Laura's Kitchen

hi,

this project was designed to transform a ‘70’s kitchen with an adjacent laundry nook into more of a room with a lot of natural light by adding a 12’ slider unit out to the deck and a 9’ double casement/picture window to embellish a fabulous view. my wife laura had always dreamed of having a banquette, and we were also able to design a spacious walk-in pantry. there are various materials utilized here from walnut to quarter sawn white oak to typhoon beuardeaux granite to travertine to recycled leather to seeded glass. we managed to incorporate little gadgets like a spice organizer to a lazy susan to a recycle center to a laundry chute that leads to the relocated laundry area located vertically below the kitchen, which was the secondary portion of the porject. new lighting and new trimwork along with new appliances round out the project, which took about three months to complete, much of which was evenings and weekends.

a project like this does not get done without the help of many. i wish to thank my friend joe for performing the heavy work like demo, structural additions, installation of the door and window, and drywall. elsa, for helping with the design and permit application. deenie, for assisting on the cabinet door fabrication. gustavo, for helping me install the cabinets. ricardo, for help on the electrical. javier, for doing the upholstery work. larry, for getting the granite work done. guillermo, for setting the travertine. kevin, for filling in the white oak floor where some old cabinets had been demolished. also, spooner’s woodworks for spraying the finish on the cabinet doors and table. and last but not least, laura for her patience and design in;ut, and our cat tigger for his assistance in project managing the job.