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The kitchen, kept in the same location, was opened up dramatically. Gray cabinets from IKEA are topped with honed granite countertops; an oil painting of the original cottage sits on one of the floating shelves.

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

The architects bought standard-size cabinets and played around with different configurations to make the layout feel bespoke at an affordable cost.

“I didn’t ask for a round house. Nothing against round houses, but it wasn’t like, ‘Ooh, how cool, I want to have a round house,’” says resident Mitchell Lee Marks. In the kitchen, Hot Mesh barstools from Blu Dot pull up to an island with a faucet from Kallista.

The lighting, tile, and drawer pulls all feature a circular form that was inspired by the home's curves.

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

A long window was used as a backsplash in the kitchen to bring in even more light to the space.

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

A dark and light green color palette is at the core of this kitchen in France, and helps to create an “introspective space”.

In the kitchen, the couple found barely used appliances instead of new ones to save money. The cabinetry and butcher block counters are from Ikea.

"I created an entire wall of cabinetry on the North side of the main living and dining area to organize the kitchen and living spaces,