Kitchen & Island Range & Hood Wine Cooler Full Kitchen View Island & Patio Doors Patio Doors Exterior Butlers Pantry Dining to Butler Pantry Courtyard & Fountain New Tile Mural Hickey Residence - Major Kitchen Remodel Rancho Santa Fe, CA This client loved the English Styled look of Limed Oak, Frieze Details, and Beaded Inset Doors made popular at the time in advertising by "Smallbone" an English manufacturer trying to penetrate the US market. When I gave this client our price for copying the look and style of this cabinet and all the alterations and construction work this client would not let me leave his home until we signed and agreement. He later admitted he was afraid I had made a mistake and would come back later with a higher price since our price for the entire job was less than the price he had been quoted by "Smallbone" for just the cabinetry. When the job was over our client realized they not only got a better value but also a more well constructed cabinet and a more personalized end product by buying locally from us. Attention to architectural details insured that this kitchen remodel looked like it was a well designed part of the original home, both inside and out Click to contact us about remodeling your home Hickey Residence, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Single Family Residence Project Date 1991 Major Kitchen Remodeling Enlarged Kitchen by removing 2 interior walls Part of the renovation included a walk in pantry that is located behind the new refrigerator and desk wall A butlers pantry separating the kitchen and formal dining room was created with a small pass thru to the right of the range to allow easy transfer of prepared food and return dishes back and forth and a large serving pass thru to the dining room Created larger kitchen window over sink and added new patio doors opening the kitchen to a magnificent courtyard & fountain surrounded by the house in this Rancho Santa Fe hacienda style home This kitchen was designed to accommodate formal entertaining with numerous work stations for added staff or when guests lend a hand The key to making this room function in this capacity is the choice to rotate an almost perfectly square center island 45 degrees The two triangular shaped floor spaces created by this rotation makes it much easier for more than one person to move freely in the work areas Placement of the island prep in the corner that separates these two triangles allow it to be used by someone in either space The untrained eye would think this tilted island was done solely for aesthetic reasons since it is far more interesting and visually appealing than a traditional island placement 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 This client saved so much money by having us copy the "Smallbone" look rather than buy the imported product, that they decided so splurge on the hand painted tiles and murals which really made a statement for this kitchen Kitchen Remodeling Details: Cabinets Manufactured by Dan Nesovic to copy a"Smallbone" style at owners request Cabinet finish - limed conversion varnish over solid oak Beaded inset door style Cabinet valences with frieze styling details Ceramic Tile Counter Tops and Back splash Ceramic Tile Floors Commercial Style Range Custom Wood and Tile Hood with roof mount motor Warming Drawer in island Wine Cooler storage island Microwave under wall cabinet Built in refrigerator Attention to architectural details insured that this kitchen remodel looked like it was a well designed part of the original home, both inside and out 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