A Utah Kitchen Perfect for a Baker and Her Family
This Craftsman-style kitchen remodel provides function and beauty with a hidden baking center and a custom copper hood
The remodel also allowed the homeowners to bring the Craftsman style in the rest of the Bountiful, Utah, house into the heart of the home. The design team added cherry wood beams to the kitchen ceiling to add some classic Craftsman warmth. The new floors are hickory with a clear finish.
The dual-height kitchen counter, flanked by stools in two different fabrics, is where the girls do their homework while watching their mother bake. The ends of the counter and the central island feature decorative stripes of glass mosaic tiles that provide another custom touch.
Pendant lights: Charleston, Franklin Ironworks
The dual-height kitchen counter, flanked by stools in two different fabrics, is where the girls do their homework while watching their mother bake. The ends of the counter and the central island feature decorative stripes of glass mosaic tiles that provide another custom touch.
Pendant lights: Charleston, Franklin Ironworks
The custom baking center is on the back wall between the dual ovens and the built-in refrigerator. It has large fold-back doors. “She needed room for her mixer, bowls and ingredients, with a workspace in the area and double ovens nearby,” designer LaMar Lisman says.
The blue-green subway tile on the backsplash complements the light green paint — Quietude from Sherwin-Williams — that covers the island. The island’s butcher-block top is iroko wood with a custom stain.
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The blue-green subway tile on the backsplash complements the light green paint — Quietude from Sherwin-Williams — that covers the island. The island’s butcher-block top is iroko wood with a custom stain.
Find blue-green subway tiles
With its doors closed, the baking center has the look of a piece of furniture. The countertops throughout the kitchen are a granite and quartz hybrid, which gives them unique color and graining.
Countertops: Blue Marine, The Stone Collection
Countertops: Blue Marine, The Stone Collection
Above the stove-top, the design team added a 4-by-12-foot grid of blue-green tile laid in a herringbone pattern. Above that, a custom copper hood brings another Craftsman touch and additional warmth to the space.
Hood fabrication: Sheet Metal Specialties
Hood fabrication: Sheet Metal Specialties
The farmhouse sink is hammered copper. The designers added larger windows over it to bring in more natural light.
Weaver says she recently received a text from the homeowner that makes her believe that all their attention to detail paid off. “She wanted us to know how much she loves the kitchen and how much she uses it. It’s not only beautiful, but so functional for her.”
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Weaver says she recently received a text from the homeowner that makes her believe that all their attention to detail paid off. “She wanted us to know how much she loves the kitchen and how much she uses it. It’s not only beautiful, but so functional for her.”
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Kitchen at Glance
Who lives here: A baker, her husband and their four daughters
Location: Bountiful, Utah
Size: About 400 square feet (37 square meters)
Designers: LaMar Lisman and Kristina Weaver of Lisman Studio Interior Design
While the former kitchen had plenty of space, its style and function didn’t meet the needs of the family. In particular, it wasn’t working for the wife and mother of four girls. She’s an avid baker who not only bakes for her family, but is also regularly hired to create cakes and other treats for parties and weddings.
Armed with a detailed wish list and clear specifications for how she wanted the new kitchen to support her baking, the homeowner reached out to the design team at Lisman Studio Interior Design. “She really collaborated with us and provided tons of input,” designer Kristina Weaver says. “She wanted a baking center and a large working island. She knew even how deep she wanted each cabinet to be.”