Columbus July 2022

“We all like to cook, even the boys participate,”
Kerry explains. “We’re cooking
meals three to four nights a week.
We wanted the kitchen to be open so
we can all be in there at the same time,
not climbing over each other.”
“I think it was the island that caused
us to finally redesign the kitchen,” she
says. “It had a cooktop in the middle of
it, and you couldn’t sit there—especially
if someone was cooking—because it
could burn you. We really wanted that
flex seating of the island.”
THREE IN ONE
The Greens chose The Cleary Company
to design and renovate their kitchen.
Katie Florjancic, the designer who
worked with the couple, explains that
she always starts by learning the “pain
points” of her clients, the things they
don’t like about the space. “We then
talk about what they want the space to
look like and any special features they
want,” Florjancic adds.
Kerry and Matthew had a wish list,
and Katie came up with three different
design plans for them to choose from.
“We ended up incorporating pieces of
all three,” Kerry says. “It was a hybrid.
We did not know what to do with the
pantry, and I love where we ended up
with it.”
The original pantry was located in
a corner that was taking up prime
real estate. By moving the refrigerator,
they were able to enclose a pantry with
sliding doors that reveal 70 inches of
front-facing storage. The old pantry
space was replaced with an area favored
by the boys.
“With two teenage boys, you can
imagine the microwave and pantry are
highly used,” Florjancic says. Garage
door cabinetry was used to camouflage
these appliances. “They wanted
these easily accessible but outside of
the main cooking space.” ➻
ABOVE A handsome pass-through fireplace
separates the dining area from the living room.
RIGHT The cooktop in the center made seating
at the original island a bit tricky.
A bench seat with storage is on the wall
opposite the fireplace in the dining area.
BEFORE
Part of the wall was removed by the
fireplace to make for an easier flow.
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