kitchen
After: The renovation created a bright new space with a fresh black-and-white color palette and a soaring vaulted ceiling. The stunning L-shaped island features an engineered ultracompact slab surface similar to quartz and porcelain. “I love that it’s a manmade material, so it doesn’t have the upkeep of marble or granite. It has beautiful natural veining and comes in a matte finish instead of gloss. So with all the light coming in, it doesn’t have the glare,” Van Sluyter says. Other highlights of the new space include black walnut floors, a custom metal range hood, sliding barn doors and a trio of oversize contemporary pendant lights.
compact
nice layout
Don’t have a ceiling cavity that allows for recessed lighting? I face this situation often, including in this recently completed Toronto Interior Design Group project where we exposed the concrete ceilings. One option is to use a dropped ceiling over the island or even the full kitchen to allow space for potlights to tuck away. Another is to consider modern track lights. That’s right, track lighting is definitely back. Forget what you think you know about track lights based on the curvy tracks of harsh MR16 bulbs that were popular in the ’90s. Modern track lighting takes inspiration from art galleries and jewelry showrooms to deliver beautiful, functional, repositionable lighting that will be a welcome addition to any kitchen for years to come.
individual frig and freezer, like the floor and cabinets
like the backsplash and counter top
grt small kitchen, good door going into hall, bring out wall on left to make foyer going into BR's & 2nd bath
small space with doors on both sides going to rooms
good size
compact with hall to left
compact
Low-maintenance spaces. Whether it’s an easy-to-clean engineered product, such as porcelain and quartz, or large-format tiles, kitchens will feature surfaces that require less upkeep. “Floors and backsplashes will be larger-format tiles with less grout lines to clean,” Lockhart says. She also says smaller appliances are key when it comes to reducing daily maintenance. “For instance, why use an entire oven when you can steam and roast food with a smaller steam oven?” she says. “Multiple-use appliances are more practical and easier to clean because they’re smaller with less surface to clean.”
nice small kitchen
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