BEFORE A lovely young couple who just purchased a new house in Manhasset contacted us about renovating it. They were not happy with the kitchen area, it was dark, small, cut off from the rest of the house and didn’t have enough storage space. The dining area was very tight and not conducive for entertaining guests. After the initial consultation we advised them to open up the space by removing the walls and completely reworking the kitchen layout. AFTER The extensive renovation of this home included an open floor plan conversion while maintaining the character and architectural details of the center hall colonial style of the house. The new configuration allowed for a comfortable, contemporary kitchen with a large peninsula, new powder room and a spacious dining room. We introduced lot’s of blues, blue grays and gold tones into the interior. In the kitchen. Then we continued with the same palette for the custom cabinetry and repeated the herringbone pattern in the backsplash to echo the same pattern in the dining and living room original oak flooring. The result is a beautiful, comfortable and functional home for a young family.