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By Stacey Freed & Leah Thayer, Senior Editors Read Article as PDF |
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For instance, besides having three doorways and full-height windows on two walls, the kitchen was (and is) the sole access point to the floors above and below. The 7-foot 10-inch ceilings were problematic for the 6-foot tall owners, who love to cook and entertain. Complicating matters, the kitchen’s petite footprint could not change.
Judges also admired the “cool juxtaposition of materials” and “bold use of color,” including reflective products that enhance a sense of expansiveness. |
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REMODELING MAGAZINE
The 2008 Remodeling Design Awards drew a record-setting 340 entries in its 24th annual competition. The program resulted in 21 awards across nice categories: 1 Best of the Year, 8 Grand, 11 Merit and 1 Honorable Mention.
Purchased in a foreclosure, this once-glorious stick-style Carpenter Gothic Victorian home presented more than the usual challenges, including its most recent use as a three-apartment tenement house. This phase of its renovation focused on the 225-square-foot kitchen, which was not the heart of the home but “the left elbow,” says designer Lisa Wilson-Wirth.
In this gut remodel, Wilson-Wirth and contractor Tom Nardini accomplished what the judges called a “skillful insertion of the unexpected.” Instead of a kitchen triangle, there are four work zones – wet work, storage, cooking, and dining – to accommodate multiple cooks. A 36-inch high peninsula table creates a second work counter, and sliding door pantries, a roll-up appliance garage, and a pull-out breakfast bar limit obstructions.  |
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