A 1980s Chevy Chase, MD home featured an outdated and compartmentalized floor plan.

But with a smart design solution for reconfiguring interior space, the home was given new life in this remodel of a kitchen, adjoining breakfast space, family room, and laundry room. Clear client requirements – an open floor plan fusing living and kitchen space – were met with a carefully planned kitchen that maximizes counter space and storage often only seen in larger homes. Reconfiguration of the current floor plan, made possible by the removal of a redundant hallway, ensures a kitchen traffic flow around the kitchen's work area – a design choice that resulted in a multifunctional entertainment and living space. Access now flows easily from the garage through the laundry room to the kitchen and into the dining room, and from the foyer through the family room into the kitchen. The newly configured kitchen features top-of-the-line appliances, built-in wall ovens, and much-needed kitchen storage. Removing a closet in the once unattractive and largely inefficient laundry room made way for new cabinetry, a new laundry sink, and a new stack washer/dryer unit. Smaller details, from custom built-ins to a secret drawer for printer storage, gave the home character and charm.

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Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL

I'd love to see the before photos, but this looks awesome. The combination of textures and finishes in the kitchen is great (what is the recycled countertop material?) and I love the fact that while the space is open, it is not so open that you can see the dirty dishes that put dinner on the table. The printer drawer is genius!

on Jan 04, 2012 · Like 0
Miriam I New York, NY

Absolutely amazing work. Thank you for sharing!

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Teresa D Snellville, GA

I like this. Nice and bright. That backsplash tile is pretty too.

on Jan 04, 2012 · Like 0
Cindy F

Colors are great

on Jan 04, 2012 · Like 0
Steve G Fort Collins, CO

Love the stealth printer. I'll have to start scheming where to hide our eyesore of a printer. I don't understand why printers have to be so ugly and unreliable. The rest of the computing world is much more attractive and reliable. Is it only because Apple doesn't make printers? Sorry, got off on a tangent. This is lovely work, and I would also be curious to see some "before" shots. Kudos.

on Jan 04, 2012 · Like 1

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