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For places like the kitchen and bathrooms, the Huffts chose to install SAGE’s Appliance Switches and a number of Motion Sensors, which detect human motion without picking up false alarms from small sources.

Alfredo chops away in the kitchen, which features floor-to-ceiling sliding glass walls.

Kitchen

Aranzazu House - Besonías Almeida arquitectos

The corridor ends at the kitchen with a solid granite island that looks out over an open-plan dining and living area. This space features a fireplace and picture window that is set within a large concrete hearth wall.

The kitchen has been recently updated and features an island with bar seating.

In the kitchen the designers paired ancient Sicilian decorated tiles with a refreshed, modern layout.

The updated, modern kitchen has plenty of counter space.

The updated kitchen comes with a breakfast bar, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances.

The modern kitchen boasts state-of-the-art appliances.

The kitchen cabinetry is crafted from Oregon black walnut, and the countertops are honed Cambrian granite.

The galley kitchen features crisp white cabinetry with contrasting black accents.

The Nickell family, including children Dash and Arli, makes cookies in their new kitchen. "Both Shondi and Jake, being a part of Threadless, have such creative backgrounds themselves," says Suzanne. "The best part was just how seamless and easy it was to work through the colors and the palette and the materials."

"Henrybuilt’s finishes don’t hide the quality of the wood underneath. It's a refined matte finish that is amazingly easy to live with," Janet says. "I describe it like an amazing piece of linen fabric,—it gets better the more I use it."

"The owners wanted to stay away from marble for durability reasons and didn’t like the look of a lot of traditional granites,

The open-concept kitchen offers modern conveniences while retaining much of its original detailing, including the custom cabinets and exposed ceiling beams. A picture window stretches across the countertops along one wall.

Cornflower blue hexagonal tiles form the backsplash in this blue kitchen, where the tiles continue onto the countertop (often a great way to save on your budget), which is edged in copper. The blue cabinets are a solid color in contrast to the variegated tones of the tiles.

The kitchen was designed to be functional, for a family of five that likes to cook. Cabinetry and countertops resemble the colors of the wall panels and metal framing.