home&garden
Mark West of Quality Marble provided these handsome
Typhoon Gold granite countertops with demi-bullnose
edges to give this kitchen an elegant look.
cabinetry, such as columns and pediments, create a
furniture-type look that allows you to express your
personality, as well as to further unify the appearance
of common spaces. There is no question that
the kitchen is still one of the hardest working rooms
in the home, so it makes sense that its margins have
been expanded.
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Today’s kitchens tend to be vibrant, active, public
areas of the home. To help meld kitchens into their
surrounding rooms, similar flooring, lighting
fixtures and countertops are very effective.
Custom cabinets that provide efficient storage in
the kitchen, pantry, bar or great room, can also be
used to cleverly camouflage anything from a flatscreen
TV to a mammoth refrigerator. The specific
style, period and finish selected can also serve to
unify adjacent areas. Architectural details added to
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