Stylish
After. Designer Liz Schupanitz added a longer island that extends out into the open area of the kitchen, with seating for three, extra storage and a bookshelf on the side facing the range. The new cabinets are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Capitol White. The designer saved the homeowners money by painting the new range hood a warm metallic shade that looks like zinc, and by choosing black granite countertops that look like soapstone.Hardware: bronze, Ashley Norton
Floors
This Colorado kitchen is open to both the dining and living areas, thanks to a wall-free transition.Opening up the kitchen is popular. Half of renovating homeowners open their kitchens to other indoor spaces. The most popular way to blend the space from the kitchen to the adjacent room is with a fully open, wall-free transition, chosen by 56 percent of those who made their kitchens more open. After that, double doors, a row of doors or a wide opening were most popular.How to Open Your Kitchen and Close It Off Too
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