Kitchen Riches

摘要

The owner of this Seattle kitchen remodel wanted more space with better light, but didn't want to feel like she was eating in a kitchen. Architect Nils Finne eliminated the dining and breakfast nook walls to create one contiguous 640-square-foot space filled withrnstunningly crafted details and rich textural contrasts. The kitchen's custom island is an example of Finne's "crafted Modernism" approach. Made of elm planks supported by steel legs, the island provides no place to hide plumbing, wiring, and the disposal. To make those exposed guts look good, the architect speced blackened copper piping and a stainless steel disposal shroud. Electrical outlets hide underneath the countertop because there are no verical surfaces. "The mechanics of an island are usually all hidden," Finne says, "and in this case nothing was."