Entertainer’s Kitchen Transformation

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Project Overview

  • Full kitchen-focused remodel designed to better support an active, family-centered lifestyle
  • Project duration: 16-week build
  • Project budget: $320,000
  • Location: Brecksville
  • Existing home retained within its original footprint

Key Elements / Attributes

Solutions & Key Changes

  • Reworked the kitchen layout to maximize storage while fitting oversized appliances
  • Integrated mechanical solutions to support the required fresh makeup air system
  • Completed extensive floor preparation to achieve a perfectly level substrate prior to hardwood installation

Special Features & Materials

  • Herringbone wide-plank white oak hardwood floors
  • Built-in dog bowl station
  • Wine and liquor bar
  • Paneled appliances for a cohesive, integrated appearance

Design Style & Scheme

  • Functional, family-forward design with an emphasis on performance and durability
  • Entertainer-friendly layout supporting cooking, gathering, and hosting
  • Elevated finishes replacing original builder-grade selections

Client Goals & Needs

  • Update a builder-grade home to better align with how the family lives and entertains
  • Create a kitchen that functions as the heart of the home for a busy household with three children and a dog
  • Improve durability and performance of finishes and layouts
  • Design a kitchen that meets the needs of an avid, highly engaged home cook
  • Incorporate significantly larger appliances, including:
  • A much larger range
  • A substantial range hood
  • A larger refrigerator
  • Add substantial storage to support both everyday use and entertaining

Design Challenges

  • Working entirely within the existing footprint of the home
  • Integrating much larger appliances while also increasing storage capacity
  • Accommodating a large range hood that required a separate fresh makeup air system
  • Determining effective routing for the makeup air system
  • Preparing subfloors to an exacting level to ensure herringbone hardwood flooring could be installed dead flat

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