A Kitchen Makes the Home

After 12 years, the family of this comfortable West coast contemporary home in Gordon Head decided to renovate their kitchen and bathrooms. The large 4500 sq ft house had an extremely generous eat-in kitchen with a walk out deck, but unfortunately, it was particularly awkward and ugly. Stripping the entire old kitchen to build it in a new design (with a greatly improved layout), would transform the room into a place that was a pleasure to be in — full of light, space, and gorgeous garden views.

Selection of the materials for the kitchen was inspired by the homeowners’ artwork and the existing paint colours of the nearby living and dining rooms. The themes used in the kitchen were continued in the upgrades of all of the bathrooms in the home. This involved an extensive renovation of the master bath (as well as walk-in closet). Overall, focus was placed on durable, easy-care materials that could take the wear and tear of a large, active family.

About the Builder

Design and Cabinets: Ellen Crystal, designer, Urbana Site prep: Greg McInnis, GM Contracting

For over 30 years, Merit Kitchens has been providing homeowners with fine cabinetry at an extraordinary value. Merit’s European-styled cabinetry maximizes access and storage space with a look that is sophisticated and refined while achieving the ultimate in functionality. Merit’s broad product offerings allow for its cabinetry to be used in any room of your home including the home office, library, entertainment centers and even bedrooms. Whether it is Maple, Cherry, Alder, Pine or Oak Merit only selects the finest of materials ensuring the cabinetry matches the highest standards of quality.

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For over 30 years, Merit Kitchens has been providing homeowners with fine cabinetry at an extraordinary value. Merit’s European-styled cabinetry maximizes access and storage space with a look that is sophisticated and refined while achieving the ultimate in functionality. Merit’s broad product offerings allow for its cabinetry to be used in any room of your home including the home office, library, entertainment centers and even bedrooms. Whether it is Maple, Cherry, Alder, Pine or Oak Merit only selects the finest of materials ensuring the cabinetry matches the highest standards of quality.

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Sep 03, 2009 by Merit Kitchens

Certainly the busiest place in home for this family; used multiple times for many uses daily, it also saw up to 10 cooks at a time on a weekly basis. The new design was not only a complete update of dated components and finishes, the space was greatly increased to accommodate two island workstations, plentiful storage and even a sunny eating nook.

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