Tabla de contenidos para Spring 2023 en Kitchens & Baths

I REMEMBER MY MOTHER CALLING ME IN A PANIC A FEW YEARS AGO. Her kitchen remodeling project was about to get under way and she hadn’t yet made up her mind about several key elements of the design. Should she include an island? Should she opt for a simple granite backsplash or the glass mosaic tile that had caught her eye in the showroom? Should she include custom pullout baskets for veggies in the base cabinets? Should she conceal the dishwasher behind a cabinetry panel? I had my own set of answers based on my experience editing this magazine and my personal preferences, but this new kitchen wasn’t going to be my kitchen. I knew that the only guarantee of success was for my mom to answer her own questions.…

AFTER A RIGOROUS SEARCH, DESIGNER JENN SANBORN’S CLIENTS HAD FALLEN IN LOVE with a Cape Cod (identical to one of architect Royal Barry Wills’ designs) in the leafy coastal town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Pedigree aside, the dark interiors of the circa-1961 home were ripe for an overhaul. The couple wished for a retirement-friendly environment suitable for aging in place and a spacious chef’s kitchen. Sanborn set to work, reconfiguring the layout and borrowing space from an existing living area to make room for a main-floor primary bedroom suite, a mudroom, and a breezeway leading to a light-filled kitchen and pantry. “We created this lovely kitchen space with a vaulted ceiling and views to the backyard,” she says. The kitchen features a double-galley layout with an adjacent dining area, a sizable…

FORGET BURNT ORANGE, LAVA LAMPS, AND DISCO. Designer Rebekah Zaveloff and her friend Lorie FitzGibbon love the 1970s, but when they wanted to bring a touch of their childhood to Lorie’s new Chicago-area kitchen, they plucked only elements that have evolved into classics—well-traveled boho, geometric pattern, sultry brass, textural rattan and cane—to be part of their timeless blend. “Lorie and I grew up together in Ohio,” says Zaveloff, cofounder and principal designer at KitchenLab Interiors. “We were both heavily influenced by the style of the late ’70s and early ’80s—boho/hippie meets disco and glam.” So when Lorie and husband John started work on a new home, she knew where to find her muse.“I love the character that comes with old houses, and I wanted to give that aesthetic to Lorie…

ON THE COVER Architecture and design: Jenn Sanborn, ASID, Sacris Design, Amesbury, Massachusetts; Instagram @sacrisdesign; sacrisdesign.com. IDEA GALLERY: BEHIND THE SCENES Pages 10–15 Design: Caren Rideau, Kitchen Design Group, 15415 Sunset Blvd., Suite 106, Palisades, CA 90272; 310/454-6447; caren@kitchendesigngroup.com; Instagram @thekitchendesigngroup; kitchendesigngroup.com. READY FOR A CLOSE-UP Pages 30–33 Design: Melissa Prevost, M. Prevost Design, 270 N. El Camino Real #F462, Encinitas, CA 92024; 323/819-5367; melissa@mprevostdesign.com; Instagram @mprevostdesign; mprevostdesign.com. Builder: Pete Oriol Remodeling, 4867 Mansfield St., San Diego, CA 92116; peteoriol@sbcglobal.net; 619/279-3395. Cabinetry custom—San Diego Custom Cabinetry; sdcustomcabinets.com. Perimeter countertop Honed Granite—Arizona Tile; arizonatile.com. Island countertop Ascale by Tau Vagli in Gold—Stone Systems; stonesystems.us. Backsplash tile Weathered White—Cle Tile; cletile.com. Dishwasher, range, refrigerator, freezer—GE Café, cafeappliances.com. Range hood— Zephyr; zephyronline.com. Sink—Native Trails; nativetrailshome.com. Faucet Brizo—Ferguson Plumbing; ferguson.com. Barstools—Boraam Industries; boraamindustries.com. Runner—…

CULPRIT Dishwasher CAN CAUSE WATER WASTE AND EXCESSIVE ENERGY USE Solution: ENERGY STAR–RATED DISHWASHER A dishwasher requires less water than washing by hand. Save even more water with one that has soil sensors to regulate water and electricity use during cycles. Bosch 500 Series 24 in. Stainless Steel Top Control Tall Tub Pocket Handle Dishwasher with Stainless Steel Tub, AutoAir, 44dBA, $1,099; bosch-home.com CULPRIT Kitchen Faucet CAN CAUSE WATER WASTE Solution: LOW-FLOW FAUCET To determine whether a faucet is water-efficient, look for a WaterSense label, which means the faucet can use a maximum of 1.5 gallons per minute, reducing flow and thus how much water is used. Fluted Single-Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet in Matte Black, $264; peerlessfaucet.com CULPRIT Cooking Appliance CAN CAUSE ENERGY WASTE Solution: INDUCTION COOKING Electromagnetic energy turns the cookware…

EXPERIENCED CHEFS KNOW JUST HOW IMPORTANT GREAT TASTE AND A SENSE OF HUMOR ARE WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING NEW DISHES. California-based home cook Lisa Joyce has a heaping helping of each. “Lisa is a hoot—she really should be on television,” says interior designer Melissa Prevost. “She’s so quirky, and she loves to teach people how to cook. I think she needs her own show.” Unfortunately, when Prevost visited the Joyces’ 1,600-square-foot bungalow for the first time, she found a galley kitchen that was not quite ready for primetime. “It was dark and didn’t function well,” Prevost says. “We ultimately decided to remove a large wall between the kitchen and the living room, and in doing that, we were able to achieve an open, L-shape area with space for a…

WHILE PERUSING A HOUSTON ANTIQUES STORE, DESIGNER GINGER BARBER AND HER CLIENT AUDREY WYLIE LOOKED at a weathered cabinet and saw different things. Audrey ran her hand across the handsome wood surface with a Belgian stone inset as she imagined the piece’s previous life in a European farmhouse or bakery—and then she moved on to the next antique in sight. Barber, envisioning the classic yet unfussy kitchen Audrey had dreamed up in their meetings, had other ideas. “She said it was a remarkable piece of furniture that would make a beautiful island,” Audrey says. “And I’m thinking, Wow! You can do that? I always thought islands were something you built.” Curiosity piqued, Audrey watched as Barber worked with a shop clerk to find a door made of similar wood that…

Q How do you design kitchens with both entertaining and cooking in mind? I love to cook, and it’s always been important to me and a part of my culture. Because I understand cooking and how one might cook, it’s easy for me to set up a kitchen as I am doing the design work. If you do casual entertaining or if you do formal entertaining, you have to consider what your needs are and what needs to be placed where. When entertaining, I always want to be a part of the group. I don’t like to separate myself. To achieve that, everything I am preparing has to be easy, like a cheese plate or grilling. It’s all about the presentation and making everyone feel a part of it. Q…

“In a large kitchen with large expanses of cabinetry, the eye needs a break.”—AUDREY TEHAUNO, DESIGNER ALTHOUGH BUILT JUST 15 YEARS AGO, MARGARITA AND MIKE JACOBS’ HOUSTON HOME EXUDES OLD-WORLD CHARM. Located on a tree-lined street in the city’s beguiling Bellaire neighborhood, the house checked all the boxes, except one. Its small, cloistered kitchen stood in stark contrast to the rest of the large, open home. “The kitchen was closed off from the living room,” Margarita says. “And although we have a large home, everyone wanted to congregate around the food, of course!” To remedy the problem, Margarita and Mike called on Audrey Tehauno and Jana Erwin of Nest Design Group. Their solution: Commandeer space from a small, unused spare bedroom and bath to enlarge the kitchen and allow for…

OFTEN IN A DESIGN PROJECT, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIRST NOTE WHAT IS WORKING BEFORE TAKING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO IT ALL. This Wayzata, Minnesota, kitchen—the heart and hub of the home for a family of four—had its redeeming qualities: generous dimensions, ample cabinetry, and a beloved second oven. “The bones were good,” says designer Elizabeth Darth of Martha O’Hara Interiors. But the surfaces were gloomy and outmoded: the knotty alder cabinetry, the walnut floors, the deep golden-brown color of the flecked granite countertops, and the travertine backsplash tiles. Darth and builder DorianThompson undertook a bottom-to-top makeover, starting with the dark floors. After much deliberation, the design pros settled on a bleaching process that gave the wood its current warm glow. “It still has a lot of color,” Thompson says, “but lightening…

THOUGH ROOTED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, JULIE AND BEN CRENSHAW HAVE A LOVE FOR CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE. The couple knew they wanted to inject a bit of Hollywood glamour in the South when they decided to build a new home in the Tarrytown neighborhood. Architect Ryan Street and interior designers Nancy Bulhon and Julia B. Collins looked to the influence of renowned architect Paul R. Williams, who artfully blended Hollywood Regency and Georgian styles in the 1930s, in helping the Crenshaws build their new nest. The first certifiedAfrican-American architect west of the Mississippi, Williams designed homes mostly in Southern California for celebrity clients such as Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz. “His work especially resonated with Julie, who grew up in Los Angeles, surrounded by this architecture,” Bulhon says. Julie introduced…

DESIGNER INSIGHTS: TO THE TOUCH A bath should have visual and tactile interest. Designer Alex Elam brings in texture at every opportunity. • Skip slick finishes in favor of matte, honed, tumbled, or patinaed. “The antique limestone floor tiles have pits and cracks in them, which brings in so much interest,” Elam says. “The countertops are leathered. The shower tile has an antiqued hand to it, which really gives it some depth.” • Avoid large, flat planes. For example, uninterrupted wall expanses can read as dull. Tile floors with grout lines create pattern underfoot, and niches carved into the walls around the bathtub keep that area from being a boring box. Elam added a chair rail of moldingprofile tile in the shower. • Mix in materials that have “crunch,” as…