At the Intersection of Art, Architecture & Design

What does it cost to renovate a kitchen? I’ve had 3-4 contacts within the past few weeks from homeowners who wish to renovate their kitchens for budgets ranging from $15,000 to $25,000. In their words, they want to gut their kitchens and replace everything from cabinets to lighting to flooring.

The kitchen in this 1950’s split level in Washington, DC had been updated once in the 1980’s. It was overdue for another update — this time, a more modern style central to the house and with better connection to the outdoors.

Thoughts about ways to keep kitchen remodeling costs down.

This is a great galley kitchen for a small home. It’s got 2 9 ft counters with a sink on one side and a 36″ cooktop on the other.

A coffee and drinks bar that really makes sense for a small kitchen.

This is the 5th article about taking an isolated kitchen in an older home and making it the center of today’s activities. While not strictly a galley kitchen, the kitchen in this 1930’s home is isolated from the rest of the house. My clients asked how they could make the kitchen the center of the home

This is the 4th article about taking an isolated galley kitchen in an older home and making it the center of the family’s activities.

This is the 3rd article about taking an isolated galley kitchen in an older home and making it the center of today’s activities. The original kitchen had adequate space — including adequate counter space — so we didn’t need to enlarge the kitchen. Instead we removed the wall …

Galley kitchens can be very effective work spaces. The big problem with galley kitchens in older homes is that they are cut off from everything — and often have limited counter space. I’ve yet to find a small galley kitchen that I couldn’t successfully incorporate into an open plan.

My client wanted to create a sophisticated, serene look without too much expense. The original kitchen cabinets were oak with a door pattern and a honey stain seen in far too many homes.