indoors
KITCHENS
V i n t a g e
L i g h t
Plenty of windows and creative cabinetry give
a newly authentic kitchen a fresh outlook
w ritten and produced
by
MARY JO BOWLING
photos
JAMES CARRIERS
OLD-SCHOOL STYLE “Our vintage
stove was one of the things that
inspired the remodel,” says Patty
Neal,
top.
The bridge-style
gooseneck faucet is another period
touch. A new back door,
above,
offers access to the new deck.
G
arl K lom pus and Patty Neal assum ed they w ould m erely
reconfigure existing space w hen they rem odeled their
cram ped San Francisco kitchen. But once they met w ith
architect Robert Baum , they concluded an addition was
needed. B y relocating the kitchen to the back of the house
and pushing out three exterior w alls, they gained
function—and lots of light.
“T h e y had a problem that’s com m on to old houses. Three-q uarters of the
house was really nice, but the kitchen seemed like an afterthought,” says
Baum . “W hen the house was b u ilt in
1915
, people d id n ’t care about natural
light in a kitchen or a connection to the outdoors. W e wanted to give the
fam ily a m odern kitchen w ith light and openness.”
C a rl and Patty liked the idea of an open plan, yet they wanted to respect
the hom e’s Craftsm an style. T h e
275
-square-foot kitchen achieves both.
O ld -style double-hung w indow s w rap around a new d in in g nook, and fixed
w indow s above upper cabinets brighten the w ork core w ith southern light.
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