Redefined Design

If there is one rule about choosing materials and finishes in kitchen design, it’s that there are no rules. Rather, a desired color palette, specific function for the space or a unique layout often informs the selection of colors and textures.

Designers’ go-to kitchen materials—granite, marble, quartz, wood, laminate, glass, stainless steel, zinc, copper, cork and pewter—offer a wide variety of options for color, texture, durability and cost.

Optimize your kitchen layout by tucking away food items, small appliances and more in a kitchen pantry. Your pantry doesn’t have to be just another set of sliding doors or cabinets. Store in style with pantries to complement every design aesthetic.

one: San Francisco Mediterranean pantry, by Lorin Hill, Architect, in collaboration with Angela Free Design. Photography by John Bedell Photography.

After creating dream kitchens for countless clients, Sheri Finkelstein, owner of REDECORIZE LLC, decided it was time to have one of her own. Her husband was set on staying in their St. Louis home, but the cramped kitchen space wasn’t going to cut it for their growing family of children and grandchildren. Last September, Sheri set out to construct her tailor-made kitchen.

Here is what they had to say…

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Here is what they had to say…

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