Architect Nils Finne has created a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in his own traditional Tudor home located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by intensely crafted cabinets, counters and fittings. Materials such as steel, walnut, limestone, textured Alaskan yellow cedar, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color. The existing kitchen was enlarged slightly by removing a wall between the kitchen and pantry. A long, continuous east-west space was created, approximately 25-feet long, with glass doors at either end. The east end of the kitchen has two seating areas: an inviting window seat with soft cushions as well as a desk area with seating, a flat-screen computer, and generous shelving for cookbooks. At the west end of the kitchen, an unusual “L”-shaped door opening has been made between the kitchen and the dining room, in order to provide a greater sense of openness between the two spaces. The ensuing challenge was how to invent a sliding pocket door that could be used to close off the two spaces when the occasion required some separation. The solution was a custom door with two panels, and series of large finger joints between the two panels allowing the door to become “L” shaped. The resulting door, called a “zipper door” by the local fabricator (Quantum Windows and Doors), can be pushed completely into a wall pocket, or slid out and then the finger joints allow the second panel to swing into the “L”-shape position. In addition to the “L”-shaped zipper door, the renovation of architect Nils Finne’s own house presented other opportunity for experimentation. Custom CNC-routed cabinet doors in Alaskan Yellow Cedar were built without vertical stiles, in order to create a more continuous texture across the surface of the lower cabinets. LED lighting was installed with special aluminum reflectors behind the upper resin-panel cabinets. Two materials were used for the counters: Belgian Blue limestone and Black walnut. The limestone was used around the sink area and adjacent to the cook-top. Black walnut was used for the remaining counter areas, and an unusual “finger” joint was created between the two materials, allowing a visually intriguing interlocking pattern , emphasizing the hard, fossilized quality of the limestone and the rich, warm grain of the walnut both to emerge side-by-side. Behind the two counter materials, a continuous backsplash of custom glass mosaic provides visual continuity. Laser-cut steel detailing appears in the flower-like steel bracket supporting hanging pendants over the window seat as well as in the delicate steel valence placed in front of shades over the glass doors at either end of the kitchen. At each of the window areas, the cabinet wall becomes open shelving above and around the windows. The shelving becomes part of the window frame, allowing for generously deep window sills of almost 10”. Sustainable design ideas were present from the beginning. The kitchen is heavily insulated and new windows bring copious amounts of natural light. Green materials include resin panels, low VOC paints, sustainably harvested hardwoods, LED lighting, and glass mosaic tiles. But above all, it is the fact of renovation itself that is inherently sustainable and captures all the embodied energy of the original 1920’s house, which has now been given a fresh life. The intense craftsmanship and detailing of the renovation speaks also to a very important sustainable principle: build it well and it will last for many, many years! Overall, the kitchen brings a fresh new spirit to a home built in 1927. In fact, the kitchen initiates a conversation between the older, traditional home and the new modern space. Although there are no moldings or traditional details in the kitchen, the common language between the two time periods is based on richly textured materials and obsessive attention to detail and craft.

David O. Marlow Photography
デンバーにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、大理石カウンター、茶色いキッチンパネル、木材のキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、無垢フローリング、アイランドなし) の写真

Pam Singleton/Image Photography
フェニックスにあるラグジュアリーな広い地中海スタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、コンクリートカウンター、メタリックのキッチンパネル、セメントタイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、アンダーカウンターシンク、中間色木目調キャビネット、無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、茶色い床、グレーのキッチンカウンター) の写真

フェニックスにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (シングルシンク、落し込みパネル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、クオーツストーンカウンター、マルチカラーのキッチンパネル、石タイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、磁器タイルの床、アイランドなし) の写真

Custom counters and horizontal tile backsplash grace the kitchen. © Holly Lepere
サンタバーバラにあるラグジュアリーなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、シェーカースタイル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、御影石カウンター、緑のキッチンパネル、石タイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、テラコッタタイルの床、アイランドなし) の写真

ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなI型キッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、クオーツストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

The Butler's Pantry was a part of a historic remodel that included a large addition. The butler's pantry became the connection to the new living wing of the home making the visual aesthetic very important. The style needed to be formal and elegant but also warm and inviting. The bow window set at counter height expands the view from the existing dining room and floods the area with light through the new French doors. Lighted glass front cabinets add an openness and sparkle. Brian McLernon Photography

Bay Area Custom Cabinetry: wine bar sideboard in family room connects to galley kitchen. This custom cabinetry built-in has two wind refrigerators installed side-by-side, one having a hinged door on the right side and the other on the left. The countertop is made of seafoam green granite and the backsplash is natural slate. These custom cabinets were made in our own award-winning artisanal cabinet studio. This Bay Area Custom home is featured in this video: http://www.billfryconstruction.com/videos/custom-cabinets/index.html

Butler's Pantry Builder: Stone Acorn / Designer: Cheryl Carpenter w/ Poggenpohl Photo by: Samantha Garrido
ヒューストンにあるラグジュアリーな広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、パネルと同色の調理設備、濃色無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、クオーツストーンカウンター、マルチカラーのキッチンパネル、モザイクタイルのキッチンパネル) の写真

Contemporary needs of the user of Kitchen furnitures are increasingly directed towards the ergonomic quality and the latest aesthetic and constructive innovations. CONTEA, with this advanced product of Classic Collection marries these concepts fully, presenting itself with solid wood fronts "PARAISO" of high quality, in the following matt color variants: White decapé, Bordeaux decapé, Grey decapé, Stone decapé and Walnut Contea. To support this model, multiple and custom Accessories and multipurpose adequate range of handles of various types, sturdy tables and chairs with pleasing structures, new generation of electric appliances for Quality and Design.

Barry Fitzgerald
マイアミにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ダブルシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、御影石カウンター、黒いキッチンパネル、石スラブのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、ライムストーンの床、アイランドなし) の写真

ボストンにあるラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (落し込みパネル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、大理石カウンター、パネルと同色の調理設備、無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、茶色い床) の写真

Photo by Jim Schmid Photography
シャーロットにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なカントリー風のおしゃれなパントリー (一体型シンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、中間色木目調キャビネット、オニキスカウンター、ガラスタイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、黒いキッチンカウンター) の写真

La zone jour est composée de trois espaces distincts tout en étant liés les uns aux autres par une grande verrière structurante réalisée en chêne. Le séjour est le lieu où se retrouve la famille, où elle accueille, en lien avec la cuisine pour la préparation des repas, mais aussi avec la salle d’étude pour surveiller les devoirs des quatre petits écoliers. Elle pourra évoluer en salle de jeux, de lecture ou de salon annexe. Cette composition offre à chaque membre de la famille la possibilité de réaliser ses propres activités sans se perdre de vue tout en permettant de s’isoler si nécessaire, dans une ambiance apaisante et douce apportée par l’enveloppe du bois présent en parquet au sol, fabriquant le mobilier sur mesure et exposé en charpente. Photographe Lucie Thomas

A realisation of our bespoke freestanding kitchen kitchen concept in beautiful sustainable British Ash. So many bespoke features, clever storage solutions and custom designed products. A huge deli style bespoke shelving unit with solid Ash ladder and integrated rail design marks the entrance to the kitchen wrapping around some beautiful reeded glass wall units and our freestanding kitchen units. Features included bespoke veg bin, occasional table and a huge bespoke larder unit with spice racks

Highly bespoke oak kitchen for clients based in a farmhouse in Marple. This project involves reclaimed metal sheets, cutting edge fridge and freezer units, hand made wooden wheels and hand made lignum vitae bearings. For more images see - http://adrianlambertphotography.co.uk/projects/cheshire-farmhouse-kitchen/ Photographer - Adrian Lambert

PAVZO Photography and Film A beautiful plykea kitchen in a chic and contemporary kitchen extension in East London.
ロンドンにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなダイニングキッチン (一体型シンク、淡色木目調キャビネット、木材カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、セラミックタイルの床、アイランドなし、グレーの床) の写真

The work of the Greene and Greene brothers represents the pinnacle in American Bungalow Style architecture of the Arts and Crafts period. This home was designed by a student of Frank Loyd Wright in the 4x8 materials concept. The space moves through the home and an open plan was best suited for this interpretation. From stylized posts and brackets to custom lighting details craftsmanship and attention to detail abound. Project# 6130.7 photographer Phillip Beaurline

The brief for this unique kitchen was for it to be ‘a huge piece of furniture’. Well….. challenge accepted. To achieve this goal, we knew that we needed to approach the design from the details outwards, so we started with the cabinet doors. As the kitchen was to be over three levels rather than the traditional two, and because we wanted to articulate the idea of ‘furniture’ rather than ‘kitchen cabinets’, we designed three complimentary cabinet doors, each with their own personalities. Door pulls and pan hooks were made from beautiful hexagonal brass rods, and drawers were lined for cutlery, utensils and cookware. A slim shelf above the splashback provided a place for kitchen essentials like salt and oil. The mid-level of the kitchen was kept clean and uncluttered by means of our signature F+B ‘School House’ off-white lacquer, so that the wood didn’t feel overpowering. But the main event is the truss shelf that spans the open side of the kitchen like a portal frame. This beautifully detailed piece of Japanese-inspired design gives space for the client’s collection of Asian ceramics, and for our bespoke Japanese shoji paper lanterns, which light the space. A unique kitchen, handmade like only a furniture maker could.