JLC • NEW ENGLAND EDITION • MAY 1995
by Ellen Cheever
Before
In this project, the designer started with a
maze of small rooms in the kitchen zone.
The owners had hated the kitchen for years.
The wife wanted a room where she could
cook while her husband sat and visited with
her. She also needed a place for two antique
corner cabinets somewhere in the breakfast
area. Her husband wanted to add an entertainment
bar.
After
The solution for these clients involved
some structural changes. The homeowners
wanted to move the laundry equipment to a
large closet in a little-used guest bedroom
upstairs. The wall between the utility room
and the kitchen was removed to create one
large