Elegant and Casual Kitchen From HGTV Dream Home 2007

By Robrt Pela

Form and Function

Most of us think "function first" when it comes to our kitchens, but for the HGTV 2007 Dream Home kitchen, designer Linda Woodrum brought form and function together in an elegant, casual room that's also well planned and purposeful.

"Let's face it. Everyone always ends up in the kitchen at every party, after work and before dinner." To address the crush of people, she's grouped casual seating around one end of the kitchen's island so party guests can visit with their host during food prep.

The arrangement also took care of one of Linda's pet peeves. "I don't like to walk in a front door and see a row of bar stools lined up at the pass-through," she says. Because the Dream Home kitchen is visible from the foyer, she moved the seating into the room, choosing stools made from branch wood topped with slices of old oak trees for seats.

Sightlines are always on Linda's mind, so she covered a window that looks out onto the neighbor's home with a cotton shade, then plunked two tall bronze lamps in front of it. "I love the fact that when you come down the hallway, you see these gorgeous lamps as your focal point."

Makeover Information

Roman shades — Ethan Allen Soft Flat Roman Shade
Color: base: TF1724 - Wrangler; Cocoa
Model # TF3409 (4-inch bias banding on three sides)
Pattern: Chevrolet in Indigo
lamps — Ethan Allen Cortland Buffet Lamp
Model # 09-7008
urn with mixed ferns — Ethan Allen
Model # 43-6813
Website: www.ethanallen.com
refrigerator — Sub-Zero
Model # RFG 642/0
bar refrigerator with ice maker — Sub-Zero
Model # 9R245 with cab front
Website: www.subzero.com
30-inch convection oven — Wolf
Model # S030f/S-SS
microwave and trim— Wolf
Model # MW24-SS (microwave), MWTRIM30/S-SS (trim)
36-inch range hood and blower — Wolf
Model # CTWH36-SS (hood), CTBLOWER-60INT-SS (blower)
36-inch gas cooktop — Wolf
Model # CT36G/S-SS
Website: www.wolfappliance.com
integrated dishwasher — Bosch
Model # SHV56CO3) with cab front
Website: www.boschappliances.com
cabinets — Medallion Cabinetry: A Division of Elkay
Website: www.medallioncabinetry.com
fixtures — Moen
Model # Lancelot 22376 Stainless Steel
Model # Showhouse Waterhill S711ORB
Website: www.medallioncabinetry.com
paint — Sherwin-Williams
Color: Latte SW 6108
Website: www.sherwin-williams.com
toaster oven — Oster
Model # 6248
Website: www.oster.com
2-quart teapot — Calphalon
Model # 4302
Website: www.calphalon.com
coffee pot — Mister Coffee
Model # IS X 23 BP
Website: www.mrcoffeestore.com
coffee press — Bodum
Website: www.bodumusa.com