Create Better Flow in Your Kitchen With European Design

See how one family's inadequate kitchen is transformed into a scrumptious European cookery with contemporary flair.

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Filed under: Kitchen Design, Kitchen Makeovers, Kitchens, Contemporary Style, Makeover, Design Style

After

After getting married and combining families, Lori and Dan's kitchen has become a common stomping ground. Unfortunately, it's too small and restricted for the daily activity it receives. Although they both would like to open up the space and create a better flow, the couple's agreement ends there. With Lori's desire for earthy and rich colors and Dan's vision of a stark white room, it's up to host and interior designer Michael Payne and interior designer Karla Holland to merge the couple's contrasting ideas and expand their inadequate kitchen into a scrumptious European cookery with contemporary flair.

Before

granite countertops (Santa Cecilia Dark) — Quality Stone Supply, Inc.
cabinets (Kitchen Craft), kitchen island (Craft Maid), doors for island and cabinets (Brookfield, Mocha Glaze finish) — Kitchens, Bath, Etc.
slate floor tile — Anaheim Slate in Cactus (desert) — Ann Sacks
backsplash tile (3"x6" glazed field tile by Pratt & Larson, color: R2; 3"x3" Pratt & Larson, color: R74; 1 3/4" x8" rail tile, Tiberon series, color: Garden; 1"x7 1/4" liner tile, Collier series, color: Pinot; Fleur de lis dots, Avingnon series, color: Pinot; 6"x6" Classic Deco, Tiberon series, color: Garden) — Mission Tile West
range (DCS: 48" Dual Rane — Executive Chef – DS-486GLSS), sink (Kohler: Undermount Enameled Cast Iron — K-5814), dishwasher (Kitchen Aid: Superpa model KUD01-01, fully integrated console), refrigerator (Kitchen Aid); pendant lights (Kichler: Tannery Bronze 2740-TZ, Satin etched sunset Glass) — The Great Indoors
faucet (Mico: Sea Shore 7711-cp, Satin Nickel) — Pacific Sales
Carmel swivel counter stool — Home Expo Design Center
custom faux finishes and decorative painting — A. Allbright
wall color (#1510, Dried Basil) — Benjamin Moore
Roman shades (Flat Roman, Vintage Stripe Sage #302) — Smith & Noble