BC Ranch Kitchen

Wang and the owners were meticulous about the cabinetry. They hand-selected each piece of the oak veneer to line up perfectly across each front.

A table from a Design Within Reach Outlet is joined by vintage chairs from L.A. Modern in a corner of the living room, which now opens to the kitchen. “The floor plan really tells the story,” says architect Barbara Bestor. “It’s not not the same, but it’s differently organized.”

The polished concrete floor of the kitchen continues onto the patio for cohesion. The color of the cabinetry was also chosen to link this common space to the outdoors.

kitchen’s walnut cabinetry is warm and organic compared to the off-white quartz countertops.

The new kitchen is light and bright, with dark green Reform cabinets to provide a grounding energy. "We wanted colors that were calming and soothing, and it's almost got a PNW vibe,

The custom millwork banquette with elongated back panel was designed to provide privacy between the living room and breakfast area while still maintaining the open concept of the space.

Adair and Kopp built the booth right into the kitchen island to help make the kitchen the center of the house. “It’s purposeful programming,” says Adair. “We want to have more conversations with our kids. So even if we’re cooking, we’re still right there.” The cabinets here store snacks and art supplies.

After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.

Local cabinetmaker Peter Pomerantz made the custom, white oak cabinetry and Flywheel Industrial Arts fabricated the steel hood. “It’s about lines and shadows; no hardware,” Herrmann says.

The counter and backsplash are made up of a marble slab leftover from a bigger job.

A little coffee station was built right in.

Framed by the kitchen window, a lineup of surfboards in the home’s breezeway becomes an artistic focal point.

Rift sawn white oak cabinets in the kitchen.

The fridge is concealed behind grain-matched walnut doors (and a very cute dog).

Nadarajah decided to put windows where a backsplash might go in order to bring extra light into the kitchen. "The birch cabinets were custom-designed to be the length of a wok and the height of a cake dome," she says.

White Oak Cabinetry and Matte Black Touches

The kitchen underwent the most dramatic change, being relocated to the back of the house adjacent to the living room. White Oak floors and casework and new Kolbe windows warm up the space. The pendant light is from Design Within Reach, and the bar stools are custom from Sean Woolsey.

The backsplash and counters are Caesarstone, and a floating white oak shelf was positioned flush with the hood vent for a cleaner look.

The kitchen island and cabinets at this Melbourne renovation are made of recycled timber, taking cue from the wooden bookcase that designer Kim Kneipp installed during the home’s first restyling.