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To create efficient storage features, Popov discussed with her clients everything they wanted to store in the new kitchen. “We take a detailed inventory of all the kitchen gadgets, dishes, pots and pans — pretty much everything that will be stored in the kitchen,” she says. “While designing the cabinets, we’ve allocated space for all of those items ahead of time.” Here, one of two pullouts flanking the range features shelves and open stainless containers for keeping utensils organized and within easy reach.
The blue-and-green inspiration kitchen the couple found in their searches inspired the color scheme and introduced them to this Heath Ceramics backsplash tile. Heath has been making tile in California since 1948, with “honor the hand” as a core value. It’s a principle that echoes those of the Arts and Crafts movement. The quartz countertops have veining with flecks of blue and green, tying them to the green backsplash tile and the blue island base. The stovetop is induction.
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