W o i l d M a g s B
home
kitchens
tJ P Pt
Kate says the Island,
above, is a hangout for
her children and their
friends. She believes
having the cooktop in
the island has
encouraged the kids’
interest in cooking.
With a long table
perpendicular to the
island,
left,
the new
breakfast area feels
like part of the
kitchen* “We only
added 200 square feet,
but by reconfiguring, it
feels like we added
more,” John says.
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The Ideas
ISLAND
FUNCTION
T h e
V /ix
12
-foot
islan d is w id e enough
for storage on b o th
sides and lon g enough
to p rovid e elb o w room
arou n d th e cooktop.
FLEXIBLE
SEATING
A cu sh io n ed ben ch
re la x e s the eating
area, w h ich can hold
a cro w d — an d o ften
d oes. N earby F rench
d oo rs let th e p a rty
m ove ou tsid e to a
seco n d din in g sp o t.
COLOR SH IFTS
Cabinets in w hite and
tw o shades of gray-
blue set the room ’s
palette. Pale blue w alls
and turquoise accents
com plete th e schem e.
SOLID
SURFACES
For the islan d
co u n ter, d esign er
T ish K ey su g g ested
carrara m arble; o th er
co u n ters are honed
gran ite. T he F austs
like th eir d u rab ility
and u se only soap and
w a ter to clean both .
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BETTE II HOMES AMD CARD E MS |
OCTOBER
2010
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