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A Nickey Kehoe runner sits below a Waterworks faucet. "Bess and her husband requested no upper cabinets, floating shelves, or sconces,

"I thought if we made a beautiful plaster hood garage, your eye would go directly there, rather than to the functional soffit that runs the perimeter of the kitchen walls,

Scala Studio created the kitchen from scratch in the former office space.

The kitchen floor can be used as a substrate in the future if the homeowners choose to make additional renovations.

In the kitchen, pops of orange and blue break up an otherwise black-and-white palette. The bursts of color are a nod to the hues in the stained glass in the refurbished front door.

The kitchen and dining area share the parlor level. The stair runs behind the blue core and the kitchen appliances are tucked into it. Priscilla finds the kitchen more efficient than her prior, much larger kitchen. "It's amazing how little you need,

After: By knocking out a wall and building a new island, the kitchen flows more cohesively into the living room and dining room. The

Lambert & Fils lights are suspended over the island.

The backsplash and counters are marble, which will patina overtime. The couple found the handwoven rug while traveling in Morocco.

The family gathers in the kitchen, which features oak cabinets, a concrete island, and brass fixtures. The backsplash is made of pink bricks hand-selected by Alix and Onur from a nearby brickyard. The mango wood pendants were purchased in a market in Bangkok.

The founder of Polly Harbison Design transformed the 1940s home where her sister, Margot, resides with her family to include a new kitchen, a bedroom with an outdoor shower, and wide-open garden views. In the main communal areas, floor-to-ceiling glass doors and wooden screens slide open completely, allowing Margot, Ewen, and their three daughters to get fresh air.

The material palette was investigated early on, along with a variety of layout options. The end product reflected both the homeowner’s style and the unique character of the home.

The dramatic, veiny dark-green marble countertop and matching backsplash of this restored Ludwig Mies van der Rohe townhouse in Detroit aren't original, but the stone matches a variety that Mies used in other projects around the same time.

Tweak, another kitty, sits at the brass-clad kitchen island on a Ghost stool by Philippe Starck.

In the kitchen, the couple kept the original cabinets and "beautiful, custom-rolled stainless-steel counters,” says Christine. They updated the island counter, flooring, and backsplash, adding Foro marble, Concrete Collaborative tiles, and Cle tile, respectively.