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The latest look in kitchens is large, pristine, neutral clear cut lines and totally clutter-free. This was the look that carried off the 2008 Regional Chrysalis Award for The Best Kitchen Remodeling
The latest look in kitchens is large, pristine, neutral clear cut lines and totally clutter-free. This was the look that carried off the 2008 Regional Chrysalis Award for The Best Kitchen Remodeling
Supreme care has been taken with every feature in this kitchen, with a silent stainless and glass hood fan ensuring total peace. The most functional parts of the kitchen are enclosed behind large streamlined closet doors, which blend in so well with the room that they approximately appear to be another wall.
However, there is no cramped feeling inside; there is gap for pantry storage and room to maneuver trolleys on wheels etc. With most of the working of the kitchen kept here, the require for clutter is gone. In the kitchen proper, a large deep kitchen sink and stainless steel stove complement the palest of silver gray granite work surface.
With walls, neutrals and stainless steel, doors and paintwork in white, one almost gets the feel of an office rather than a kitchen. In this respect the designer gives a whole different feel to a 'kitchen'. Even the handles of drawers and cabinets are shaped and concealed rather than being displayed as a door handle.
Many of the drawer units are designed along the lines of a 'filing cabinet' look, adding to the well-organized atmosphere of the kitchen. The seamless look of the kitchen integrates entirely with a modern floating fireplace.
In one design a large floating pantry, touching neither floor nor ceiling houses a particular fridge and dishwasher just for the children and joins into the breakfast room.
Great attention has been paid to aspect, with features such as non-drip edges molded into the stainless steel ledges. Each cupboard and drawer interior is a gasp of amazement as original ideas rush at you. One cutlery drawer has a wooden butchers block inside with vertical slats to home each knife.
Supreme care has been taken with every feature in this kitchen, with a silent stainless and glass hood fan ensuring total peace. The most functional parts of the kitchen are enclosed behind large streamlined closet doors, which blend in so well with the room that they approximately appear to be another wall.
However, there is no cramped feeling inside; there is gap for pantry storage and room to maneuver trolleys on wheels etc. With most of the working of the kitchen kept here, the require for clutter is gone. In the kitchen proper, a large deep kitchen sink and stainless steel stove complement the palest of silver gray granite work surface.
With walls, neutrals and stainless steel, doors and paintwork in white, one almost gets the feel of an office rather than a kitchen. In this respect the designer gives a whole different feel to a 'kitchen'. Even the handles of drawers and cabinets are shaped and concealed rather than being displayed as a door handle.
Many of the drawer units are designed along the lines of a 'filing cabinet' look, adding to the well-organized atmosphere of the kitchen. The seamless look of the kitchen integrates entirely with a modern floating fireplace.
In one design a large floating pantry, touching neither floor nor ceiling houses a particular fridge and dishwasher just for the children and joins into the breakfast room.
Great attention has been paid to aspect, with features such as non-drip edges molded into the stainless steel ledges. Each cupboard and drawer interior is a gasp of amazement as original ideas rush at you. One cutlery drawer has a wooden butchers block inside with vertical slats to home each knife.
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