This family home in Sebastopol, in the northern California wine country, had to be completely accessible, since one of the children, Ian, was in a wheelchair. The solution was to create an open-plan space with smooth concrete floors, and a massive slab of cypress perched atop sawhorses that provides storage for pots and pans. Photo 7 of 11 in Dwell's Coolest Kitchens by Jaime Gillin

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This family home in Sebastopol, in the northern California wine country, had to be completely accessible, since one of the children, Ian, was in a wheelchair. The solution was to create an open-plan space with smooth concrete floors, and a massive slab of cypress perched atop sawhorses that provides storage for pots and pans.