Create Better Flow in Your Kitchen With European Design

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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.

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

Resources
decorative project materials
Quality Stone Supply, Inc.
7239 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91605
Phone: 818-759-7200
decorative project materials
Kitchens, Baths, Etc., Inc.
Website: www.kitchensbathsetchome.com

tile
Ann Sacks Tile & Stone Inc.
Website: www.annsacks.com

tiles
Mission Tile West
Website: www.missiontilewest.com

decorative project materials
The Great Indoors
Website: www.thegreatindoors.com

kitchen appliances and plumbing fixtures
Pacific Sales
Website: www.pacificsales.com

decorative project materials
EXPO Design Center
Website: www.expo.com

decorative painting and faux finishing
A.Allbright Painting
27903 Smyth Dr.
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-294-1159
Toll-free: 800-410-5444 (local only)
Fax: 661-294-8285
E-mail: staff@aallbright.com
Website: www.abpainting.com

paint
Benjamin Moore
Website: www.benjaminmoore.com

decorative project materials
Smith & Noble
Website: www.smithandnoble.com
Guests
Karla Beasley Holland
Designer, Design Lines
Phone: 323-420-3222
E-mail: designlines@sbcglobal.net
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