Natural Beauty: A Spacious and Functional Kitchen Remodel

The beautiful greenery and foliage in the front yard were our inspiration for this kitchen remodel! The homeowners wanted to keep the existing bamboo flooring while making some minor modifications to the function and storage. The overall layout and size of the kitchen didn’t change, but we added a larger kitchen window and a french door to the private front yard, raised the ceiling to create a tray ceiling, and added large skylights to bring in as much daylight as possible. We maintained an organic feel with stained walnut cabinets on the bottom and soft white cabinets above and brought the ‘outdoors in’ with an Island Stone frosted glass tile backsplash. We also added a built-in gas fireplace with a slate tile and cabinetry surround (that hides a TV!) as a lounge area off the kitchen that’s perfect for relaxing with a book or entertaining with cocktails!

A wide angle view of the remodeled kitchen with three beautiful skylights bringing in lots of natural lighting, accompanied by new installed lighting throughout and three hanging light fixtures above the center kitchen island. On the far left is a be
A closer look at the kitchen island with stone white countertop. Above the island are three hanging light pendants and the three symmetrical skylights can be seen just beyond the hanging lights.
A closer look at the white stone countertops beyond the kitchen island. On the right you can see the kitchen island with walnut cabinetry. On the left you can see the large windows above the countertops and kitchen sink, there's lots of prep space an
A closer look at the far-right side of the kitchen featuring glass tile backslash, white upper and tall cabinets, walnut base cabinets, and stovetop with oven.
A closer look at the oversized kitchen sink and frosted glass backsplash.
Another view of the back area of the kitchen featuring large windows above the oversized kitchen sink and white countertops. The dishwasher can be seen directly to the left of the kitchen sink and is built in line with the lower walnut cabinets.
Another view of the kitchen with the center kitchen island with white stone countertop as the main focal point.
A closer look at the stovetop/oven with glass tile backsplash, white countertops surrounding, walnut bottom cabinets, and white upper cabinets.
A look at the refrigerator with custom built white cabinetry surrounding it. To the right of the fridge is a custom built in appliance space with nook for counter prep space with frosted tile backsplash.
A look at the new gas fireplace that was added into the new lounge area. Around the fireplace you can see the custom white cabinetry that is designed for storage and above the fireplace is the wall mounted TV that is hidden beyond the custom cabinet
Another look at the gas fireplace with the cabinetry doors open, revealing the wall mounted TV.
A closer look at a custom spice rack that is designed next to the oven. The narrow custom pull-out cabinet features multiple lined shelves that perfectly hold all the spices you can imagine.
Another close-up of the pull-out spice rack to the left of the stove top and oven combo.
A look at custom deep storage pull-out cabinets for dishes or pots and pans.

Project Details: This kitchen had water damage which prompted the remodel, but the homeowners loved their bamboo floors and wanted to keep them, so the kitchen layout didn’t change much. We changed the kitchen window size and location, added the single french door, created a tray ceiling with three symmetrical skylights, and had custom cabinetry made to fit into the spaces where the original cabinetry was removed. This kitchen remodel expanded into the adjacent space that was overwhelmingly large for just a dining room, so we created a lounge area with a new gas fireplace and built-in cabinetry for storage and a wall-mounted TV hidden behind custom cabinet doors. This kitchen features stained walnut base cabinets, painted white upper and tall cabinets, white quartz countertops, and a frosted green glass tile from Island Stone. The fireplace features custom-painted white cabinets, a slate tile surround, and a stained wood mantle.

Project Location: Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Photography Credit: Devi Pride Photography

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