Kitchen 1 Kitchen 2 Kitchen 3 Island sink View to Living Rm Dining Addition Bdrm Addition Bdrm Desk Addition 1 Addition 2 Whalen Residence - Kitchen Remodel and 2 Story Addition Del Mar, CA Much like their friend and neighbor the Goodwin’s, this two story addition doubled the size of an upstairs bedroom and turned a small breakfast area off the kitchen into a larger dining area while also creating a bigger kitchen. Attention to architectural details insured that this kitchen remodel and addition looked like it was a well designed part of the original home, both inside and out. Click to contact us about remodeling your home Whalen Residence, Del Mar, CA Single Family Residence Point Del Mar Gated Community Project Date 1994 Two Story Addition Enlarged Breakfast Area off kitchen Enlarged Kitchen Enlarged upstairs bedroom Much like their friends and neighbor, the Goodwin's this small addition helped create a much larger functional space than one could imagine Changing the shape of the rooms by removing 2 exterior and one interior bearing wall lead to a usability benefit many times greater than the simple square footage added Added a desk area in the expanded bedroom The kitchen is now large enough for a very functional center island Major Kitchen Remodel The client wanted the clean contemporary classical look of white painted raised panel doors Being just a few blocks from the ocean real painted doors would exhibit great movement within the doors from the high moisture content in the air, so white thermo foil laminate doors were used to simulate the look but with far better wear-ability and less maintenance and cost than real painted doors The unusual shaped island was created by bobbing the corners off a common square island for the functional purpose of creating larger open walk space between elements of the kitchen to improve the work triangles Multiple work triangles are created in any kitchen that has more than one sink and are a common way to make larger kitchens function better by cutting down on the size of overly large single work triangles by breaking them into multiple smaller ones This functional decision led to this unique shape of the island with the angled doors at the island sink This is a great example of the concept of "Form Follows Function" Meaning, the best looking solutions normally are derived by the best functional solutions, not the reverse When you see things in nature that look spectacular, that spectacular look is always derived by the function of the elements in play Kitchen Remodeling Details: Cabinets Manufactured by Danilo Nesovic Cabinet finish - white thermo foil Granite Counter Tops and Full Back splash Hardwood Floors Commercial Style Range Custom range hood with exterior motor Built in refrigerator Attention to architectural details insured that this kitchen remodel and addition looked like it was a well designed part of the original home, both inside and out Structural Design and Remodeling by Danilo Nesovic Kitchen Design by Danilo Nesovic Kitchen Remodeling by Danilo Nesovic Contractor: Danilo Nesovic Good Workmanship greets you every moment you live there. Good Design is Timeless. Click to contact us about remodeling your home