University Park Mid-Century Kitchen
The clients of this 1942 home were looking to update their kitchen to fit more with their personal style to include cleaner, more modern lines, while also paying homage to the original architecture. The layout of the existing kitchen had low ceilings and an archway wall between it and the dining room, as well as heavily trafficked doorway leading to the family’s finished basement, making the tight kitchen space even more restricted.
Chelly and her team decided to open up the room to add light and space by eliminating the door between the kitchen and basement, and implemented a marvel of a structural change to the home to remove the low ceiling walls and the archway separating the dining room and kitchen.
For the kitchen design, Chelly worked with partner On The Level Cabinetry to create custom cabinetry that was highly functional but and also paid tribute to the home’s original period style. She stained the lower cabinets walnut to match the flooring to make the room feel more spacious and the painted upper cabinets, complimenting the home owner’s colorful choice for a backspace tile, cohesively bringing together all room’s tones and adding depth. New stainless steel and fixtures brought a modern feel to the space. Chelly also brought in innovative storage solutions and creative touches to the once cramped space. These included the the addition of an extra pantry using the tiny bit of cabinet area left over from the remodel, a pullout counter chopping block to add temporary counter space when needed, innovative trash/recycling and shopping bag storage next to the garage door, pullout and a “magic corner” in a the tight corner area of the kitchen, and a built-in tea shelf that cleverly accommodated two different wall depths between the garage and the kitchen..
Construction Partners: Metropolitan Construction and On The Level Custom Cabinetry