Functional Art
creative designer + sculptor client = artisan kitchen
Floor Plans & Rendering
Photos Before Remodel
About This Kitchen Remodeling Project
Award:
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), national design contest, medium size kitchen category
Published:
HGTV: "Funky & Fun": National Award Winner & "30 Bright, Bold & Colorful Kitchens" (pg. 17)
Houzz: "11 Ways To Have More Fun At Home" – feature article
Kitchen & Bath Design News: "2013 NKBA Selects Year’s Best Designs"
Misc: This project has also appeared in approximately 12 magazines, on-line sites, 6 languages, proving that design collaboration producing smiles is a universal language
Scope:
Entire main floor, existing foot print – kitchen, dining, living room, entry, bath, window replacement
Problem:
Great rolling country view and deck but the main floor plan didn’t maximize them
The kitchen was isolated, cramped and poorly laid out
None of the spaces or materials personified this client; a metal sculptor and IT engineer who exercises both sides of his brain. He hates symmetry, straight lines and herd mentality. He loves collaborative process, clever solutions and did a long search for the right partner for his project
Solution:
We met after a seminar I’d given and the collaboration spark was instant.
We flipped spaces, maximized the view, room and deck relationships.
I incorporated his talents, sense of humor and his main goal to induce smiles when entering the room. I designed the copper pulls to act as the functional art he lovingly hand-crafted them
Style/Personality:
Great example of Personality Design, anything but cookie cutter trends
He also made the 2 copper kitchen sinks, backsplash, the clavos (studs) above each door and window and the martini glass shaped bathroom pedestal lav. LED lit glass shelves were another successful experiment
TESTIMONIAL:
“I worked with Rhonda for my entire 1st floor kitchen, dining, living room, entry and bathroom remodel. Rhonda’s experience and imagination, coupled with her listening was a great basis for a wonderful design. For this project, Rhonda incorporated my copper art skills (2 sinks, 46 hammered cabinet pulls, backsplash, bathroom pedestal lav and more). Rhonda was great to work with “playing” with ideas. Her knowledge of design, materials, color, composition, scale and relationship with trades people wre much valued additions to the project. I told her I wanted to incorporate her great ideas that ended up on the “cutting room floor” with past clients and pull out the stops. She’s generous with ideas, suggestions, insights and her time. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind, she’s the designer for you!”
Photography: Cabin 40 Images Photography: