McLean Homeowners were unhappy with their closed-off, traditional kitchen, which didn’t suit their contemporary home. They contacted Bowers Design Build for an overhaul that would make the kitchen more modern with a priority to open it to the adjacent living spaces and connect to more natural light and views.

The Bowers team reimagined the entire kitchen footprint and adjacent spaces.  Replacing an exterior door with double windows and installing a fixed-glass backsplash window on an exterior wall brings in natural light and extends views to the yard. Adding a third skylight over the prep area channels more natural light.  Eliminating an oversized ceiling light and dropping the ceiling beam created clean ceiling lines that make the existing wide dormer window more visible.

A large entertainment center was installed where solid walls previously existed.  Floating shelves that wrap around this new feature are a practical way to connect the kitchen to the dining and living rooms. Flat-panel, white oak cabinetry is stained a warm teak hue and offset by crisp, polished-white Cambria quartz countertops. Kuzco pendants illuminate the island.

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