Kitchen

New Kitchen detail

To flip the house, they eliminated the second story, taking the ceilings high and the windows wide. To make up for the lost square footage, they added on a wing, built a separate garage with a guest apartment above it, and brought the hangout spaces to the front to capitalize on the views. "The original house had good, solid bones,” says Jennifer. “What if the whole wall was windows?” the homeowner asked, and that certainly worked—sunlight pours in through entire house from the front floor to ceiling window wall.

We think this centrally located custom metal/brass bar is an entertainers dream!

This airy home makes the most of its beachside location with sustainable design, careful siting, and an expansive, glazed facade.

A galley-style kitchen is tucked away at the side of the house, but accessible from the main living areas.

Hatchet Design Build took a contemporary approach with this kitchen while still drawing from the a traditional palette. The grain-matched walnut cabinets echo the walnut pocket doors elsewhere.

The opposite view of the kitchen.

A large picture window provides endless views of the Cascade Mountains from this contemporary, open kitchen.

Walnut cabinets and crisp white countertops create a streamlined, modern kitchen.

Merlin Eayrs and Zoe Chan Eayrs with their daughter.

IKEA cabinets get an upgrade with modern Plykea plywood doors.

An Arteriors Wahlburg Chandelier hangs over the kitchen countertop.

Salminen chose flame birch for the cabinetry for its remarkable wavy wood grain.

Grayish-green cabinets introduce one of the two main colors in the space. The white quartz countertop and backsplash provide a clean, minimal aesthetic.

Dana Broza of Danka Design Studio was enchanted when she found this alluring bit of green in Tel Aviv's concrete jungle. Through unconventional space planning and creative design solutions, the designer completely transformed an outdated and dark midcentury apartment into a colorful and bright "Urban Jungle." In the kitchen, natural materials such as wood and rattan blend with pops of color. A simple overhang introduces additional seating at the counter.

The kitchen was conceived as a "pod" that subtly separates the living and dining areas. The pendant light over the Carrara marble island is by Archier.

The kitchen and dining areas have parquet floors. Large, pivoting glazed doors open to the paved garden.

"The shelves with green-painted interiors—a nod to the cases found in old bookshelves—house the artist’s collection of comics, vinyl records, and objects," says Semerene.