studio strongwater

I always end up in the kitchen. It is the room I am most comfortable being in. Armed with The Silver Palate Cookbook, my first dinner party featured raspberry vinaigrette, and shrimp with snow peas served on my grandmother’s china to three girlfriends. I was 13. So, the desire to feed people delicious and beautiful food is in my bones and has moved me to create kitchens where people move comfortably, laugh easily and want to linger. Before moving to Colorado in 2011, I had studied interior architecture at California College of the Arts, obtained culinary and pastry degrees from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, co-owned a bakery in NYC, worked as a food stylist and writer, and spent many years cooking in residential kitchens as a caterer. After completing the renovation of my home – and dream kitchen – in 2016, I am back at the drafting table having fused my cooking and design expertise into studio strongwater. Great design is like a great recipe. It is a compilation of excellent ingredients that work well together, and thoughtful strategies to turn them into beautiful, pleasurable, even inspiring spaces. My goal as a designer is to find the right ingredients for you by understanding what you desire from your kitchen, how you occupy and get joy from it, and then deliver an exquisite, comfortable and functional kitchen within budget. My experience in the kitchen combined with my love of cooking and design gives me a unique set of tools to create your ideal kitchen --- the heart of your home. Good design comes from smart problem solving. Only by intently listening to my clients can I develop an understanding of their needs and deliver a design that uniquely meets them. Your kitchen should reflect who you are and how you live your life, good design is not “one style fits all.” Each project is unique. Through collaboration a successfully executed kitchen incorporates the needs of the client, while utilizing the skills and knowledge of the architect, builder, subcontractor, and fabricator to create an ideal space. I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST KITCHEN IS THE KITCHEN THAT BEST WORKS FOR YOU.