February 4, 2015
Big news here at Faith Sheridan Interior Design! We’re thrilled to begin 2015 with a Room of the Week article of the Mercer Island Kitchen Remodel in the GRAY magazine blog.
One of our favorite projects to date, this waterfront home overlooking Lake Washington was a blast to design. My clients finally decided to create a dream kitchen and called on us to re-imagine a tired, ’80’s style kitchen and den into a bright, airy two-cook entertaining mecca where they could share their love of cooking.
My clients, homeowners Jan and Richard are passionate about food and travel, and love recreating cuisine from their various trips. When the couple became empty nesters, a kitchen remodel became a priority.
Inspiration: During my first visit with Jan, I noticed a ship’s keel in a corner in the adjacent den. Jan’s father had made it while he was a student at MIT. My imagination kicked in and at that exact moment I envisioned the space plan for the entire room. Using the keel as a jumping off point for the palette and materials, I set out to create a kitchen that was both functional and meaningful to my clients.
On a sailboat the keel is the foundation and strength of the structure and it keeps the boat right side up. The keel ended up as the feature of the island. It seemed fitting to me to create an illusion that their keel supports the island end and to make it a focal point.
Tips to Get the Look: We’re our home and our home is us—it’s the basic element of who we are. My advice to anyone trying to get the look of a designer home is to sit down and really think hard and discover what ‘home’ means to you. Once that’s understood, you can go out and design a home that gives you exactly that, and beautifully.
Ready to remodel? Call us 206.973.3743 or contact us online.
** February is color consultation month. New clients save $50 on the color consultation fee of $350.00
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