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The family loves to gather and cook in the kitchen, which is equipped with two
islands, including one with an iron base that adds a lighter feel than if it had been
full cabinetry like the other island. Floating upper shelves and a pot rack keep things
at the ready for meal prep. The window to the right of the range opens to a laundry
room. Sunlight from the laundry room filters into the kitchen through that window.
Light streaming through the window highlights the texture of the engineered
wood flooring found throughout the home, while a refrigerator/freezer hides
behind white-painted wood doors at the right
Glasses and pitchers line the floating shelves in one corner of the kitchen, with a
sink and nearby refrigerator adding to its convenience as a center for pouring drinks.
includes hooks for conveniently hanging jackets, a separate coat closet
and a powder room. She covered the powder room walls with a neutral
patterned wallpaper and punctuated the space with a red console by
noted interior designer Michael S. Smith. She added a sink on top of the
console under a window and hung a mirror in a geometric frame to the
left of the window. “It’s unexpected and playful [to place the sink under a
window instead of under a mirror], but it works well for a powder room
in a shore house with beautiful views,” she says.
Opposite the powder room/closet hallway, a staircase rises to the
second level, its classic white spindles topped with a dark-stained handrail
so people aren’t afraid to touch it. The carpet on the staircase is a custom
design of narrow multicolored stripes.
Creating a spacious kitchen was also important because multiple
family members like to cook. A prep island that holds the main sink is
covered in custom walnut made to look like shiplap. It has touch-latch
doors rather than hardware that could catch on loose summer clothing.
A second island — a freestanding model with an open feel thanks to an
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