Thoroughly clean sweep

With its strong horizontal lines and clean details, the 18-foot-long kitchen in a renovated Washington, D.C., row dwelling is minimalist with out showing ultramodern. Even a backsplash was deemed gratuitous the aluminum window sits suitable on the countertop, which in turn slips around cabinetry under the microwave. "We liked the idea of the horizontal plane of counter not becoming stopped and connecting to the external," architect Janet Bloomberg says.

The new prepare replaces the opening concerning the kitchen area and dining room with a sweep of flooring-to-ceiling translucent pocket doors. Bloomberg centered a major window and sink on the opening to share light in between the rooms. "The doors tie the two sides with each other," Bloomberg says. "We also implemented terribly warm resources, which guidance to carry by means of the palette of an older property." Stylistic variations are neutralized with cherry cabinets that complement the house's pine floors, Italian slate flooring with loaded colour variations, and a concrete countertop.

A cooking place to the left as you enter the kitchen area now occupies the previous powder room, which was relocated to the stair landing. At the far finish is a square bar sink and compact computer area with a fiat-display keep track of mounted beneath wall cabinets. And an existing four-foot-by-four-foot pantry is hidden behind a entire-height cabinetry door. "We wanted to hold all kinds of things rather flush to make it look and feel neat and clean, which is what the clientele wished," Bloomberg states. The consequence is an unabashedly 21st-century do the trick space, one with enough texture and warmth to span two time intervals.--Cheryl Weber

Builder: Madden Corp., Rockville, Md. Architect: KUBE Architecture, Washington, D.C. Photographer: Alan Karchmer. * Sources: Cabinets: Burger Custom made Cabinets, Circle 175 Countertops: Concrete Jungle, Circle 176 Dishwasher/oven: KitchenAid, Circle 177 inside doors: Raydoor, Circle 178 Kitchen area fittings/fixtures: Grohe, Circle 179 Lights: Illuminations Inc., Circle 180 and W.A.C. Lighting, Circle 181 Paints: Duron, Circle 182 Patio doors: NanaWall Programs, Circle 183 Fridge: Sub-Zero, Circle 184 Sinks: Blanco The usa, Circle 185 Windows: Sherwood Windows, Circle 186.

Author: Cheryl Weber