Cozy yet, Spacious Kitchen

This project was remodeling kitchen design. The art piece that I received from the client, Jehee Kim was the Mediterranean scenery oil painting. It evokes the sensation of coziness and relaxation through out the bright warm colors on the oil painting. Jehee Kim’s family is consist with four member which are parents, and two children. Jehee desires to have a kitchen that is cozy yet, spacious.Z Also, she wanted lots of storages besides the pantry and at least two oven in her kitchen. Material wise, she wanted to have a limestone floor for easy cleaning.
The strong lighting in the oil painting creates a separate space emphasizing both the ground and the sea. However, the uses of these color both unify and balance out the painting. These ideas were applied to the kitchen remodel. The division space in the painting transfers to the creation of the new walls in the kitchen and family room area. This provides coziness to the space. However, this can block the view and make space look smaller that it would seem. In order to remodel a kitchen that is cozy yet spacious; the arch-shaped windows and the opening area towards the family room are added. The client, Jehee dislike round counter top. However, she wanted to put curve in her kitchen for the coziness look. Therefore, the arched windows were located in the kitchen. These window catch tons of sunlight and provide spaciousness in the kitchen space. For the unification of the space, neutral colored arch-shaped windows, arches, and columns are added. The curve from the windows and arches flows through the kitchen space and unifies the space. The color of the countertop and cabinet are earthy, providing coziness. The factors unify the space and create elegance and a welcoming atmosphere as the client requested.