A Creative Flip Flop

This project was a complete transformation, taking a small cramped kitchen from the 1960s and creating an open floor plan that is inviting, contemporary, and well-designed for cooking, eating, and gathering with friends and family. A decision was needed about putting an addition on the kitchen or working with the existing space. As going beyond the footprint of a home can be an expensive proposition, we like to offer alternate options, such as considering adjacent rooms that are underutilized, and seeing how they can be re-imagined. The kitchen is now located where the dining room was and the dining room is now located where the living room was previously. The client also wanted a fireplace in the kitchen, so we recommended what is called a “bed and breakfast” fireplace. It takes up minimal space, yet is quite striking visually, and provides an added heat source. Located along a full wall of custom cabinetry, the entire side of the room in its blue-grey color provides balance, cohesively bringing the entire space together as a beautiful and welcoming central place of the home.