Kitchens

The kitchen was made sleeker with white, flat-front cabinets and quartzite counters, which terminate on one side with a walnut base floated in front of the door.

An oversized skylight illuminates the kitchen throughout the day.

Grasscloth wallpaper from Wallquest has been added to the kitchen. This was one of the many ways Kate accomplished her design goal of bringing the "outside in."

The white countertops are made from concrete and the wooden cabinets have been painted a subtle shade of sage. The floors are white oak hardwood.

The one-time guest bedroom on the parlor level is now the kitchen, where one of the draws is the island, raised on a brushed stainless steel frame and legs.

Custom cement tile from Villa Lagoon Tile now covers the kitchen backsplash.

This home that was built atop of home constructed in World War I is completely reimagined by Daniel Rabin and Annie Ritz of local architecture and design firm And And And Studio. Details like fluted white cabinetry in the kitchen give this LA home a posh look.

The expansive new kitchen has a generous sliding glass door to the yard and cabinetry is outfitted in plain-sawn walnut. "The wood is close in tone to the existing mahogany woodwork, but it has a more expressive grain," says Chadbourne. "We used it at all new cabinetry in flat, flush panels. The walnut’s grain character is the design element rather than the cabinetry construction details."

The family room displays Ashley’s reference materials and heirlooms, including a porcelain vase made by her grandmother.

The open layout brings breathing room to the new dining area. To the right is the home's central opening, built around a set of custom stairs.

In the relocated kitchen, on the annex's ground floor, a whole wall, from cabinets to backsplashes (as well as the adjacent island), was painted green, as if they're single pieces of furniture.

Vertical-grain Douglas fir and Heath tiles reinforce the clean lines in the kitchen. “It’s one of my favorite places to be,” says Kate. “It just brings me joy to see our things displayed on the open shelf.” The range is from Miele, and the counters are Quartzite.

In the dining room, enlarging the window opening brings more light and connections to the exterior, while a new wet bar creates opportunities for entertaining. The table is custom, and chairs and rug are from CB2. The pendant lights are Design Within Reach.

Architect Merritt Amanti Palminteri reinvented her family home to add volume, flow, and infinite charm without changing the footprint.

The double-height wall of windows in the living room looks out on the property and was a big draw on their first walk-through.