Our galley kitchen in Brooklyn Heights may not be spacious enough to eat in, but it allows me to fantasize that I am a line cook at Momofuku; stainless-steel cooking station, marble-countertop prep area, concealed dishwasher drawers, and a massive fridge are all within easy reach. The only thing I would have done differently is source a larger and deeper sink (see below) to stash dinner-party dishes. N.B. For custom metal doors like the one shown below, Product and Design Metalwork in the Brooklyn Navy Yard does exceptional work. And for storage, our architect, Steven Harris, specified custom-designed cabinets made from Glacier White Corian.
Above: The monolithic, free-standing Sub-Zero Pro 48 is as much sculpture as appliance. At 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide, it’s not for the small of kitchen, though. View and locate showroom near you at Sub-Zero.
Above: The perfect sink: the capacious Franke Professional Series (PSX 110.30.12). At 12 inches deep, it’s great for hiding a dinner party’s worth of dishes; go to Home Click.
Above: We used oversize 8-by-16-inch White Thassos tiles from Ann Sacks on the walls—"a pure white marble with the bright crystalline color of refined sugar." Go to Ann Sacks for information.
Above: ABC Stone Trading at 234 Banker Street in Brooklyn is an excellent source for Carrara marble slab for countertops.
Oh, hooray! I have been hoping to see something like this as there is NOTHING about Corian cabinets available anywhere on the internet. Based on your kitchen, I thought about Corian and decided to make the plunge. I also used Glacier White. It's a great material for cabinets but still pretty unusual around here (Seattle).
I hope you will consider a post specifically about the possibilities with Corian. If I had to do it over again, I would have done everything in my bathrooms, including the floors, with solid surface material. It can do anything!
Also, hope you'll consider doing a post in the future specifically about Corian cabinets. With ours, the weight was a an issue so we had special hinges. Perhaps you could post pictures of your hinges, plus any thoughts about the long-time wear, as a public service :)
The windows are divine. I live in a brownstone too and have been looking for something like those for my parlor floor rear windows. My one quetion would be, are they energy efficient? I would be worried that they might let too much cold in.
In any case, all gorgeous.
posted by
Kim on 01/27/2009 at 01:17 pm
Seconding Kim...what are the characteristics of that rear door/window combo? As nice as it looks, what's the functionality like?
posted by
what's the world coming to? on 01/27/2009 at 01:29 pm
Your kitchen is, in a word, spectacular. In part because of that gorgeous door/window. Can you share who made that custom door/window and relative cost of having something like that done?
posted by
gorgeouskitchen on 01/27/2009 at 03:29 pm
Hi - Love your kitchen. I have an opportunity to purchase the same dishwasher. How do you like yours? Any issues? I've seen some negative comments on the interenet...and I'd like to hear your pros and cons. Thanks!
posted by
Jenny on 09/03/2009 at 10:24 am
wow. Francesca, i love your kitchen. it is so so beautiful.