Kitchen Design - Elfin Forest

This Kitchen in Elfin Forest, was a fun collaboration I was asked to be a part of. The clients were wanting to design their kitchen and realized quickly that they needed help. The contractor on the job recommended our firm come in to help and called us in. We met with the clients and it was s match made in heaven.

They needed help with space planning and the flow of the kitchen. I’m an expert in my field so this was something that we could do for them. It only took a few days but the final design was exactly what they were looking for. I opened up the wall to make a great room, added in french doors to gain access to the outside deck, I gave them a large working island, as well as a functional kitchen that worked for their family of 6.

After we finished designing it was handed back to the GC and the vision was created. The clients even asked if I could use their existing lighting which we installed over the island . They also asked to use the existing appliances . I always consider this, but also educate my clients in the pros and cons of using existing appliances. In this case the refrigerator and oven were only a few years old so we kept them.

The clients home was designed as transitional but they loved modern design. So I designed the kitchen in a simple and sleek manner. It brought the home together as well as their style . The lines are very clean even down to the custom oven hood.

This was a fun project and we loved being a part of it. Unfortunately these are the only 3 finished pictures we have and it was while construction was wrapping up. See below for some finished pictures, a few of the 3D designs we created, as well as a few before pictures.

Call today for your design consultation and see how a simple idea can turn in a kitchen reality.

After

After - Wall Opened

After

Design Concept

Design Concept

Before Photo - This is the wall we removed

Before Photo - where my back is is where there is a counter with a sink. We removed that to install the doors.

11 Years in the Making

Who would of known that when I met “KVP” that I would form a friendship that has spanned over a decade. I met KVP in the most typical designer fashion. I was working in a furniture showroom at the time, as their only designer on staff. I happened to be near the front when the doors swung open and her and her contractor came through with a purpose. She walked right up to me and said I have five minuets, “I need you to design this home I will be back in the morning and I will only have an hour because I need to get on a plane”. She handed me pictures, a floor plan, told me her style, and she left. I welcomed the challenge and dove right in. It took me about 3 hours to get the entire design put together, and I mean everything from furniture to bedding. I was only designing the furniture for each room of the two story condo on the bluffs in Encinitas; this was well before my building days. She was doing a full overhaul of the home and explained the floors, the stairs, the open concept for the kitchen and what the purpose of the home was for her and her family.

She came in the next morning and I went over every detail down to the lighting in the home. I made her, her own reading area by the window, I made sure to give her husband a color sofa that matched the ocean, and make it stylish as well as withstand the trends throughout time., but mainly I wanted it to be a home for her to love. I was thrilled when she loved everything and said “lets do it”. She left on a plane and I saw her two month later. Within that time she asked me about ideas in the home on how doors, walls, and thoughts on the construction should be. It was something that I was more than pleased to give my professional opinion. The home turned out beautiful and I was so happy for them.

Little did I know that we would form a friendship that I still cherish to this day. KVP an I would make sure to see each other every time she was in town for dinners, lunches, or just to visit. Her and her husband would invite myself and my son over for dinners in their home and we enjoyed sitting and visiting. Over the years I have had the pleasure of seeing her children and grandchildren grow, we’ve gone through hard times and good times in our life together as well. It is funny when a client becomes a friend that you never expected to have, and how amazing and heart warming it is at the same time. She has watched my son grow and he considers her part of our family now, as do I.

I never expected that on that day when the doors swung open to still be welcomed into the house I designed 11 years ago, but I am ever so thankful that I am because the house became a home and the family inside it became some of my dearest friends that I have made lasting memories with.

To view the whole home go to Sunset Dreams on our Project Page

Photos by: Josh of Krause Realty.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateagents/joshua-krause_solana-beach_ca_1834188_708584497

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