
•To overcome these challenges, Binns moved the existing wall that sepa-
rated the kitchen and laundry area to create a larger floorplan for the kitchen.
He also chose an island design, and removed the peninsula, to open up the
table area and create room for two cooks.
•Other functional improvements included installing a semi-tall wall cabi-
net at the entrance of the kitchen so as to bring in more natural light from
the window over the desk area; recessed cookbook storage cabinets; and
recessed halogen lights on a dimmer switch.
•The redesign further included the removal of an unused den, the relocation of a hidden powder room and the creation of a more multi-functional
laundry room.
•Products include: Bergamo Cherry SieMatic ‘A’ Series cabinetry in
Cinnamon; Franke RGX 160 sink; stainless steel Miele hood fan, dishwasher
and oven; Heartland Appliances 3805 stainless steel cooktop; Kohler sandbar
pedestal sink and toilet and Kohler brushed nickel faucet; granite Giallo
Veneziano countertops and backsplash and Mannington non-slip flooring.
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Appliances
and a desk top featuring
a Cherry Cinnamon
finish, he notes.
Binns adds: “A semi-tall
wall oven cabinet was
used at the entrance of
the kitchen, as well,
because it helped to
bring more natural light
from the window over
the desk area.”
Lighting, in fact, was
crucial to the design,
according to Binns,
with the new design
enhancing the overall
lighting scheme. It
included general, task
and ambient lighting.
He integrated recessed
halogen can lights around
the kitchen to create good
working light, complete
with a dimmer switch for
added flexibility.
Binns added thin fluo-
rescent fixtures to be used
as task lighting and a decorative hanging
fixture over the tempered-glass table for
appropriate ambient lighting.
Binns also addressed safety issues with a
fire extinguisher, smoke alarm, Mannington
non-slip flooring and ground fault circuit
interrupters on all receptacles within six
feet of any water source.
OTHER ROOMS
Acrucial element of this project, Binns
points out, was the successful integration
of other rooms in the home with the
kitchen.
“The clients hated the location of
the powder room. We were able to
re-use the existing den door location
for a powder room entrance,” adding
that the space was moved to a more
logical location for family and guests.
“The closet behind the new powder
room door also gave them storage for
household items that were seldom
used,” he notes.
Additionally, Binns created a
laundry room that would function
for crafts, sewing and laundry while
providing a folding area.
He says: “The new location of the
powder room seemed so natural for
this home, and the larger laundry
room fulfilled the family’s needs.”
He adds: “What the client’s loved
the most was the improved traffic
flow of the new design. They [told
me] it almost feels like they have
moved into another home.”
Reprinted with permission from
Kitchen & Bath Design News.
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A chief desk featuring a Cherry |
| Cinnamon finish
was integrated into the design to accommodate the
clients’ collection of cookbooks and add an elegant feel.
Photo: Global Photography, Turlo Roman |
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To create a
large, open
floorplan, |
| Binns moved
the existing
wall that separated the kitchen and
laundry area
and removed
the den,
which was
seldom used
by the clients. |
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