indoors
REAL-LIFE RESCUE
DISCOVERY:
PENINSULA POWER
GROW AN A SSET
The Vranians’old
peninsula did a good
job of separating the
kitchen from the
dining room but little
else. Now, a friend
or two seated at the
peninsula can watch
the action going on
in the kitchen, and
the cook enjoys
an efficient new
dishwasher and
sleek apron-front
stainless-steel sink.
PULL UP A CHAIR
By extending the
peninsula’s granite
countertop into the
dining room and
supporting it with
brackets, Justine
gained attractive and
much-needed
seating outside the
kitchen’s traffic flow.
Shecozied up the
adjustable black-
metal stools with
ruffle-trimmed
linen cushions.
G ET MORE DONE
When young
daughter Avery takes
a nap, Justine turns
the peninsula into a
light-duty office and
art studio. New
pendant lights
brighten the counter
and open shelves
underneath keep
papers and supplies
at hand. A drawer
and a door hide files
and a fax/copy
machine.
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JUNE 2008 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
