Project: 8th Ave. Park Slope

This tight kitchen, with living room French doors and generous window light, needed some real customization to make it feel bigger without moving walls. Working closely with the very well prepared client's ideas, we set out to make it real. The wall with the standard sink jutting out had all the risers for the building line in it, so this was an unchangeable variable. This dictated nearly the whole layout down to the awkward countertops.

Shortening the depth on the sink side upper and lower cabinets gave the entryway a true smooth galley. The moving of the gas line and stove to the other side made room for the refrigerator in the old stove nook and everything fell into place from there. A wall mounted small screen TV and a unique over the table light jazzes up the eating area. 

The solution for the sink was to get a custom made stainless steel apron sink with a wall mounted faucet.

Under and interior cabinet lights accented the frosted glass on the doors and the tile backsplash.

A powerful recirculating fan over the stove helps out the cooking experience.

The modern lacquered cabinetry, stainless appliances, and black granite made this kitchen a luminous, sleek and exciting space. 

Washington Sq. Greenwich Village

Our client contacted us after purchasing a charming, fixer upper apartment and wanted to retain as much of the original character and still make it useful as he needed. Working closely with a designer, ideas and creativity gave way to a very unique space. 
One of the first things to do was open up the doorway that someone had walled up in the past, close off unnecessary doors and create a comfy meeting alcove room.

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Continuing with the effort to give a lounge feel, we made built in banquets, benches and bookcases extending around the common rooms to give people freedom to camp out and feel relaxed in any area. 

The viewing room wall needed reworking to accommodate the TV and entertainment equipment. The extra kitchen doorway was closed off for another built in.

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More built in's for viewing.

Converting an unused doorway to a small bar further pushed the coziness of this place.

The bedroom wall that was adjacent to the office study was given a secret hidden closet door. 

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More built in bookcases in the office.

The antique kitchen sink was kept and a new shelf put above in the same, simple style.

Even the original cabinets were kept and refinished.

A custom corner counter with the inherited stove completed the kitchen. 

Project: 24th St. Chelsea

Our customers existing kitchen had the original cabinetry modified to have a little flair, but needed better and more storage as well as character added. We set out to remove the cabinets and keep the floor intact.

More cabinets were added to the design, but reusing the appliances, which were still in good condition, helped them keep the budget manageable. With the Kraftmaid cabinets, the customer found a French country feel they were looking for.

Not enough counters and cabinets .....

That's better.

Cooking was difficult with the old configuration.

A range hood and granite countertop gave them a cooking space to work with. The tile backsplash keeps clean up easier.

The feel of a more country, less urban, space was further accented with a farm house sink.

Maximizing the kitchen with a lower wine cabinet and a small step down on the countertop to a desk area at the end, gave our customers more unified, usable space.

Project: 1st St. Park Slope

These customers in a top floor brownstone walk up wanted this outdated kitchen redone to be a showpiece as soon as you entered the apartment.  

 

 The architect kept the footprint layout nearly the same with a few additional feet of countertop space, recessed lights, and custom wine shelves and drawers to match the Ikea cabinets. 

 

After removing this and adding a few details .....

 

gave them a kitchen to enjoy fully. The suspended vent hood needed extra bracing in the ceiling and gave a beautiful touch and useful utility to these frequent cookers.  

The Corian countertops and glass tile backsplash made this clean design a joy to see walking in the front door.