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| A Tale of Two Kitchens |
| Two completely different remodeling approaches offer similar outcomes: both simplicity and timeless grace |
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To make this kitchen appear timeless, designer Carol Glasser advised finishing the walls, hood, and open shelves using an old-fashioned lathe and plaster technique.
(Photo: Stephen Karlisch) |
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With the West Indies pineapple finial, Oriental rugs, and cane chair, this kitchen could almost double as the library.
(Photo: Erik Kvalsvik) |
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by Logan Ward
The goals were not all that different. Both couples enjoy entertaining. Both wanted to simplify and cut clutter. Both consider the kitchen the heart of the home. And they both hired designers to remodel their kitchens. But that’s where the paths of these strangers -- one couple in Austin, the other in Greenville, South Carolina -- diverged.
The South Carolina kitchen was lacking something. It had plenty of sunlight, banks of cabinets, and acres of granite countertops, but it all seemed, well, perfunctory. The room had no soul. “You walked in and got a sense of ho-hum,” says the wife. So architect Mark Maresca turned conventional wisdom on its ear by recommending less natural light, as well as ebonized cabinets that darkened the space even more. For the opposite reason -- to flood the Austin kitchen with sunlight -- designer Carol Glasser gave her clients an equally radical suggestion: Get rid of all upper cabinets and add windows. The designers’ suggestions caught the homeowners off guard. But both couples eventually came around. The result? Two classic kitchens, each with its own personality.
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