San Francisco Kitchen Remodel

Two small rooms were opened up by the removal of an existing wall between what is now the eating area and the food prep area (the wall was where the peninsula is now). The peninsula and open shelves above reinforce this sense of openness. While the majority of the cabinetwork is “off-the-shelf”, a significant amount of flair -- and economy -- was achieved by angling the standard cabinet boxes (instead of building angled cabinets) to allow the use of a 30” deep (i.e. “cheaper”) refrigerator; and by adding a few customized sections. The cabinet bid came in at 40% less than even the cabinetmaker’s preliminary estimate. The butcher block peninsula countertop was cut from standard material to the Architect’s template. The cabinets are maple, with oak floors and granite countertops.