The Baumanns live in a typical ranch-style house, with an open-concept living-dining area and kitchen. But, with a family of 6, they needed to have more flexibility in these spaces—there was no eating counter, and there was an awkward 1/2 wall between the dining and living areas. The cabinets were also outdated, and there was a very small pantry. They also needed a more organized mudroom space between the garage and kitchen, which had been a laundry, and just became a dumping ground for boots, coats and backpacks.
Our design removed the 1/2 wall, created an eating/work counter for 5, with a seamless, quartz counter from the kitchen side to the barstool side. This area was delineated with pendant lights over the work counter.
We moved the refrigerator from the wall next to the master bedroom to what was an under-used corner in the mudroom, creating a much larger pantry with sliding barn doors.
Future plans are to add box beams to the ceiling, and a built-in tv and display area in the living room.”
We incorporated more cabinet space and better lighting, with two tiers of cabinets and a corner cabinet with appliance storage. The upper tier has LED lighting for display, and under-cabinet LEDs light up the work surface.
Future plans are to add box beams to the ceiling, and a built-in tv and display area in the living room.
We moved the refrigerator from the wall next to the master bedroom to what was an under-used corner in the mudroom, creating a much larger pantry with sliding barn doors.
Created a much larger pantry with sliding barn doors.
We incorporated more cabinet space and better lighting, with two tiers of cabinets and a corner cabinet with appliance storage. The upper tier has LED lighting for display, and under-cabinet LEDs light up the work surface.
The mudroom was also a huge improvement, with cubby storage for boots and shoes, a bench for taking off footwear, easy to hang hooks for kid’s coats, and upper, closed storage for off-season items. This was all finished off in a beautiful, hickory wood built-in unit, giving it all some enclosure and structure.
Our design removed the 1/2 wall, created an eating/work counter for 5, with a seamless, quartz counter from the kitchen side to the barstool side. This area was delineated with pendant lights over the work counter.