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.

Southwestern style kitchen with rustic wood island and limestone counters. Architect: Urban Design Associates Builder: R-Net Custom Homes Interiors: Billie Springer Photography: Thompson Photographic

ジャクソンビルにある高級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 (レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、白いキャビネット、マルチカラーのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、無垢フローリング、茶色い床、ライムストーンカウンター、磁器タイルのキッチンパネル、アンダーカウンターシンク、ベージュのキッチンカウンター) の写真

​This kitchen was designed for The House and Garden show house which was organised by the IDDA (now The British Institute of Interior Design). Tim Wood was invited to design the kitchen for the showhouse in the style of a Mediterranean villa. Tim Wood designed the kitchen area which ran seamlessly into the dining room, the open garden area next to it was designed by Kevin Mc Cloud. This bespoke kitchen was made from maple with quilted maple inset panels. All the drawers were made of solid maple and dovetailed and the handles were specially designed in pewter. The work surfaces were made from white limestone and the sink from a solid limestone block. A large storage cupboard contains baskets for food and/or children's toys. The larder cupboard houses a limestone base for putting hot food on and flush maple double sockets for electrical appliances. This maple kitchen has a pale and stylish look with timeless appeal.

The open plan kitchen with a central moveable island is the perfect place to socialise. With a mix of wooden and zinc worktops, the shaker kitchen in grey tones sits comfortably next to exposed brick works of the chimney breast. The original features of the restored cornicing and floorboards work well with the Smeg fridge and the vintage French dresser.

This contemporary home in Naples, FL incorporates beautiful natural textures and stones. The palette creates a warm and inviting space to relax and recline!

ミネアポリスにあるお手頃価格の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 (レイズドパネル扉のキャビネット、ヴィンテージ仕上げキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、ベージュキッチンパネル、石タイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、トラバーチンの床、ベージュの床) の写真

パースにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、全タイプのキャビネット扉、白いキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、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、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、グレーのキッチンカウンター) の写真

This project was built on spec and pushed for affordable sustainability without compromising a clean modern design that balanced visual warmth with performance and economic efficiency. The project achieved far more points than was required to gain a 5-star builtgreen rating. The design was based around a small footprint that was located over the existing cottage and utilized structural insulated panels, radiant floor heat, low/no VOC finishes and many other green building strategies.

Eric Rorer
サンフランシスコにある小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなII型キッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、シェーカースタイル扉のキャビネット、グレーのキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、石タイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、淡色無垢フローリング、アイランドなし、茶色い床) の写真

Naturstein hat eine besondere Wirkung, wenn er eine gewisse, massive Stärke zeigt. Auch bei Küchenarbeitsplatten ist dies möglich. Ist es technisch nicht möglich, massive Stücke einzubauen, kann die massive Optik durch Verkleben dünnerer Platten erreicht werden. Hier wurde die Wirkung des Blocks noch durch den flächenbündigen Einsatz von Spüle, Kochfeld und Steckdoseneinsatz unterstützt. Das Material Bateig Azul, einen spanischen Kalksandstein, könnte man fast für Beton halten, wenn nicht die fein geschliffene Oberfläche diesen speziellen warme Sandstein-Touch hätte.

オースティンにある広いラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (エプロンフロントシンク、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、ライムストーンカウンター、ベージュキッチンパネル、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、濃色無垢フローリング) の写真

フェニックスにあるラグジュアリーな広いサンタフェスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (エプロンフロントシンク、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、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、モザイクタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

The Magnolia Renovation has been primarily concerned with the design of a new, highly crafted modern kitchen in a traditional home located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. The kitchen design relies on the creation of a very simple continuous space that is occupied by highly crafted pieces of furniture, cabinets and fittings. Materials such as steel, bronze, bamboo, stained elm, woven cattail, and sea grass are used in juxtaposition, allowing each material to benefit from adjacent contrasts in texture and color. The existing kitchen and dining room consisted of separate rooms with a dividing wall. This wall was removed to create a long, continuous, east-west space, approximately 34 feet long, with cabinets and counters along each wall. The west end of the space has glass doors and views to the Puget Sound. The east end also has glass doors, leading to a small garden space. In the center of the new kitchen/dining space, we designed two long, custom tables from reclaimed elm planks (20" wide, 2" thick). The first table is a working kitchen island, the second table is the dining table. Both tables have custom blued-steel bases with laser-cut bronze overlay. We also designed custom stools with blued-steel bases and woven cattail rush seats. The lighting of the kitchen consists of 15 small, candle-like fixtures arranged in a random array with custom steel brackets. The cabinets are custom designed, with bleached Alaskan yellow cedar frames and bamboo panels. The counters are a dark limestone with a beautiful stone mosaic backsplash with a bamboo-like pattern. Adjacent to the backsplash is a long horizontal window with a “beargrass” resin panel placed on the interior side of the window. The “beargrass” panel contains actual sea grasses, which are backlit by the window behind the panel. Photo: Benjamin Benschneider

パースにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、全タイプのキャビネット扉、白いキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、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、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、グレーのキッチンカウンター) の写真

The open plan kitchen with a central moveable island is the perfect place to socialise. With a mix of wooden and zinc worktops, the shaker kitchen in grey tones sits comfortably next to exposed brick works of the chimney breast. The original features of the restored cornicing and floorboards work well with the Smeg fridge and the vintage French dresser.

In Focus Studios
マイアミにある高級な中くらいな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、落し込みパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、ベージュキッチンパネル、ライムストーンのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コンクリートの床、茶色い床) の写真

Martis Camp Realty
サクラメントにあるラグジュアリーな広いモダン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、茶色いキャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター、パネルと同色の調理設備、濃色無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

ミュンヘンにある中くらいなおしゃれなキッチン (淡色木目調キャビネット、ライムストーンカウンター) の写真