FIRST PLACE - LARGE LUXURY KITCHEN PHILIP NIKOLICH Gray Scale SOURCES PHOTOGRAPHY: Angie Agostino, Agostino Creative Advanced Woodwork, Palm Desert, Calif. CO-DESIGNER/ DEVELOPER: Mark McClure, McClure Homes, Palm Desert, Calif. The light gray, high-gloss lacquered cabinets create an elegant sophistication in this space Philip Nikolich designed for entertaining. To incorporate indoor and outdoor elements, he used a retracting window wall that disappears to showcase golf course views. Gray and white quartzite and quartz countertops are balanced by a warm wood-plank ceiling with soffit lighting and subtle pendants. CABINETRY: Advanced Woodwork; COUNTERTOPS: La Dolce Vita Quartzite & Pental Quartz; DISHWASHER: Asko; FAUCETS/FITTINGS: Brizo; FLOORING: Monocibec; LIGHTING: WAC Lighting; MICROWAVE, VENTILATION & WALL OVENS: Wolf; REFRIGERATION: Sub-Zero; SINKS: Kohler 63