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Rustic and Contemporary

Kitchen Design : Episode KDE-1010 -- More Projects »
Host Joan Kohn visits the rustic California contemporary home of Nanci and John Rosenfeld , who updated their '70s kitchen by tearing out walls and opening up the kitchen. Architect Ric Abramson of David Gray Architects designed a series of four spaces related to each other: the cooking area, the island/entertaining space , a more formal eating area, and office. He created an attractive, highly functional space by blending the rustic look of the original kitchen with the contemporary preferences of the family.

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The updated kitchen was designed as a series of spaces--the cooking area, entertaining island, eating space and office--that flow into each other.
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The U-shaped kitchen is anchored by the stainless-steel stove topped with ledge stone, and lit with a corner window and skylights.

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The rustic Douglas fir ceiling has exposed beams and skylights.
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The island, which has a raised glass counter, separates the working area of the kitchen from the family room.
  • Rustic materials, like the Douglas fir exposed-beam ceiling, slate flooring and ledge stone, are casually combined with more contemporary materials like stainless steel for the cooker and backsplashes, and pale blue plastic laminate cabinets.
  • Natural light floods the spaces from strategically placed skylights, a corner window and windows between rooms that share the light.
  • The island is the center for entertaining, with its maple butcher block top and raised glass shelf. Three colored glass pendant lights on a dimmer switch are suspended from an awning that drops down over the island to create a more intimate sense of space.
  • The breakfast table has stainless-steel legs and frosted glass insets. The banquette seating provides extra storage.

Guests
Ric Abramson
Architect, David Gray Architects
URL: www.davidgrayarchitects.com
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