Traditional kitchens reign supreme in this particular suburb of Philadelphia. And that’s exactly what this family of four didn’t want. So finding a local designer to do something different proved challenging. “They didn’t get what we were looking for,” says one of the homeowners. “We wanted someone who could think outside the box a little bit.”
They wanted something, well, the opposite of traditional. They wanted “all the cliché things, like clean lines, an open floor plan, all white, no upper cabinets,” the homeowner says. So they searched for home professionals on Houzz and came across general contractor Brian Osborne. “He just got us,” the homeowner says. Osborne and his team of designers and fabricators helped modernize the space by integrating a 30-foot black walnut wall of storage that took all the pressure off the cooking stations and hangout areas to create an incredibly spacious and airy kitchen.
A structural wall that housed the air conditioner return originally broke up the kitchen where the island is now. Osborne removed it and put in a beam, then moved the HVAC behind the wall of black walnut cabinetry.
The cabinet wall, a collaboration between Osborne, the homeowners, C2 Architecture, Loubier Design and Kole Made, is 30 feet long and 8 feet tall. “It’s like a furniture pantry,” Osborne says. “There’s endless real estate to store things.” The wall helps keep the rest of the space open and airy. There’s room for plates, serving platters, food and even a Sonos stereo system housed in a slide-out shelf. At the far end is a homework station for the kids, and at the other is a recess that creates a buffet-style table that often acts as a cocktail station.
The cabinet wall, a collaboration between Osborne, the homeowners, C2 Architecture, Loubier Design and Kole Made, is 30 feet long and 8 feet tall. “It’s like a furniture pantry,” Osborne says. “There’s endless real estate to store things.” The wall helps keep the rest of the space open and airy. There’s room for plates, serving platters, food and even a Sonos stereo system housed in a slide-out shelf. At the far end is a homework station for the kids, and at the other is a recess that creates a buffet-style table that often acts as a cocktail station.
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