Kitchens

The ground floor material palette features polished concrete floors and lime washed walls.

The floors and casework are white oak, and the counters and backsplash are marble. The sconces are a custom design by Workaday, which is available through their Portland shop Daygoods.

By far the biggest transformation, the new kitchen enjoys high ceilings from the revamped roofline; all new casework, flooring, and finishes; and a large island. The stools are from 2xhome.

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Alicia and David decided to replace the outdated heating elements with underfloor heating for added comfort.

The new kitchen includes plenty of cabinet space for Alicia’s baking tools.

Alicia Freska paid to redo the space with fresh cabinetry, appliances, and flooring, while her landlord shored up the structure.

The slat wall opens to reveal a kitchen pantry.

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.

The cabinets are Peppercorn Edge from BOXI by Semihandmade, with a backsplash composed of 2x6 ‘Racing Green’ Zia Tile ($18.85/sqft). The custom Living Brass Faucet by Brassna was $512 while all the brass switch plates are from Buster + Punch. The picture lights above the shelf are 8

A pantry is tucked inside the “Flatiron” sculpture, in part also inspired by 1950’s Italian furniture designed by Gio Ponti. Thanks to this treatment, there are now easy sight lines between the kitchen and living room.

Rachel and Joe around the kitchen island they had custom built by Tom Adams Woodworking (who also made the custom spice rack above the kitchen backsplash). The chairs are by CB2 and the pan rack was made by repurposing an Umbra shower curtain rod with hooks from Amazon.

The renovated kitchen features limestone countertops, vertically oriented white Bedrosians Makoto porcelain tile, with custom ash cabinetry, maple floors, and Muuto barstools.

The great room includes several hanging ceramic pendant lights made by Moshe's brother, Isaih Porter.

The kitchen receives plenty of natural light from the French doors in back as well as from a window-lined stairway wall.

Although finding a contractor who could build the project on budget was one of the biggest challenges -- until MR Studio found the right contractor, Uriel Rosales of Delta Development Construction.

Savings were made by selecting an IKEA kitchen with simple appliances and a Caesarstone countertop.

Relocating the kitchen to the southeast corner and removing a wall helped not only connect it to the rest of the house, but created a more cinematic view of the nearby wetlands.

Lisa added a window above the sink, and moved the sink from the island, so that Brendan could watch his kids play as he cooked.