Wonderful Project

I have just finished a wonderful project that I thought I would share with you. It was a renovation of kitchen and family room. The family room is sunken and in the kitchen an oak railing that overlooked the family room.  I have done 100s of kitchen renovations over the years but what made this so unique was the client’s need for more of an area to entertain and still allow for a functional family space.  The oak railing between the two rooms with a two step difference in height created a challenge to make it all come together as one.  With such a large room, we decided to do built-ins in the family room along the long wall and float the sofa in front of it.  The challenge was where to put a TV and for a designer that is always an issue.  The solution was to design a TV cabinet below where the railing sits and on the kitchen side put a bank of drawers and a wine rack.  Our cabinet maker was even unsure on how this was going to work, but after a number of consultations we got it to look great!!  He had to make the cabinet at two heights which was a bit tricky, but it turned out great.  The granite top extending over both sides provides a wonderful area for serving hors d’oeuvres and drinks to guests.  Take a look at the project on our website, some of the pictures are shown under “kitchens” and some are shown under “living room/family rooms.”  Post a comment or send me an email and tell me what you think.