Fresh Kitchen Ideas to Inspire Your Next Redesign
Jerome Buttrick, of Buttrick Projects (previously Buttrick Wong Architects), is a seasoned kitchen designer with more than 50 completed projects under his credit. His ability to build a functional and aesthetically pleasing kitchen, which has become the heart of many contemporary homes, is shown by the work he did for Julie's kitchen in Mill Valley, California. So we had him fill us in on some of his thoughts: vaulted ceilings and shiplap paneling in a San Francisco kitchen Above: Buttrick redesigned this kitchen in the historic Filbert Cottages in San Francisco's Russian Hill, which has cathedral ceilings and shiplap paneling. Inquiring remodelista: how do you go about planning a kitchen? Kitchens, which Jerome Buttrick calls "the spirit of the house," serve as a central gathering place for family and friends and should be designed with the rest of the house's common areas in mind. The kitchen in many older homes is separate and compact. People these days want th...