Builder: Markay Johnson Construction visit: www.mjconstruction.com Unmistakably a Markay Johnson masterpiece, luxury living is evident in this mountainside exclusively designed retreat with great entertainment in mind, while the home opens up to beautiful vistas of Promontory Point hillside. This home features two separate two-car garages, one showcasing car lifts for the sports car enthusiast and the other for living. From the courtyard one enters the home enveloped in a magnificent two story great room featuring an open staircase, substantial structural post-and-beam woodwork, and a freestanding floor to ceiling three sided stone fireplace. This home was designed with every detail in mind showcasing an elegantly appointed dining area, floor to ceiling bookcases with wood stained paneling in the den library, custom millwork, cabinetry and wood flooring throughout. The walk out basement boasts of impressive recreational spaces, with billiards and poker rooms, a circular bar with an exotic circular fish tank placed in the center, a windowed cigar smoking room with its own ventilation unit with a cozy sitting area sunken around a fireplace for conversation, also a walk in wine cellar, a sports centered theatre TV room with several screens to choose from, and a walk-in custom sauna to warm up in after a cold day of snow skiing.

Builder: Markay Johnson Construction visit: www.mjconstruction.com Unmistakably a Markay Johnson masterpiece, luxury living is evident in this mountainside exclusively designed retreat with great entertainment in mind, while the home opens up to beautiful vistas of Promontory Point hillside. This home features two separate two-car garages, one showcasing car lifts for the sports car enthusiast and the other for living. From the courtyard one enters the home enveloped in a magnificent two story great room featuring an open staircase, substantial structural post-and-beam woodwork, and a freestanding floor to ceiling three sided stone fireplace. This home was designed with every detail in mind showcasing an elegantly appointed dining area, floor to ceiling bookcases with wood stained paneling in the den library, custom millwork, cabinetry and wood flooring throughout. The walk out basement boasts of impressive recreational spaces, with billiards and poker rooms, a circular bar with an exotic circular fish tank placed in the center, a windowed cigar smoking room with its own ventilation unit with a cozy sitting area sunken around a fireplace for conversation, also a walk in wine cellar, a sports centered theatre TV room with several screens to choose from, and a walk-in custom sauna to warm up in after a cold day of snow skiing.

Classic 1920's style kitchen designed in a new 200 sf addition to original historic home. Northlight Photography.
Photo of a country kitchen in Seattle with a farmhouse sink and wood benchtops.

A bulthaup b3 kitchen designed and installed by hobsons|choice and featured in the September issue of KBB Magazine in the UK. The corian island worktop has a molded double sink and drainer arrangement. Full length drawer aluminium 'G2' bulthaup handles make access easy.

A decidedly painterly palette of cabinet finishes from Dura Supreme Cabinetry pleases the most discerning of color connoisseurs. A painter’s palette could not be more abundantly appointed with the nearly limitless color selections available from Dura Supreme. The rich, hand-wiped stains and color saturated paints are beautiful on their own or enhanced with layers of glaze and hand-detailing to create an antiqued appearance. Many of Dura Supreme's glazed finishes reveal the soft brush strokes and subtle variations of the artisan (craftsman) that created the finish. And if you still can’t find the exact shade of your heart’s desire, Dura Supreme will create the perfect color just for you with our Custom Color-Match Program AND our Personal Paint Match Program. Request a FREE Dura Supreme Brochure Packet: http://www.durasupreme.com/request-brochure Find a Dura Supreme Showroom near you today: http://www.durasupreme.com/dealer-locator

Design ideas for a contemporary l-shaped kitchen in San Francisco with glass-front cabinets and dark wood cabinets.

Beautiful home built by Terry Elston in Southern Trace
Inspiration for a mediterranean kitchen in New Orleans.

Traditional kitchen in Newark with wood benchtops, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white splashback and panelled appliances.

Patrick Barta
Photo of a traditional kitchen in Seattle with subway tile splashback, a farmhouse sink, wood benchtops, beige splashback and white appliances.

Photography by Rick Keating http://www.rickkeatingphotographer.com/

The Port Ludlow Residence is a compact, 2400 SF modern house located on a wooded waterfront property at the north end of the Hood Canal, a long, fjord-like arm of western Puget Sound. The house creates a simple glazed living space that opens up to become a front porch to the beautiful Hood Canal. The east-facing house is sited along a high bank, with a wonderful view of the water. The main living volume is completely glazed, with 12-ft. high glass walls facing the view and large, 8-ft.x8-ft. sliding glass doors that open to a slightly raised wood deck, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor space. During the warm summer months, the living area feels like a large, open porch. Anchoring the north end of the living space is a two-story building volume containing several bedrooms and separate his/her office spaces. The interior finishes are simple and elegant, with IPE wood flooring, zebrawood cabinet doors with mahogany end panels, quartz and limestone countertops, and Douglas Fir trim and doors. Exterior materials are completely maintenance-free: metal siding and aluminum windows and doors. The metal siding has an alternating pattern using two different siding profiles. The house has a number of sustainable or “green” building features, including 2x8 construction (40% greater insulation value); generous glass areas to provide natural lighting and ventilation; large overhangs for sun and rain protection; metal siding (recycled steel) for maximum durability, and a heat pump mechanical system for maximum energy efficiency. Sustainable interior finish materials include wood cabinets, linoleum floors, low-VOC paints, and natural wool carpet.

This is an example of an industrial open plan kitchen in New York with flat-panel cabinets and white cabinets.

This amazing kitchen was a total transformation from the original. Windows were removed and added, walls moved back and a total remodel. The original plain ceiling was changed to a coffered ceiling, the lighting all totally re-arranged, new floors, trim work as well as the new layout. I designed the kitchen with a horizontal wood grain using a custom door panel design, this is used also in the detailing of the front apron of the soapstone sink. The profile is also picked up on the profile edge of the marble island. The floor is a combination of a high shine/flat porcelain. The high shine is run around the perimeter and around the island. The Boos chopping board at the working end of the island is set into the marble, sitting on top of a bowed base cabinet. At the other end of the island i pulled in the curve to allow for the glass table to sit over it, the grain on the island follows the flat panel doors. All the upper doors have Blum Aventos lift systems and the chefs pantry has ample storage. Also for storage i used 2 aluminium appliance garages. The glass tile backsplash is a combination of a pencil used vertical and square tiles. Over in the breakfast area we chose a concrete top table with supports that mirror the custom designed open bookcase. The project is spectacular and the clients are very happy with the end results.

Grand architecturally detailed stone family home. Each interior uniquely customized. Architect: Mike Sharrett of Sharrett Design Interior Designer: Laura Ramsey Engler of Ramsey Engler, Ltd.

Here's the back of the island with the center drawer open and the pullout racks exposed. They are all full-extension pull-outs but I've staggered them for artistic purposes. Storage in my kitchen is split between the cabinets and the many pull-outs built into the island. This center pull-out is the most often used one as it houses the skillets, pots and lids used for cooking.

The owners of a charming home in the hills west of Paso Robles recently decided to remodel their not-so-charming kitchen. Referred to San Luis Kitchen by several of their friends, the homeowners visited our showroom and soon decided we were the best people to design a kitchen fitting the style of their home. We were delighted to get to work on the project right away. When we arrived at the house, we found a small, cramped and out-dated kitchen. The ceiling was low, the cabinets old fashioned and painted a stark dead white, and the best view in the house was neglected in a seldom-used breakfast nook (sequestered behind the kitchen peninsula). This kitchen was also handicapped by white tile counters with dark grout, odd-sized and cluttered cabinets, and small ‘desk’ tacked on to the side of the oven cabinet. Due to a marked lack of counter space & inadequate storage the homeowner had resorted to keeping her small appliances on a little cart parked in the corner and the garbage was just sitting by the wall in full view of everything! On the plus side, the kitchen opened into a nice dining room and had beautiful saltillo tile floors. Mrs. Homeowner loves to entertain and often hosts dinner parties for her friends. She enjoys visiting with her guests in the kitchen while putting the finishing touches on the evening’s meal. Sadly, her small kitchen really limited her interactions with her guests – she often felt left out of the mix at her own parties! This savvy homeowner dreamed big – a new kitchen that would accommodate multiple workstations, have space for guests to gather but not be in the way, and maybe a prettier transition from the kitchen to the dining (wine service area or hutch?) – while managing the remodel budget by reusing some of her major appliances and keeping (patching as needed) her existing floors. Responding to the homeowner’s stated wish list and the opportunities presented by the home's setting and existing architecture, the designers at San Luis Kitchen decided to expand the kitchen into the breakfast nook. This change allowed the work area to be reoriented to take advantage of the great view – we replaced the existing window and added another while moving the door to gain space. A second sink and set of refrigerator drawers (housing fresh fruits & veggies) were included for the convenience of this mainly vegetarian cook – her prep station. The clean-up area now boasts a farmhouse style single bowl sink – adding to the ‘cottage’ charm. We located a new gas cook-top between the two workstations for easy access from each. Also tucked in here is a pullout trash/recycle cabinet for convenience and additional drawers for storage. Running parallel to the work counter we added a long butcher-block island with easy-to-access open shelves for the avid cook and seating for friendly guests placed just right to take in the view. A counter-top garage is used to hide excess small appliances. Glass door cabinets and open shelves are now available to display the owners beautiful dishware. The microwave was placed inconspicuously on the end of the island facing the refrigerator – easy access for guests (and extraneous family members) to help themselves to drinks and snacks while staying out of the cook’s way. We also moved the pantry storage away from the dining room (putting it on the far wall and closer to the work triangle) and added a furniture-like hutch in its place allowing the more formal dining area to flow seamlessly into the up-beat work area of the kitchen. This space is now also home (opposite wall) to an under counter wine refrigerator, a liquor cabinet and pretty glass door wall cabinet for stemware storage – meeting Mr. Homeowner’s desire for a bar service area. And then the aesthetic: an old-world style country cottage theme. The homeowners wanted the kitchen to have a warm feel while still loving the look of white cabinetry. San Luis Kitchen melded country-casual knotty pine base cabinets with vintage hand-brushed creamy white wall cabinets to create the desired cottage look. We also added bead board and mullioned glass doors for charm, used an inset doorstyle on the cabinets for authenticity, and mixed stone and wood counters to create an eclectic nuance in the space. All in all, the happy homeowners now boast a charming county cottage kitchen with plenty of space for entertaining their guests while creating gourmet meals to feed them. Credits: Custom cabinetry by Wood-Mode Contracting by Michael Pezzato of Lost Coast Construction Stone counters by Pyramid M.T.M.

The home's form is broken into two gabled volumes linked by a central stair. The central atrium floods the interior with day light and is the focus of the open spaces of the house. Exterior rain-screen fiber cement panels and board and batten siding further reduce the apparent volume of the house. Front and rear decks and trellises encourage the use of the land around the house.

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Detail of Built-In Shelving at Kitchen Photographed by Eric Rorer
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall kitchen in Seattle with stainless steel benchtops, a single-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, light hardwood floors and with island.