ATOMIC KITCHENS

ATOMIC RANCH PRESENTS kitchens 1 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022 A 25-PAGE COLLECTION OF TIPS,TRICKS,AND WORDS OF WISDOM FOR REIMAGINING THE HEART OF YOUR HOME

Contents 44 3 Heart of the Home An excerpt from Chapter 5 of our Editor Jickie Torres’ book, Atomic Ranch: Remodeled Marvels. Learn the first steps to building your dream kitchen! 10 Vibrant Vibes The Mid Century sensibility of this Palm Springs home was given a boost with splashes of color and careful restoration of its original features. 16 Naturally Inclined to Beauty What happens when an interior designer turns her trained eye to her own Frank Lloyd Wright- inspired kitchen? 20 Building Back Modern A dilapidated kitchen receives a MCM makeover that celebrates its ocean views and restores its mod charm. 2 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

Heart of Shiny white lacquer and walnut paneling connect a thoroughly modern kitchen to the the Home mid century décor of the adjoining living and Written by Jickie Torres dining rooms in Ken and Holly Schoolmeester’s Charlotte, North Carolina, home. Designed by There’s perhaps no harder working room in your Tony Battah from Hans Krug Fine European home than the kitchen. It’s how you feed your Cabinetry, the space received an honorable family and where you entertain. It’s where a lot of mention in the K+BB 2015 design awards. your home value derives from, and it’s also where you’ll spend a lot of your budget and design decision brainpower if it’s one of the spaces on your home remodel hit list. So the kitchen is where I’ve decided to start in our room-by-room breakdown. 3 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

“Our goal was to create a home with a Palm Springs feel and bring back some Eichler interior features,” says Jim Cross of the Orange, California, Eichler he owns with Dave Pearson. “We knew anything original we would keep if possible (we stripped a lot of paint!). Anything that was already altered, we replaced—taking inspiration from the past.” The kitchen was once such a space with none of the original elements intact, so they installed a kitchen with Ikea cabinets and Semihandmade walnut fronts. The glass backsplash is a nod to a Palm Springs color palette. BALANCING OLD AND NEW The kitchen is one of the most hotly contested spaces in the debate over what to keep as original and what to alter. While the answer, of course, comes down to whatever works best for your family, I like to think of a sliding scale based on which original features are in question, how much each one fits your day-to-day needs and lifestyle, and what your end goal is as owner of your Mid Century Modern home. How much of the original kitchen is left intact? If it’s 100 percent original and I can be allowed to woo you to keep it so, consider this: How much of what you think you need from a space is born from pure habit? Our knee-jerk reactions to original vintage kitchens are that they are small, creaky and inefficient. But much as with the zero-waste movement or the minimalist movement, you might be surprised at how little you need to have at hand to get the job done in the kitchen. Can you pare down your supplies and tools? Can you adapt to some new cooking habits and methods to work better in the space? 4 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

The kitchen had a central location in the floor plan of this Pardee-built Jones & Emmons home in Fullerton, California. Keven and Alana Stirdivant removed upper cabinets to open up the space. Not only did this create a more open flow for the home, but it maximized the light from the gorgeous back wall of windows that runs the length of the house. The cabinets were repainted in a more neutral putty color after the original wood stain turned out much redder than the couple had intended. Realizing the cabinets wouldn’t fit the home’s aesthetic at all, the couple removed, sprayed and reinstalled them. 5 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

The wall that separates the kitchen from What kinds of original features are we the dining room in the 1958 post-and-beam talking about? Basic cabinetry? A simple home of Francesco Luparello of Parell Design sink and coordinating fixtures? Rare Studio and his husband, Richard Frey, chief lighting? Working vintage appliances? Read that list aloud, and you’ll probably pick creative officer for the CW, was stripped of up on the message I’m trying to convey, its green and orange wood and restored to which is that some mid century features are its original condition. They redid the white certainly worth keeping, while others were frame and removed the sliding doors to keep never really considered that remarkable to begin with (pedigree of the home the space open to the dining room. notwithstanding). 6 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

In the kitchen of the 1959-built Philadelphia-area home of George Marrone and Michael Nocera, original elements like the clock and range hood are accented by some modern yet mid century friendly updates. New cork floors, quartz countertops, a glass backsplash, maple cabinets and stainless steel appliances work together to meet modern needs while honoring the home’s age. 7 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

The kitchen is one of the ABOVE, RIGHT The upper pegboard cabinets in Keith Zabel and Randy most hotly contested spaces Shemaitis’ new kitchen renovation in their 1960 Alexander home in Palm Springs deliver unmistakable vintage style into the newly designed space. in the debate over what to keep as original and what to alter. ABOVE, LEFT Homeowners Tom Dolle, creative director for Destination PSP and adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, and George Waffle, business manager for garden writer and photographer Ken Druse, found their ideal West Coast vacation home nestled in the Canyon View Estates neighborhood: a 1963 Palmer & Krisel. They renovated their kitchen choosing vibrant colors and crisp whites, just as in the rest of their home. 8 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

Michael DeJong regrouted the entire kitchen of his 1959 Hugh Kaptur home in Palm Springs and painted the deep dark-gray walls and cabinets a crisp white, but the cabinetry and tile countertop are original to the house. Pomona Tile manufactured the tile, a common feature in Palm Springs homes from the 1950s and 1960s. The oven is also an effort of preservation—Michael picked up a gutted stainless steel oven from a neighbor’s yard and combined parts of it with their 1952 Wedge- wood Holly oven to create what they call their “franken-stove.” Upgrading countertops while keeping original cabinets or swapping out plumbing fittings and hardware for a dialed-up MCM look? Both are great examples of ways to keep the original spirit of the space intact while updating for today. Debra Szidon, founder of The Cass Clutch and Cocoon Home Design, waited for a year before tackling a kitchen remodel in her 1953 Lafayette, California, home— the work of Fred Langhorst, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Despite wanting to make changes to the kitchen, Debra felt some elements were not up for debate— namely the original concrete radiant flooring, which was painstakingly restored. TO GET MORE REMODELING AND RENOVATION EXPERTISE FOR YOUR KITCHEN AND EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOME, BUY OUR BOOK ATOMIC RANCH: REMODELED MARVELS. 9 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

VIBRANT VIBES THE MID CENTURY SENSIBILITY OF THIS Mid century love at first sight! PALM SPRINGS HOME WAS GIVEN A BOOST WITH Robert and Jaymi Gottfried knew right away that this was the house for them, though they understood just as SPLASHES OF COLOR AND CAREFUL RESTORATION quickly the work it would take to bring the 1965 low- gable home back to its mid century glory. “The minute OF ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES. we saw it, we knew we had to preserve all the wonderful By Devlin Smith original features that Don Wexler incorporated into this Photography by Greyshock and Dupont Photography design and the Alexanders built so well,” they say. TOP: THE HOMEOWNERS WANTED TO MAINTAIN THE KITCHEN’S ORIGINAL MID CENTURY DESIGN AND LAYOUT WHILE MAKING IT BRIGHTER AND MORE FUNCTIONAL. THE KITCHEN NOW MEETS THOSE GOALS AND ALSO SERVES AS A SHOWPLACE FOR SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE VINTAGE FINDS. 10 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

design THE GREEN FOUND IN THE KITCHEN BACKSPLASH IS PICKED UP BY THE BARSTOOLS POSITIONED NEAR THE PASS-THROUGH. UNDER MUST-HAVES: THE COUNTER, THE HOMEOWNERS FOUND THE SIGNATURE OF THE HOME’S DEVELOPERS, ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. l Custom-installed multicolor tile backsplash l Restored original Gaffers & Sattler oven l Refinished original cabinetry WHAT MAKES IT MCM? l Vibrant orange, green and turquoise color palette l Easy flow to the dining, living and outdoor areas l Original galley layout with pass-through cutout to dining area 11 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

ABOVE AND BOTTOM LEFT: THE KITCHEN WAS ORIGINAL BUT FELT EVERY BIT OF ITS 50-PLUS YEARS WHEN THE GOTTFRIEDS PURCHASED THE HOME. THEY REFINISHED THE ORIGINAL CABINETRY, RESTORED THE ORIGINAL OVEN, INSTALLED NEW COUNTERS AND FLOORING AND ADDED A CUSTOM MODWALLS TILE BACKSPLASH TO GIVE NEW LIFE TO THE SPACE. A CHEERY CANISTER SET FROM VINTAGE 55 RESTORATIONS MAKES A FUN AND FUNCTIONAL ADDITION TO THE SPACE. Since purchasing the home in late 2017, the couple has taken great care to do just that. Their home had had just one previous owner and was feeling its age, particularly in the kitchen. “It felt so dark,” they say. “The kitchen hadn’t ever been remodeled, with the exception of the flooring, but hadn’t been maintained either. The cabinets were peeling, the appliances were well worn, the flooring had brown grout, the walls were beige, and the counters and backsplash were beyond cleaning.” RESTORE AND REFRESH A kitchen refresh was a must. The Gottfrieds were clear about their aims—“to stay true to the original 12 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

CHECK OUT ATOMIC-RANCH.COM TO SEE MORE OF THIS HOME! THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT WAS ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT DREW THE GOTTFRIEDS TO PURCHASE THIS HOME. THOUGH EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE DINING ROOM, THE KITCHEN IS TUCKED AWAY, A BONUS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS WHEN ENTERTAINING. VINTAGE BITOSSI PIECES FROM NOT ANOTHER MOD SNOB SIT ATOP A VINTAGE LANE TUXEDO DINING SET FROM THE PALM SPRINGS VINTAGE MARKET. THE MATCHING VINTAGE LANE TUXEDO HUTCH WAS FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA AT DEJA MOD FURNITURE. mid mod design but update the functionality and definitely REAL HOME 101 brighten the overall space”—and they were fortunate to have a strong foundation to build from. Not only were the cabinets TYPE OF HOME: 1965 single-story original and in decent shape, the Gaffers & Sattler oven was original as well. Careful refurbishment of both helped the ARCHITECT: Donald Wexler couple stay true to the kitchen’s history. BACKGROUND: Having had just one previous owner, the home retained many Restoring the dark and peeling cabinets got the couple of its original features but was in need of a refresh. closer to their goal of brightening the space. Replacing the tile floor and brown grout with a glistening terrazzo tile COLOR SCHEME: Turquoise, green and orange set the tone in the kitchen and brought even more lightness to the space. throughout the home. 13 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022 INNOVATIVE IDEA: Fortunate to have the original Gaffers & Sattler oven intact, the homeowners found and installed a replica of the coordinating stovetop.

Not only were the cabinets original and in decent shape, the Gaffers & Sattler oven was original as well. COLOR COMBINATIONS The custom backsplash also had an incredible impact on the look and feel of the kitchen. Selecting the right color and shape for the tile was a time- consuming process and absolutely worth the effort. “We spent hours looking at tile online,” the Gottfrieds say. “At one point we thought we would do bright green quartz on the counter and backsplash, and then we found Modwalls. All their tile is so fun, and we really were drawn to the minnow shape. When we ordered samples, initially we thought we’d do just the light blue with green here and there. Our tile guy laid out all four colors in a random pattern, and the minute we saw it we knew that was it.” The orange, green and blue found in the backsplash is carried through the rest of the house, from artwork in the dining room to the living room rug to the home’s front door. Those shades were selected as an anecdote to the beige that had once overwhelmed the space. “Everything inside and out was beige in this house,” the homeowners say. “One of the first art pieces we bought in Palm Springs is in the dining room, with bright orange, green and turquoise. We knew we wanted the house to have that same Dhappy vibe.” TOP: FINDING A MID CENTURY HOME WITH AN ORIGINAL KITCHEN MEANS ALSO GETTING TO USE THE ORIGINAL APPLIANCES. THE GAFFERS & SATTLER OVEN WAS A STANDOUT FEATURE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS, AND THEY RESTORED IT AS PART OF THE KITCHEN REFRESH. ABOVE: THE DINING ROOM HUTCH FEATURES MANY VINTAGE PIECES THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING ANTIQUES-MARKET FINDS, FAMILY HEIRLOOMS AND EVEN AN UNOPENED CAN OF “FRESH PURE MOUNTAIN AIR” FROM THE TOP OF THE PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY, CIRCA MID 1970s. 14 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

THE BERT ENGLAND FOR JOHNSON BAR CART WAS FOUND IN TAMPA. IT’S SEPARATED BY A LOW STONE WALL FROM THE LIVING ROOM AND ORIGINAL FIREPLACE. SIMILAR STONEWORK CAN ALSO BE SEEN ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOME. 15 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

Naturally Inclined toGBoeldaeutny By Sarah Jane Stone Photography by Daniel Blue Architectural Photography Styling by Debra Szidon WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN INTERIOR DESIGNER TURNS HER TRAINED EYE TO HER OWN FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT-INSPIRED KITCHEN? design MUST-HAVES: l Sleek cabinetry l Oversized island l Seamless transition of the kitchen to the outdoor courtyard SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO SPLURGE. DEBRA DID SO WITH A FEW SPECIAL ELEMENTS—NAMELY THE OVERSIZED, DEEP INTEGRATED SINK; THE INDUCTION STOVETOP THAT IS SEAMLESS WITH THE COUNTER; AND THE DINING ROOM TABLE, WHICH WAS IMPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA. 16 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

“THE KITCHEN HAD SO MUCH STORAGE, TOO MUCH REALLY,” SHE SAYS. “I DON’T HAVE THAT MUCH STUFF AND I DON’T WANT TO.” WITH THIS IN MIND, A BANK OF BUILT-IN CABINETS IN THE DINING ROOM WAS TORN OUT. DEBRA LEFT A SMALL BANK ON THE ADJOINING WALL, WHICH NOW HOSTS THE KIDS' HOMEWORK AND ART SUPPLIES ON ONE SIDE AND EXTRA DISHES AND SERVING PIECES ON THE OTHER. Having never lived Treating herself as her own client, in a midcentury Debra made three mood boards to home before, when help her decide on a design direction. the Szidon family found themselves What she landed on she describes as moving from the East Coast to the West Coast, they knew they wanted a change “midcentury chic.” from their 1839 Greek Revival. A 1953 Lafayette, California, home—the work of REAL HOME 101 Fred Langhorst, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright no less—turned out to be TYPE OF HOME: Horseshoe-shaped architect-designed ranch the perfect antidote. ARCHITECT: Fred Langhorst, apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright After living in the home for a year, Debra Szidon, founder of The Cass Clutch BACKGROUND: Cramped and dysfunctional and Cocoon Home Design, along with her husband, Alex Szidon, father of three, COLOR SCHEME: An earthy green with blue undertones to offset original redwood details tackled the not-so-small task of lovingly renovating their midcentury kitchen. INNOVATIVE IDEA: Textured vinyl wallpaper in place of a backsplash A DESIGNER’S VISION Functionality and aesthetics led Debra to renovate the kitchen. “The cabinets and counters were updated at some point but with little to no consideration for the original design,” says Debra, noting multiple counter heights as one of the culprits. When the family moved in, the kitchen had its original footprint—a layout that was dark and confined, complete with upper cabinets and a typical 1950s dividing wall with a pass through. 17 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

ABOVE: UNLIKE MOST ISLAND DESIGNS, DEBRA’S DESIGN INCLUDED AN EXPANSE OF COUNTERTOP WITHOUT A SINK OR OVEN. THE NINE-FOOT ISLAND NOW EASILY HOSTS BUFFETS, HOMEWORK AND KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, COOKING PREP AND COCKTAILS—MAKING IT IDEAL FOR THE FAMILY. OPPOSITE, TOP: OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR FIVE-MONTH RENOVATION, THE SZIDON FAMILY GRILLED A LOT AND SET UP A MAKESHIFT KITCHEN IN A SPARE ROOM. DEBRA NOTES THAT LIVING THROUGH A RENOVATION ISN’T EASY, ESPECIALLY WITH THREE KIDS. In planning for the new design, Debra’s main goal was at least as much as the concrete floor allowed. Debra to meet the needs of her modern family of five. This called removed the dividing wall to connect the kitchen with for better utilizing the available space to create a larger, the dining room. “I strongly believe in preserving original brighter kitchen with an oversized island. “The kitchen is features as much as possible—as long as they work for literally the main entry to our home, and we wanted to the way we live,” she says. “In the case of our kitchen, it blend it into the surrounding areas and with the exterior,” was cramped and not easy to use. By removing a wall, we she says. “Floor-to-ceiling glass windows surround the made it functional for modern-day family living.” kitchen, opening to a courtyard and garden. We wanted to blend the two.” According to Debra, if you truly love midcentury design and the time period, balancing authenticity with Given the home’s unique horseshoe floor plan and the personalization comes naturally. kitchen’s starring role, Debra sought to “lessen the kitchen effect” and instead make the area feel like a welcoming FOR THE LOVE OF MOD living space. To that end, paneled appliances, few upper cabinets and wallpaper in place of a typical backsplash all To capture a midcentury aesthetic while using new play a huge role. materials, Debra focused on the color palette and textures. She chose colors that work well with the redwood paneling, THE ART OF BALANCE offsetting the material’s warmth, and added texture through hardware and wall treatments that speak to the brick details Despite wanting to make changes to the kitchen, Debra found in other parts of the house. felt some elements were not up for debate—namely the home’s iconic valances and the original concrete radiant In the home she describes as “Midcentury Modern with flooring, which were painstakingly restored. modern-day elegance,” Debra’s innovative kitchen design is a natural expression of the home’s already stunning One element that did change was the floorplan—or Daesthetic. 18 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

1 2 IWT HMACTMM?AKES Get the Look l Redwood valances Bring the outdoors in with l Nature-inspired color scheme mod accents that boast a nature-inspired twist. l Period art and furnishings 3 4 DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ESPRESSO 4 MAKER, THIS CABINET ALLOWS DEBRA TO EASILY STORE THE FREQUENTLY USED APPLIANCE. “I 1. Blaise 12-light sputnik LOVE HAVING CLEAN, OPEN COUNTER SPACE. PLUS, THIS IS A PERFECT SPOT FOR FEATURING chandelier, $452.99. Visit A BOTANICAL ARRANGEMENT.” allmodern.com. 19 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022 2. Genoa counter stool, $364. 5 (973) 276-0444 or inmod.com. 3. “Caldwell Green” by Benjamin Moore, visit benjaminmoore.com. 4. Second Chance by Jennifer Perlmutter. (925) 284-1485 or jenniferperlmuttergallery.com. 5. Morgan dining chair, $498. (855) 855-9784 or joybird.com.

HOMEOWNERS SHARON VASQUEZ-RAY AND RICK RAY INCORPORATED BLUE ACCENTS INTO THEIR KITCHEN TO COMPLEMENT THEIR OCEAN VIEWS. THE SAND-BLASTED POST-AND-BEAM CEILING IS ORIGINAL TO THE HOME. BMuiolddinegrnBack A DILAPIDATED KITCHEN IN VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVES AN MCM MAKEOVER THAT CELEBRATES ITS OCEAN VIEWS AND RESTORES ITS MOD CHARM. By Kristin Dowding Photography by Gavin Cater 20 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

What Makes It MCM? • Post-and-beam structure • MCM-style décor such as L’eau barstools and glass bubble pendants • Sleek, clean cabinets YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE ADVICE to live in your new home for a while before you make any permanent changes to it. In the case of homeowners Sharon Vasquez- Ray and her husband Rick Ray, they waited eight years after moving into their Ventura, California, home to remodel their kitchen, and the timing was perfect. THE QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS END IN A WATERFALL EDGE FOR A CLEAN LOOK AND PROVIDE AN EXTRA SEATING AREA. 21 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

Real Home INSPIRED BY A PINTEREST IMAGE, SHARON DECIDED ON 101 RIBBON SAPELE WOOD FOR THE CABINETS. THEY OPTED FOR NO HARDWARE FOR A SLEEK LOOK. • Type of home: 1959 California Ranch • Architect: Don Knight • Background: The home is locat- ed on top of a steep, winding street that gives it the perfect ocean view. The renovations by previous home- owners weren’t in keeping with the home’s mid century style and didn’t take advantage of the ocean view from the kitchen. • Color Scheme: Neutral foun- dation of brown, white and tan with pops of blue and orange to highlight the ocean view • Innovative Idea: The appliance bay hides appliances and appears to be another set of cabinets when closed. Having previously lived in a Spanish bun- galow, this couple wasn’t aware of their 1959 home’s mid century style when they moved in in 2012. But Sharon had always been fascinat- ed by Mid Century Modern furniture and had dreamed of attending Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Her husband surprised her with tickets one year, and after attending, they no- ticed their own home’s mid century architec- ture and decided to remodel their kitchen to complement it. With the help of a resourceful team, they transformed their dilapidated kitchen into a space worthy of its history. Mid Century Makeover Another reason Sharon and Rick didn’t know the true style of their home was because it had been stripped of its original interior de- tails. “The previous homeowners had make- overs done that didn’t make sense with mid century,” says Sharon. “The tile countertops had grout lines, the cabinets were stained and not sealed and they added a Mexican prefab tile on the floor. It would have been amazing to see the original treatment.” 22 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

THE APPLIANCE BAY IS ONE OF SHARON’S FAVORITE FEATURES IN THE KITCHEN. IT HIDES THE APPLIANCES SHE DOESN’T WANT DISPLAYED, AND THE DOORS OPEN UP INSTEAD OF OUT FOR A MORE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN. “As the cabinet doors would fall off, I would just keep them off. It’s like we had a forced open shelf design.” 23 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022

Design Not only was the old look not in keeping with MCM design; it was also falling Must-Haves apart. “Everything started sagging,” says Sharon. “As the cabinet doors would fall off, I would just keep them off. It’s like we had a forced open shelf design.” • S et of waffle glass cabinets Plus, the previous layout was not functional. With an island in the middle of the • L arge windows that start at counter- small kitchen, Sharon and Rick had to squeeze by the tiny space to get to the cabinets, and the sink was in the corner of the kitchen. “When you did dishes, top height you’d be looking at the wall instead of the stellar ocean view out the window,” • R ibbon sapele wood cabinets says Sharon. (TOP, LEFT) SHARON LOVED THE ORIGINAL A Fresh Start WAFFLE-GLASS CABINET DOORS AND HAD THE GLASS REINSTALLED. “I LOVED To ensure their kitchen remodel would be successful, Sharon and Rick hired ar- THE WAFFLE-GLASS LOOK, SO JOSH KEPT chitect David Ferrin of Arketype Architects and designer Josh Ganzhorn of Able IT AS AN ELEMENT IN THE KITCHEN AND and Baker Design. “David came up with the initial concept, and Josh designed INCORPORATED IT A BIT HIGHER WITH THE the cabinets within that concept,” Sharon says. APPLIANCE BAYS SET,” SHE SAYS. They gutted the kitchen to have a fresh start, removing the island, the cabi- (TOP, RIGHT) AFTER RELOCATING THE nets and even a sliding glass door so they could expand the layout for a bigger REFRIGERATOR AND OVEN, THEY TURNED THIS space. Sharon had her heart set on using ribbon sapele wood for the cabinets, AREA INTO A PANTRY FOR EXTRA STORAGE. and Josh was able to find the right materials. “I gave them a Pinterest picture with sapele wood that inspired me, and they worked off of that,” says Sharon. 24 atomic-ranch.com ATOMIC KITCHENS • 2022 Now, there’s plenty of storage that can be easily accessed, and the white quartz countertops give the space a clean look. An Ocean View Because the home is located on top of a winding hill, the kitchen has an incredible view of the ocean, so Sharon wanted to incorporate features that would celebrate that. She chose a neutral palette with touches of blue in the backsplash, barstools and dinnerware. The glass pendants hanging in front of the window remind her of bubbles, and the sink now faces the large window to take advantage of the view. “I love the relaxation and inspiration I get from being in the kitchen,” says Sharon. “I actually enjoy cooking now, proving that design has the power to enhance your daily life.”

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