Parlor Kitchen #5: Where the Party's At
This may be our favorite one yet: This kitchen was designed to be at once functionally and aesthetically pleasing. The house is 22 feet wide hence allowing us to have a rather decent sized room of approximately 16×15. It’s so true that everyone congregates in the kitchen while the living room remains empty during large…
This may be our favorite one yet:
This kitchen was designed to be at once functionally and aesthetically pleasing. The house is 22 feet wide hence allowing us to have a rather decent sized room of approximately 16×15. It’s so true that everyone congregates in the kitchen while the living room remains empty during large gatherings. We had to sacrifice the dining room by about 1 foot to give it to the kitchen and I think the move really paid off. We’ve also tried to maximize storage space by framing an sitting nook with cabinets overhead.
If size was no object, I would have a kitchen island as long and large as possible. There’s something so cozy and functional about being able to carry out tasks on a surface in the middle of the room, be it cooking, eating, working, or simply hanging out. Outside the French doors is a slim balcony that leads to a staircase that goes down to the garden. We attach flower baskets to the balcony rails and put some fruit/herb planters on the deck. I’d highly recommend your friends to add some exterior focal point outside their kitchen as it’s the best way to take advantage of a parlor level kitchen layout.
It’s been about 3 years now and I can’t think of anything else I’d change about the kitchen. And oh yeah, the AGA rocks.
Bootyful.
Update: Check out more pics and description of the project on the jump.
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Parlor Kitchen #4: Spreading Out in a 22-Footer [Brownstoner]
….a couple more photos to help put the kitchen in perspective. The parlor layout (22×50) is living room in front, dining room middle, and kitchen in back, plus hallway, staircase, powder room, the usual suspects.
As for materials – kitchen is rather straightforward and I think can be done to fit a range of budgets. Cabinets are paint grade wood with BM Dove White, floors are black slate from Home Depot, countertop & backsplashes are Carera grey marble, farmhouse sink, etc. The only statement piece is the AGA, but otherwise, the other components are run of the mill and don’t need to be expensive.
Having said that however, it really pays to have good carpentry, good painting, good lighting, and lastly, a good eye.
my mercedes is made in germany
way off from what should only be compliments to this person with a good eye or two. . .
goods made in the us are often made by immigrants that work for pennies in cities where that living ain’t so cheap. haven’t you seen the sweatshops just over the bridge with the all night fluorescent lighting. i heard they work for a few bucks a day and tea if the master is nice. the goods say ‘made in america’.
you have to pick your cause and i guess the fact that there are other problems does not make your concern less valid. a good place to start is probably just to be nice to one another and not so judgemental- even on brownstoner.
You made it sound like the AGA was some exotic item that had to be specially ordered and shipped as a one off. Besides, ever moved overseas and had to ship furnitire and so on? The ships go when full…you/companies buy a container. So the AGA is no better or worse than the cotton shirts. They will fill to capacity/weight regardless of the item. Ever have the what’s heavier: a ton of feathers or a ton of lead “riddle” when you were in, oh, third grade?
I don’t have a Mercedes.
Donghia, AGA, Baker – expensive, but certainly having money not always means having good taste (even if you have a designer).
This one is cool, elegant and simple. These 2 feet in width & 5 feet in length
make a huge difference in the layout. Not a typical situation in our Brooklyn townhouses.
Unlikely that your Mercedes is built in Germany. They have plants all over, including US. A shirt from china and a range from UK is different in that an oven weights slightly more than a cotton t and thus … oh, why bother.
Also, I do try to buy locally grown food.
And if you knew it was built in the UK why the “Shipping an AGA from the UK??? Do you get out much?” reply?
I know they are built in the UK. Like a Mercedes is built in Germany and your shirts are made in China and our produce ships from all over the world. Why is the shipping of the AGA an environmental crime and not these other things? If we all sat around waiting for US manufactured goods we’d be camping naked in a tent cooking over a camp fire.
Beautifully done. The seating area is very inviting, and it looks like a great kitchen in which to cook and hang out. I dig the AGA in such a simple and elegant kitchen. Usually, they’re placed in overdone
yellow French Country kitchens on the UES. Congrats.
they still SHIP from the UK dimwit. you just place your order with domain. did you think they make them there, in the back room?
Shipping an AGA from the UK??? Do you get out much? Domain sells them. Karl’s appliances sells them. They are all over.