Quand le soleil s'en mêle !

Fotografie: Riccardo Mendicino

Custom Pantry Cabinets Custom Metal and Glass French Doors

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Large island with marble counter top opens to family room. Eat-in area and backyard Entertainment & fireplace for chilly nights. Photos b\y Brandon Harris

Un proyecto distinguido. La cocción centrada en el espacio, ofrece modo panorámico para acceder visual y ergonómicamente a toda la cocina. Los cajones de tres alturas y armarios despenseros han sido diseñados para almacenar todo lo necesario. Seguimos innovando, frentes de madera de 5 capas con el exterior en roble macizo. Combinado con frentes lacados de color blanco, en acabado mate sedoso. El cómodo sistema de Gola plana superior permite acceder a los primeros cajones, respetando el minimalismo, evitando tiradores. Auró utiliza los mejores sistemas de elevación y apertura de sus muebles altos, garantizados por decenas de miles de aperturas en su vida útil. Ofrecer una visión panorámica del interior también es posible gracias a nuestros cajones de alta capacidad. Permiten anchos de hasta 120cm de largo manteniendo sus cualidades y garantía.

The kitchen has custom cabinetry and special features within many of the drawers to best optimize the amount of space.

Fotografie:Riccardo Mendicino

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The owners of a charming home in the hills west of Paso Robles recently decided to remodel their not-so-charming kitchen. Referred to San Luis Kitchen by several of their friends, the homeowners visited our showroom and soon decided we were the best people to design a kitchen fitting the style of their home. We were delighted to get to work on the project right away. When we arrived at the house, we found a small, cramped and out-dated kitchen. The ceiling was low, the cabinets old fashioned and painted a stark dead white, and the best view in the house was neglected in a seldom-used breakfast nook (sequestered behind the kitchen peninsula). This kitchen was also handicapped by white tile counters with dark grout, odd-sized and cluttered cabinets, and small ‘desk’ tacked on to the side of the oven cabinet. Due to a marked lack of counter space & inadequate storage the homeowner had resorted to keeping her small appliances on a little cart parked in the corner and the garbage was just sitting by the wall in full view of everything! On the plus side, the kitchen opened into a nice dining room and had beautiful saltillo tile floors. Mrs. Homeowner loves to entertain and often hosts dinner parties for her friends. She enjoys visiting with her guests in the kitchen while putting the finishing touches on the evening’s meal. Sadly, her small kitchen really limited her interactions with her guests – she often felt left out of the mix at her own parties! This savvy homeowner dreamed big – a new kitchen that would accommodate multiple workstations, have space for guests to gather but not be in the way, and maybe a prettier transition from the kitchen to the dining (wine service area or hutch?) – while managing the remodel budget by reusing some of her major appliances and keeping (patching as needed) her existing floors. Responding to the homeowner’s stated wish list and the opportunities presented by the home's setting and existing architecture, the designers at San Luis Kitchen decided to expand the kitchen into the breakfast nook using Wood-Mode cabinetry. This change allowed the work area to be reoriented to take advantage of the great view – we replaced the existing window and added another while moving the door to gain space. A second sink and set of refrigerator drawers (housing fresh fruits & veggies) were included for the convenience of this mainly vegetarian cook – her prep station. The clean-up area now boasts a farmhouse style single bowl sink – adding to the ‘cottage’ charm. We located a new gas cook-top between the two workstations for easy access from each. Also tucked in here is a pullout trash/recycle cabinet for convenience and additional drawers for storage. Running parallel to the work counter we added a long butcher-block island with easy-to-access open shelves for the avid cook and seating for friendly guests placed just right to take in the view. A counter-top garage is used to hide excess small appliances. Glass door cabinets and open shelves are now available to display the owners beautiful dishware. The microwave was placed inconspicuously on the end of the island facing the refrigerator – easy access for guests (and extraneous family members) to help themselves to drinks and snacks while staying out of the cook’s way. We also moved the pantry storage away from the dining room (putting it on the far wall and closer to the work triangle) and added a furniture-like hutch in its place allowing the more formal dining area to flow seamlessly into the up-beat work area of the kitchen. This space is now also home (opposite wall) to an under counter wine refrigerator, a liquor cabinet and pretty glass door wall cabinet for stemware storage – meeting Mr. Homeowner’s desire for a bar service area. And then the aesthetic: an old-world style country cottage theme. The homeowners wanted the kitchen to have a warm feel while still loving the look of white cabinetry. San Luis Kitchen melded country-casual knotty pine base cabinets with vintage hand-brushed creamy white wall cabinets to create the desired cottage look. We also added bead board and mullioned glass doors for charm, used an inset doorstyle on the cabinets for authenticity, and mixed stone and wood counters to create an eclectic nuance in the space. All in all, the happy homeowners now boast a charming county cottage kitchen with plenty of space for entertaining their guests while creating gourmet meals to feed them.

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This contemporary custom kitchen beckons the cook, and welcomes the guest. The room’s overall design concept was established by architects, Dalgleish, Gilpin & Paxton, PLLC. Mixing rich, hardwood veneers, with subtle, furniture-quality details, our custom cabinet shop translated the design concept into this warm, inviting room. Glass, granite, wood, and stainless steel are combined in a unity of form and function as enjoyable as the food and company to be shared within this space. To soften the forms and converse with the more traditional areas of the home, a tiny bead and curved surfaces were introduced into this design.