Nothing moves a project forward like a deadline. In this case, it was a daughter's announcement that she wanted to have her wedding reception at home—in just four months. The 1950s kitchen in her parents' Long Beach, California, ranch house was a decent size but not fit for company, with its outdated finishes and confined layout.
A partial wall and L-shaped peninsula separated the kitchen from the family room, boxing in the cook. And though the couple had lived for 20 years with this less-than-perfect union of the two rooms, when their daughter shared her wedding wish they turned to local kitchen designer Dana Jones for help.
A partial wall and L-shaped peninsula separated the kitchen from the family room, boxing in the cook. And though the couple had lived for 20 years with this less-than-perfect union of the two rooms, when their daughter shared her wedding wish they turned to local kitchen designer Dana Jones for help.
A cherry countertop and antiqued brass oak leaf and bar pulls give the built-in hutch a distinctive, custom look with leaf pulls from Notting Hill.
The raised snack bar on the cherry island helps hide the hardworking cooktop. Golden Beach granite tops its whole surface. Along the sink wall, what remains of the dividing wall that separated kitchen and family room is filled with cabinets (the built-in hutch sits on the other side). The end of the wall is paneled with V-groove and finished with a low cherry-topped cabinet for added storage. The vent hood liner is from Best by Broan and the cooktop and wall ovens are from Viking. The sink and faucet are from ROHL, and the windows are from Andersen.
