Columbus July 2022

A SENSIBLE MOVE
The traditional cooking triangle was
important to Kerry, because she
knew it would make things easier.
Originally, the fridge was located off
by itself, and Kerry explains, “We
were just constantly climbing over
each other.”
By moving the refrigerator to where
the ovens were, placing the range and
oven where the sink was, and installing
the sink in the island; the family
achieved a much more functional
cooking space. The GE Café appliances
are perfect for the family, especially
the over-sized refrigerator. “We’re
having fun playing around with how
much milk we can go through in a
week,” Kerry jokes.
She also loves her Moen faucet that
operates touch-free with Wi-Fi function.
“I can tell Alexa to fill the coffee
pot, and the faucet knows how much
water to fill.”
LIGHTEN UP
Kerry and Matthew really wanted a
more open concept from their kitchen
to the living room. The original
space had a pass-through window
in a wall of cabinetry. By removing
the wall, the room was automatically
opened up. However, they had to
recreate that lost storage in another
area. This is where the window seat
comes in.
“We always wanted a bench seat
under the window in our dining
room,” Matthew says. “That was one
of our must-haves.” The storage was
moved to the cabinets that flank the
window seat. The drawers below the
seat are push to open. “We find that
those are really great, because if you
want to use the window seat you’re
not getting caught on the hardware,”
Florjancic explains.
Removing the wall between the kitchen and living room definitely opened
and brightened things up, but the couple wanted to do more to highlight their
new space. “Kerry and Matthew really wanted to do a contrasting island with a
white kitchen surrounding that,” Florjancic says. “We found the perfect shades
of white and charcoal.”
“We actually lost a window where the cooktop and range are, but you’d never
know it because of how bright the space is.” ➻
56 housetrends.com