1936 Wauwatosa Colonial Kitchen Remodeling

The owners of this 1936 colonial home in a historic area of Wauwatosa bought the property knowing they would remodel the existing kitchen. The space had been renovated in the 1950’s using painted metal cabinets, laminate countertops, and vinyl floor. To be exact, a very unattractive and inappropriate kitchen for this style of home.
The main problems with the existing kitchen, besides the aesthetics, were dead corners, undersized range space, an oversized window, plumbing leaks, and inadequate storage, counterpace, and lighting.
The objectives of the new kitchen design were to create a kitchen that would meet the needs and requirements of the new homeowners. They needed an attractive and time-period appropriate kitchen, one that would handle the daily needs of a gourmet cook, and had the modern amenities now available in new kitchens.
The homeowners loved the look of granite, but did not want the maintenance of this type of product. Therefore, Zodiac countertops were installed, a quartz-based product that looks very similar to granite, but does not have the same maintenance issues. Mystic Black was chosen for the main body of the kitchen to provide for a contrasting look to the cabinets and Indus Red was chosen as an accent piece for the island to coordinate with the red knobs of the Viking range top.
The Viking range top is a complimentary focal point of the kitchen. A raised area of Zodiac countertop was used as a back splash and a stainless steel industrial fan finish the range top all composition. Notice the stepped upper under cabinet task lighting, as well as above accent lighting.


The owners were using larger appliances, such as a Sub-Aero refrigerator, 36’’ Viking gas range top, and a 30’’ Viking built-in oven. The final design had to have space for the appliances, as well as enough workspace around them to allow for proper usage.
Close photos of the island. Note the detailing to the leg design, as well as the overhang allowing for two small stool spaces. Drawers open to both sides of the unit.
The Viking range top is a complimentary focal point of the kitchen. A raised area of Zodiac countertop was used as a back splash and a stainless steel industrial fan finish the range top all composition. Notice the stepped upper under cabinet task lighting, as well as above accent lighting.


The owners were using larger appliances, such as a Sub-Aero refrigerator, 36’’ Viking gas range top, and a 30’’ Viking built-in oven. The final design had to have space for the appliances, as well as enough work space around them to allow for proper usage.
The Viking range top is a complimentary focal point of the kitchen. A raised area of Zodiac countertop was used as a back splash and a stainless steel industrial fan finish the range top all composition. Notice the stepped upper under cabinet task lighting, as well as above accent lighting.


The owners were using larger appliances, such as a Sub-Aero refrigerator, 36’’ Viking gas range top, and a 30’’ Viking built-in oven. The final design had to have space for the appliances, as well as enough work space around them to allow for proper usage.
The new kitchen provides the owner with more continuous counter space, as well as a work island that is treated as a furniture piece. Notice the coordination of the Indus Red Zodiac top with the Viking range top knobs.
Now the built in sub-zero refrigerator is located in an easy access area close to counter space and the work island. The door opening to the back hall is cased in wide Colonial trim as well as wide Colonial baseboard.
The new kitchen provides the owner with more continuous counter space, as well as a work island that is treated as a furniture piece. Notice the coordination of the Indus Red Zodiac top with the Viking range top knobs.
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