kitchens

The existing Christopher Peacock kitchen flows into the breakfast area and family room for a gathering space that runs the expanse of the house. The designers painted and mirrored the range hood to make it feel more connected to the rest of the redesign.

The kitchen countertops are Jet Mist, a honed gray granite that looks like soapstone but is more durable, while the upper cabinets are walnut, and the lowers are white lacquer.

In the kitchen, a cabinet to the left of the farmhouse sink conceals an integrated panel-front Sub-Zero refrigerator.

The kitchen has ample prep space with two full islands and a console counter along the back wall.

A stained oak island topped with Imperial Danby marble lends warmth to the kitchen.

Waterworks tile and Benjamin Moore Chimichurri spice up the pantry with its hammered polished-nickel sink from Native Trails.

The kitchen’s contemporary lines are warmed by a white-oak acoustical ceiling and matching cabinets topped with Caesarstone. Ventilation equipment is concealed within a concrete wall that looms over the powerhouse gas range, which the husband commandeers most of the time.

Guests can bypass the kitchen and help themselves to beverages in the neighboring scullery, which is equipped with a sink, dishwasher, wine storage, and a coffeemaker.

Hinkley pendants illuminate a quartz composite countertop in the kitchen, which features custom cabinets by Zel Woodworking and a custom nickel vent hood accented with brass.

The butler’s pantry is concealed behind nine-foot steel-and-glass doors and has a checkerboard marble floor and ample storage

Like the kitchen wall, the table base has a cerused-wood finish. Rather than a sink in front of the window as is typical, White placed the cooktop and hood there to allow the cook to take in the view.

The kitchen island’s deep teal Wood-Mode cabinets sparked the home’s palette.

Premier Builders created the kitchen’s custom hutch, where the owner’s collection of French ceramic dinnerware is displayed.

It was important to Miller to allow her clients—a young couple with a baby on the way—room to grow. The kitchen’s window bay remains open, rather than filled with a banquette or window seat, and the island is small enough to allow for a play area between it and the nearby fireplace.

The existing kitchen, thoughtfully preserved with minimal updates, features new lighting for a refreshed look while maintaining the original builder’s quality design.

The expansive modern kitchen features a coffee bar, a live-edge island with a built-in pet feeding station, and an open pantry tucked away toward the rear of the house.

Above the kitchen island, antique Italian garden lanterns from L’Antiquaire bring a timeless charm, seamlessly blending vintage elegance with modern function in this inviting space.

Large triple-glazed windows at the back of the house bathe the kitchen in light.

The existing pantry off the kitchen, which provides out-of-the-way storage, is refreshed with Benjamin Moore Windy Sky.

Kitchen cabinets are painted Firebush, a special-order color from Fine Paints of Europe.

An oak island lends richness to the kitchen; the clients specifically requested quartz countertops for their durability.

The bar is painted Farrow & Ball Studio Green to coordinate with the adjacent dining room’s wallpaper.

The kitchen, which beautifully blends black accents and light wood, cooks up a natural-meets-industrial appeal. The statement-making waterfall-edge countertop is Black Panda quartzite, and the fixtures hanging above are from Visual Comfort & Co.

Kurth and her team selected a ribbon-like fixture from Luke Lamp Co. to illuminate the island in the streamlined kitchen.

The kitchen cabinetry, which is painted Farrow & Ball Mizzle, is paired with marble backsplash tile from StoneImpressions. A walnut countertop for the island seating area adds warmth.

Working with Kloter Farms, Lyon and his clients gutted the kitchen and reworked it to make space for a large island and to create access to the adjacent mudroom and pantry.

Duffy describes the kitchen, with its expansive island, trellised pantry door, and Moroccan rugs, as “functional but warm.”

The kitchen’s decorative accents—wicker-backed chairs, wood cabinetry trim, and brass hardware—conspire to add a sense of country sophistication.

Lined up like an imagined herd of fluffy sheep, these delightful Verellen stools, covered in faux curly lambswool, epitomize design that is stylish but also comfortable enough for family getaways with children and future grandchildren.

An S. Harris binding from Fabricut complements a Twigs fabric from John Rosselli & Associates on the window treatment. The floors in the kitchen and wet bar are a mix of walnut and travertine.

Awash in neutrals and texture, the kitchen’s cabinetry is stained, wire-brushed oak, the flooring is white oak, and the countertops are brushed Caribbean Island marble.

This nook in the kitchen of a Boston brownstone serves as the only dining area in the home, so the table can expand to seat twelve. The wallpaper is from Holly Hunt, and the Kravet chairs are upholstered in Perennials indoor-outdoor fabric.

Open shelving, also constructed of oak, provides additional storage.

The palette is inspired by the view of the lake and trees beyond. The barstools are from McGee & Co.

The light fixtures and sink fittings are from deVOL, and the unlacquered brass hardware is from Rejuvenation. “The brass ages really well,” says interior designer Jenny Morrison.

A pair of dishwashers are located near the sink for easy party cleanup.

Smoked-oak cabinetry, metal-mesh cabinet doors, and an antiqued-mirror backsplash comprise the wet bar.

A custom metal hood from Raw Urth Designs vents the Wolf cooktop.

White- and smoked-oak cabinetry paired with a Calacatta Bettogli honed marble backsplash and countertops—the eleven-foot island features a single, two-inch-thick slab—give this kitchen a timeless appeal.

During the renovation, the team discovered the home’s original hearth. To pay homage, Sharff and kitchen designer Donna Venegas opted to place the new kitchen’s range on the same wall.

MOTRA cabinets from Christopher Peacock and polished Statuario marble on the countertops and backsplash give the kitchen its clean, sophisticated aura.

“We really wanted the kitchen to be the ‘wow’ moment,” says Photopoulos, who opted for shelves in lieu of upper cabinets so the space feels more open.

Because the home’s gut renovation by BSA Construction and Payne | Collins Design called for relocating the kitchen and opening it to the formal living room, Hogarty had the uppers of the Christopher Peacock cabinetry painted the same shade of white as the walls. “We wanted to soften the functional aspects of it,” she says, “to make it feel more like millwork than just a kitchen.”

Behind the Wolf range is a marble mosaic backsplash, while the wall above the counter is sheathed in cornflower blue crackle tile from Ann Sacks.

The second island, topped with knotty French walnut, is kid central; behind it, glass doors with decorative curved accents reveal shelves and drawers that hold school and art supplies.

A coffered ceiling reflects the traditional architecture of the house and unifies the new space.

Adding to the allure of the butler’s pantry is the ceiling’s patterned wallpaper. The small room is as functional as it is beautiful with a wine column for beverages, a coffee station tucked behind countertop cabinet doors, and a second dishwasher. The striped wallpaper on the opposite wall is reflected in the mirrored cabinet doors.

Williams’s girlfriend came up with the idea for the slick wine “room” that separates the kitchen, designed by Erich Diller of Evolve Design Group, from the living room.

Reclaimed oak and vintage copper factory lights spice up a classic white kitchen.

“I wanted everyone to congregate in the kitchen,” says homeowner and designer Linda Carruthers, who illuminated the marble island with diaphanous Moooi pendants.

The kitchen cabinetry, painted the same color as the walls, reads as paneling, says Caan, while plaster and gold-leaf pendants add texture and glam.

The American chestnut countertop on the island, x-patterned cabinetry, and woven-back stools lend a touch of country style to the kitchen.

The backsplash features reclaimed brick from France. Both the Shaws farmhouse sink and the pass-through above it were on the homeowners’ list of must-haves.

Knotted seagrass shades on the lights above the T-shaped island are a beachy touch.

Announced by a bell above the side door, Scottish terrier Oscar welcomes guests into the kitchen. Both light fixtures in the room are contemporary, but their handblown glass and iron construction make them fit seamlessly with the rustic surrounds.

The kitchen’s floors feature wood repurposed from the home’s original attic, and the yellow cabinetry dates back to a 2009 makeover by Sandi Holland, Michelle’s mother-in-law.

Designer and homeowner Sarah Trumbore had the kitchen’s overhead beams clad in reclaimed wood that they then painted.

Cambria countertops and white-oak cabinets that match the engineered-wood floors.

The clients’ love for darker colors encouraged Wells and senior designer Marianthi Thomas to swathe the kitchen cabinets in navy. “It took guts to do that,” says Wells.

Pendants sourced from London’s Limehouse Light Company hang above the kitchen island. “I think lights above an island should be very special,” says Paton. “You have to go the extra mile with those—the same with faucets and handles.”

Peabody-based millworker Chris Rice collaborated with Paton on the kitchen’s campaign-style breakfront, which showcases a collection of Nantucket baskets handwoven by Paton herself.

In the kitchen, the Arabescato Corchia marble countertops and backsplash form a backdrop against the ebonized white-oak cabinetry and exhaust hood.

The Poggenpohl kitchen, installed during a prior renovation, boasts lacquered greige cabinets around the range and light wood cabinetry on the parallel islands.

A former guest bedroom transformed into an open kitchen with views of the pool and, from the porthole window in the custom backsplash, the ocean.

The window by the kitchen’s back counter folds away to make alfresco dining easy.

The window-lined breakfast bay brings the outdoors in, while floating shelves and a Visual Comfort & Co. chandelier preserve the view; a duplicate bay off the library serves as the wife’s office.

White rhino marble tops the kitchen cabinets, which alternate between white paint and oak and are paired with a sinuous plaster vent hood.

Vintage Eskild Pontoppidan dining chairs surround the Stillmade walnut dining table. Bone Simple Design’s custom jute-and-cord barrel pendants bring in another modern element.

To lighten the palette in the kitchen, Martha’s Vineyard Construction Company bleached dark walnut cabinets to a soft wood tone and replaced heavy granite countertops with white marble.

Northe Woodworking is responsible for all the millwork in the home, including the kitchen cabinetry; the countertops are quartz, and the pendants are from Foscarini. “The triple slider opens all the way and provides optimal access to the yard,” explains Flynn.

Gates used the same Calacatta Borghini marble for the kitchen’s backsplash and counters. The stainless-steel hood’s brass strapping is echoed in the Lawson-Fenning stools. “They’re the perfect touch of modern,” says Gates about the brass-framed stools with vinyl seats.

Furniture-like cabinetry painted Farrow & Ball Railings contains the freezer, wine refrigerator, and refrigerator, while the door on the right leads to the butler’s pantry.

The banquette is upholstered in performance vinyl from Kravet, and floral arrangements are by Abilis Gardens & Gifts in Greenwich.

Because the kitchen is so large, “a single straight island would have looked like a landing strip,” says Davies, explaining the logic behind the island’s L-shape and lower, cantilevered seating area, which she set with chairs from Blu Dot.

The kitchen showcases Benjamin Moore Jojoba on the stainless-steel-topped cabinetry opposite an island of white oak and engineered stone.

The neutral kitchen gets extra interest with black mullions, a dark wood island, and a black light fixture.

The open kitchen, contiguous with the great room, reflects the home’s role as a hub for entertaining: the elevated table blends formality and comfort while also allowing diners to peer over the great room furniture and drink in the mountain views.

The kitchen, designed to welcome guests, features custom white-oak cabinetry, a large island with seating, and a six-burner cooktop with a custom stucco hood. Some of the reclaimed stone was milled into slabs for use as flooring in the entry hall.

With so many angular points of interest in the kitchen, Moore chose to add a soft curve to one side of the island as an unexpected counterpoint. Both the island and cabinets are white oak. Standing sentinel, a trio of vintage saddle stools from Roweam adds a sculptural note.

Counter stools (with brass details on the footrests) surrounding the pewter-topped kitchen island were what prompted the wife to contact Gannon.

The Zen-like kitchen has no upper cabinets to break sight lines. An adjacent pantry provides plenty of storage, and Knoll stools around the island add contrast. The range hood is Tadelakt Moroccan lime plaster crafted by Jonathan Ives of Shoreham, Vermont. Ceiling pendants and Hakwood engineered white-oak flooring add to the Japanese sensibility.

Floating shelves of richly stained walnut accent a corner next to the textured handmade white subway tile from Waterworks.

A single slab of Olympia marble forms the stove’s backsplash. Brass hardware echoes the glow of the ceiling light and adds a warm touch to the space.

A simple black light with a gold interior glows above the marble-topped island. The forest-green island from Crown Point Cabinetry was the starting point for the home’s palette.

When the kitchen cabinets first arrived, they were painted Sherwin-Williams Baked Clay instead of Benjamin Moore Baked Clay. “They were Barbie pink,” says Daher, laughing. “They had to go back.” All of the floors in the loft are polished concrete.

Marshall cooked with the homeowner during planning meetings. “It really informed me on how to design her kitchen,” Marshall says. Reclaimed beams add farmhouse character, as does an old candy counter lined with handmade stools. Retractable dish towel holders flank the farmhouse sink.

A custom hood crowns the La Cornue range; Vaughan pendant lights were customized with a fabric used in the neighboring breakfast room.

Arnold and Kitchen Cove Design Studio collaborated on the kitchen, which features an island painted a blue-tinted shade of gray and topped with quartz. Brass details show up throughout, including on the knobs of the two-tone Wolf range.

Upper cabinets were kept to a minimum in the kitchen, the clients opting instead for more natural light and views down to the garden below.

A new wall of windows from Dynamic Fenestration changes the entire space, which contains granite countertops, a light fixture by Lindsey Adelman Studio, and barstools from Costantini Design.

The recently renovated kitchen, with its user-friendly layout and large island, was a draw for homeowners Pegi and Adam, who both like to entertain. Russell and Pegi chose an antique mirror backsplash behind the range to give the room depth and lend visual interest.

Visual Comfort pendants hang from a beadboard ceiling and provide plenty of light for the kitchen’s dual islands.

Kitchen countertops are Danby marble quarried in Vermont. Not wanting too much stainless steel in the room, the owners housed the exhaust hood in plaster for a warmer, less-industrial look. The door to the right leads to the home office.

“The coffee bar is just as important as the cooking area,” says Venegas. “We even measured the particular coffee the client buys so it’s all laid out in the drawer.”

Opposite the wall with the range is a coffee bar complete with a sink, microwave, and storage for snacks.

The varied materials palette—which was inspired by a classic men’s suit—incorporates mahogany, burlwood, and painted charcoal cabinetry with brass and marble accents. The lighting is from Visual Comfort.

Interior designer Ana Bonilla and kitchen designer Donna Venegas collaborated on this Brookline kitchen, transforming what was historically a working kitchen for support staff into a custom kitchen that reflects the rest of the highly detailed 1905 Tudor Revival residence.

Two white-washed white-oak islands topped with Vermont Danby marble anchor the kitchen with its Blu Dot Laika pendants and barstools from Crate & Barrel.

Visual Comfort pendants illuminate the leathered-granite countertop on the kitchen’s oak island.

Brick floors in the dining area and butler’s pantry reflect the home’s casual sensibility. The pantry and kitchen cabinets were built by Nine Points Woodworking and finished by Wayne Towle Master Finishing and Restoration.

To satisfy his clients’ craving for contemporary, architect Kyle Sheffield devised a glass addition in the back of the house that includes the kitchen, dining area, and family room. “This space is such an extension of them,” he says. “It really embraces the point-counterpoint dialogue between modern and traditional.”

Sawyer introduced pattern into the kitchen in the form of a Kelly Wearstler for Ann Sacks backsplash.

Twin stainless-steel refrigerators give the space an industrial flavor. A glass front with an X detail in the upper cabinets echoes the X base of the kitchen stools.

The open kitchen holds a spacious breakfast area with a scratch-resistant table and faux leather chairs for easy cleanup.

The tall bank of white oak cabinetry houses the refrigerator, a microwave, lots of storage cupboards and drawers, and an appliance garage.

A Westport kitchen’s white palette gets a warm boost from oak lower cabinets and black accents, including Kelly Wearstler pendants. For a clean, modern look, designer Merrin Jones went with a waterfall island in white quartz and kept cabinetry details to a minimum.

The black pocket door leads to a well-stocked pantry. White-oak floors and lower cabinets add depth to the white palette.

Gaelle Dudley’s subtly eclectic design incorporates classic farmhouse, modern, and industrial elements in this Southport kitchen. Against a backdrop of slick Enigma white-quartz surfaces, she added texture with the shiplap oak hood, woven-rope island stools, and bell lights that look like cast clay.

Airy light fixtures keep the focus on the showstopping views.

Twin stainless-steel wine refrigerators flank wall ovens in the butler’s pantry.

The renovation’s new open-plan kitchen blends classic (notice the antique limestone floors) with contemporary (see the stainless-steel appliances).

In a nod to the home’s original design, the kitchen’s ultra-modern stainless-steel farm sink is recessed beneath a deep, classic Tudor arch.

The heart of the renovation is a large, light-filled, open-plan kitchen that features a marble-topped stainless-steel island. A wall of Calacatta Macchia Oro marble provides a dramatic backdrop for the oversized bronze range hood.

The new butler’s pantry has easily accessible marble shelves supported by burnished brass brackets.

Designers Meghan De Maria and Courtney Yanni incorporated wood accents and furnishings that, along with veined marble, add movement and soften the crisp white kitchen cabinetry, tile, and walls.

Nano glass that reflects the brass framework of the kitchen shelves tops one of the two islands. Colors from the hallway’s Phillip Jeffries wallpaper inspired the blue leather seats on the stools.

Though the home maintains a quiet palette, Silver snuck in a sliver of ocean blue on the leather seats of the kitchen’s Saarinen chairs.

The kitchen’s Treefrog veneer cabinetry reminds Silver of driftwood while the countertop is Caesarstone.

“The original kitchen plans were very small, so we added more cabinets and extended it for a seamless look,” the designer recalls. As for the trio of eye-candy orb light fixtures, those are Melt pendants from Design Within Reach.

In one of Austin’s favorite rooms in the house, the robin’s-egg-blue cabinetry has a 1950s vibe. The custom island recalls a provincial kitchen’s workstation.

The clients didn’t want a formal dining room, so Caan incorporated a banquette into the kitchen for casual meals; the barstools are from Hollywood at Home, and the pendants are from The Urban Electric Co.

Milk glass pendants from O’Lampia illuminate the all-white kitchen’s oversized island crafted by Martha’s Vineyard cabinetmaker Ryan Dillon.

There’s no shortage of seating at the kitchen’s twenty-two-foot island, which was made by B&G Cabinet.

Gates opted for a stronger-veined quartz on the kitchen island to counter the serene cerused-oak cabinetry; the pendants from Hudson Valley Lighting inspired the blue hue of the butler’s pantry.

The kitchen island is painted Benjamin Moore Blue Jean. A mosque lantern from Guinevere antiques hangs above it.

The homeowner requested a kitchen where she could look at the water while making sandwiches for her family, says designer Jocelyn Chiappone. Hand-hewn aged maple tops the counters.

The cabinetry features a sunny yellow coffee station that takes its cue from the upholstery on the nearby banquette pillows.

Narrow-planked stained-oak floors in a herringbone pattern anchor the home with a traditional touch. The artwork on the grasscloth-covered walls is by Miya Ando.

Oak beams lend a farmhouse feel to the kitchen, which is open to the front hall, back hall, and den.

Nearby, the butler’s pantry is painted Farrow & Ball Pigeon and displays the clients’ china collection.

The kitchen’s concrete island top echoes the fireplace for consistency in style. The hardworking island holds a sink and an induction cooktop. The range hood is set high on the ceiling, so it won’t disrupt the view to the outdoors.

“I wanted it to be clean and simple,” Elms says of the kitchen, which features painted Downsview cabinets topped with a quartz countertop that extends up the wall and an oak island lit by plaster pendants.

The custom walnut table can seat twelve; an interior window (at rear) offers views of the backyard across the family room.

While Smith, who loves to cook, describes her kitchen as “mostly white,” she incorporated color by sidling up Lillian August stools to an island painted Benjamin Moore Kensington Blue. On the far wall, which overlooks the patio, Carrara marble runs from the counter to the ceiling.

In the kitchen, an earthy patinated-steel hood and Waterworks tile complement cabinets painted Benjamin Moore Brewster Gray; the exuberant chandelier and tufted red-leather benches are from Sedgwick & Brattle, Filicia’s to-the-trade showroom.

Little shots of color, including the bright pink lanterns, add a cheerful note to the kitchen.

A large component of the renovation was creating better flow between the kitchen, breakfast area, and family room.

Concrete counters top cabinets from Walton Woodworking in the kitchen, which was designed to look like an old butler’s pantry; the overhead monitor suits the period architecture better than skylights.

The kitchen, designed and built by Kochman Reidt + Haigh Cabinetmakers, is decidedly contemporary with its Farrow & Ball Light Blue cabinetry, marble-topped island, and backsplash that designer Kristin Paton says resembles a Klimt painting.

Working with Oregon-based interior designer Sonia Carlson, Pomerleau chose a natural, neutral palette of grays and whites—as well as oak flooring and a quartzite-topped island—for the sleek kitchen.

In the expanded kitchen, woven jute stools tuck under the island, while a custom integrated sink overlooks the deck and backyard.

Urban Electric Co. lights gleam above the Calacatta gold marble island top. Rift-sawn oak gives the cabinetry a furniture-like look. “Because the kitchen is open to the dining and living rooms, we wanted it to be a bit dressier,” says Forehand.

In the kitchen, the silver-gray countertops feature the same stone as the fireplace mantel and surround. “It has a nice leathery finish, so it feels really great on the hand,” says Herrmann.

Zawel gave the kitchen a light facelift, which included painting the island and incorporating new lights and backsplash tile; the custom stools are by Boston-based Jeff Woods.

The new kitchen sports custom cabinets painted Farrow & Ball Parma Gray and a La Cornue range that had to be hoisted through a window on a crane. The Urban Electric Co. lantern is surrounded by soffits concealing ductwork.

Jewel-like glass globes from Juliska hang above the quartz-topped island. The glass-front buffet, made from reclaimed oak, is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Crisp Romaine. “I have a love affair with that color,” Remondi says. The counter chairs are natural rattan from M-Geough.

Smith created what she refers to as an “appliance garage:” a cabinet that holds a mixer, toaster, and other essentials. Thanks to a walnut interior that matches the kitchen island, the cabinet is attractive whether its doors are open or closed.

A built-in hutch houses Smith’s large cabbage ware collection—a lovely pop of green in a sea of blue.

A herringbone-patterned runner in a soft French blue covers the stairs that lead to the back half of the house. “It was once servants’ quarters; now my husband and I are the servants,” jokes Smith.

The brass range hood is from CopperSmith. “I wanted something as elevated as the range but that didn’t compete,” says Smith.

The custom-made pendants are wrapped in Schumacher’s Elton Cotton Check fabric. “They add a nice softness to the space,” says designer Kate Smith.

In the modern kitchen, the nailhead design on the cornice above the sink echoes the sheen of the metal range hood.

The casual dining area is open to the kitchen with its minimalist cabinetry designed and installed by builder Mike Radman. Chairs from Four Hands surround the Gus* table. LEFT: Blue notes in the living room include a Precedent sofa and a painting by artist Fernando Varela. The nesting tables are from Pottery Barn.

In the kitchen, a built-in buffet can serve small groups or a crowd. Pantries flank both sides. The cabinetry is painted Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.

One of the biggest changes Albert made to the condo was closing off the kitchen from the entry and reorienting it to open into the living and dining area. He kept the kitchen’s petite floor plan but “tripled the storage capacity by wrapping all three sides with cabinetry,” explains Albert, who chose an Ann Sacks tile as a fun accent.

The Doca kitchen cabinetry features cut-out finger pulls in lieu of hardware. Three Lawson-Fenning barstools boast Brentano vegan-leather seats and backs covered in a Romo fabric.

Najnigier loves the Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort pendants that hang above the waterfall island because of the marble spheres suspended from inside each one.

The new kitchen features Urban Electric Co. pendants, honed Vermont Danby stone, and counter stools by Sawkille Co.; “the rare Paul Philp vase, which sits out of harm’s way above the refrigerator,” says Booth, “is by my favorite ceramicist and found in my favorite city, London.”

The owners are avid cooks, so designer Lisa Kreiling lined the back of the island with shelves to display their cookbooks. The custom cabinets are painted Farrow & Ball Elephant’s Breath and are topped with Vermont Danby marble. Brass mesh covers the upper pantry doors at left.

Some cabinetry and the kitchen’s central island showcase blue, the wife’s favored color, which designer Lisa Duffy also picked up in the Perennials fabric on the RH stools. Massive wood beams and white-oak floors add rustic charm to industrial touches like iron-and-glass cabinetry, steel-framed windows, and House of Rohl fixtures.

A custom island, open shelving, and cabinetry in various finishes give the kitchen a collected look.

To give the existing kitchen a light refresh, Boothby introduced mint accents in the form of a light fixture from The Urban Electric Co., barstools from Palecek, and a Muriel Brandolini fabric adorning a built-in cabinet.

Goodson kept the kitchen layout but added quartzite counters. Moroccan tile from Mosaic House adorns the accent wall.

The kitchen with its stone walls, plaster range hood, and expansive island (those are under-the-counter storage baskets on the left) flows from the entry hall and into the dining room. “We wanted the kitchen design to be seamless with the rest of the house so that it doesn’t startle,” explains Farmer. Architect Stuart Disston points to the new concrete lintels above the windows: “What you see outside is what you see inside.”

A patterned backsplash is a focal point of the kitchen.

Hickory accents provide a warm counterpoint to the soapstone countertops, the blue-and-white tiles from Country Floors, and the blue appliances from BlueStar.

Clerestory windows flood the new kitchen with natural light.

Another feature of the custom cabinetry is a retractable step stool, which measures a mere one-inch thick when folded and stored.

The custom cabinetry in both the kitchen and pantry is painted Benjamin Moore Eagle Rock, a shade of gray that reminds the client of a favorite handbag.

The new pantry connects the kitchen and dining room.

“The client is a skilled cook, so a lot of thought was put into the cabinet design and where certain items—such as spices and utensils—would go,” says architect Andrew Reck.

Scandinavian design influences are apparent in the kitchen’s copious white surfaces and light-wood ceiling and flooring; the island’s blue hue subtly nods to the owner, a nautical engineer.

Custom cabinets positioned in a high-traffic area feature Hawa pocket-and-pivot doors to avoid impeding room flow.

A midcentury fondness for cathedral ceilings and skylights pays off in this redesign, allowing for dramatic touches like a muscular Zephyr Trapeze Island range hood.