kitchen

The updated kitchen now include a Bluesky gas stove with eight burners, streamlined cabinetry, and a wine fridge.

Nick redid the kitchen, adding custom tile from Mexican brand Lofa to break of the home’s swaths of wood.

Quynh-Vy and her sisters Tuvy Pham and Yenvy Pham share a laugh while folding shrimp dumplings. “I wanted a kitchen big enough for everyone to gather in,” says Quynh-Vy, “but even though it’s big, it feels warm and intimate. It draws everyone in.”

Seattle-based Shed Architecture & Design worked with kitchen systems company Space Theory to create Quynh-Vy’s dream kitchen, complete with pink cabinets, open walnut shelving, and a 12-foot marble island.

The team dropped the ceiling in the kitchen in order to be able to run lines for the air conditioner. The curved wall around the banquette conceals HVAC for the living room.

"Because the site is almost completely under tree cover, there was initial concern about the interiors being too dark,

Modern Windsor chairs by Hay surround an oak extension table by Ethnicraft. “You flip a lever and it gets larger,” Lachapelle says. The original plan called for a center island, but the owners wanted the flexibility of a table they could also use as a prep surface. The oak cabinet behind the sofa is on casters for additional utility. “We can even use it outside,” the husband says.

Bovee and Kirkpatrick eat at the table he designed. The cooktop, oven, and dishwasher are by Bosch; Bren Reis of Earthbound industries made the cabinets.

Hess combined a John Boos butcher-block table with a piece carved by local wood sculptor Vince Skelly to create a sculptural kitchen island. "As soon as [Skelly] brought that in there, [Charlie and Todd's] little daughter hopped up on it and owned it. So, that's where she hangs out in the kitchen," says Hess.

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The Invisacook induction range sits beneath the porcelain countertops, giving the couple, who love to cook together, a few extra feet of prep space. The architects removed the original hinges on the cabinets, replacing them with a hidden version that modernizes the look.

Oak cabinetry and reclaimed Corian counters provide rich textures in the sunlight-filled kitchen.