Initial Budget: $45,000 to $50,000.

Final Cost: $48,972. To stay within the budget range, the designer used the existing dishwasher and microwave and suggested refinishing rather than replacing the existing floor.

Client's Goals:

• Create a more inviting kitchen that would interact well with the rest of the home

• Replace appliances and cabinets

• Select cabinetry with increased efficiency and storage capabilities

• Make the kitchen more aesthetically pleasing

• Include a desk area

• Improve lighting

• Incorporate wine storage

Designer's Solutions:

• Created a more open flow by removing part of an existing wall that separated the kitchen and dining room.

• Moved the cooking appliances, allowing for more countertop and storage space by the open bar area.

• Specified a refrigerator model that would not dominate the room.

• Added a combination of general lighting (ceiling cans), task lighting (undercabinet lighting), and decorative lighting (three pendants over the sink).

• Incorporated a wine cooler.

Cabinets: Custom frameless alder cabinets with beaded Shaker doors. Accessories: Pullout trash and recycling center, appliance garage, tray dividers, tilt-out sink tray, lazy Susan and black mirrored knobs.

Appliances: Jenn-Air refrigerator, U-Line wine cooler, Whirlpool convection oven and Jenn-Air cooktop. Existing dishwasher and microwave

Countertops: 12-inch by12-inch Ghibli granite tiles

Backsplash: 4-inch by 4-inch Rosso Verona tumbled stone field tiles and Crossville Tumbled Naturals Geo-Square border tiles

Flooring: Refinished existing floor

Sink: Elkay stainless steel sink

Faucet: Price Pfister chrome faucet

Water purifier: Water Inc.