Expansive Forest Green Kitchen
Re-imagined Kitchen Design
A North Albany family contacted us wanting to expand, update, and open up their Kitchen to the Family Room. The floor plan of this home actually had plenty of space but it wasn’t being well-utilized, with angled walls in the pantry and a corner kitchen and island layout. By removing the double-sided fireplace and built-in bookcases closing off the Family Room, removing the closed-off bar area, and re-imagining the awkward walk-in pantry and kitchen layout, our Designer, Sarah envisioned an expansive Kitchen footprint that connected all the key areas and significantly increased the amount of available storage and countertop space, making this Kitchen the perfect entertaining environment! Replacing the cherry cabinetry, black granite countertops, and dark hardwood floors with white shaker upper cabinets, dark green lower cabinets, light-colored hardwood flooring, and a new lighting design completely transformed the space from dark and compartmentalized, to bright and open. This Kitchen is full of brilliant custom pieces and organization cabinets, including a HIDDEN walk-in pantry (which is the family’s favorite)!
Project Details
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From Dark to Bright
The original kitchen had a very small footprint tucked on the corner, with under-utilized space due to the corner cabinetry. Dark cherry cabinets and poor lighting made the space seem small, dark, and uninviting. The beautiful painted cabinetry of Snowbound White and Topsoil Green combined with an all new lighting design, make a HUGE difference in the use and feel of this kitchen. There are outlet strips tucked under the upper cabinets to keep the tile backsplash looking tidy.
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Hidden Pantry
At first glance, this looks like a typical pantry cabinet. But by opening up the right side, a full walk-in pantry is revealed. With carefully placed hinges and a thoughtful design, the doors are indistinguishable from the full-height cabinet on the left. The walk-in pantry has five maple plywood fixed shelves, with the middle shelf set at the standard 36” countertop height, and outlets to keep small appliances plugged in or electronics charged and out of the way.
Custom-Built Island Legs & Cookbook Storage
The family loves to gather at the kitchen island for breakfast and the kids use it to spread out to do homework. The L-shaped island has custom-built island legs to support the countertop overhang for comfortable seating all along the island. The island boasts a bookshelf for cookbooks on one end and along the kitchen side, there are endless drawers for storage and a drawer microwave!
Lockable Bar Cabinets
The new Kitchen design takes full advantage of the benefits of custom cabinets. We removed the wall separating the bar, so the kitchen and bar now wrap together seamlessly, making it easy to access the bar sink and beverage fridge without disturbing the cook and utilizing the expansive footprint of the home. Frosted glass cabinets keep barware on display and the lockable cabinets keep items safe and out of reach.
Custom Designed Range Hood Cabinet
The range hood was an important focal point for this Kitchen design. With a few inspiration pictures, the designer and in-house cabinet shop team collaborated to design this range hood, with the final product exceeding the homeowner's expectations.
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Appliance Garage
We utilized the corner space in this Kitchen by designing an appliance garage that includes outlets which allow small appliances to be plugged in at all times, and lighting in the cabinets to easily grab what is needed from the corner.
U-Shaped Sink Drawer
To maximize the storage opportunities in this new Kitchen, we included a u-shaped drawer underneath the sink. It's the perfect place for storing dish soap and towels! The Kitchen also features a trash-pullout, tray-pullout and silverware drawer organizer.
What our Clients are Saying
“We are repeat customers who demand high quality, high touch and tight timeframes of the large scale remodel projects for our Corvallis sorority. GCCI was also our go-to for the unexpected ... we received exceptional service to get the house livable in just over 2 week's time.”
Jen Humcke, Alpha Phi, Corvallis
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“G. Christianson is so much more than a construction company, they are like having additional partners. They saved me nearly $90,000 that I was able to reinvest into my business. If you're looking for a company that's going to invest more into you than you invest in them, these are your guys. ☺️”
Brock Binder, owner of High Quality
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“The family of five having traveled all over the globe and resided in over a half-dozen different countries, wanted their new home to have a clean, modern aesthetic for a perfect complement to their eclectic collection of world art. The L-shaped house wraps embraces a large garden terrace. Expansive windows and doors flood every room with generous daylight and views of the garden. This is especially evident in the open plan great room, where tall ceilings, a restrained material palette of luscious wood floors, quartz countertops and windowsills, and bright blue-painted kitchen cabinetry are highlighted by instances of rusted steel wall panels and art niches custom-painted by one of their daughters. ”
Jan Fillinger, Architect
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