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A designer aligns with his expert
clients to help them reach their
dream-home goals
By Chelsie Butler
A
WELL-KNOWN COMMERCIAL
BUILDER and his wife were planning to buy their new house in
Orlando. The couple designed and
built the home themselves with entertaining in
mind, and they needed some additional help with
functional space planning, as well as choosing
cabinets and countertops.
They visited the S&W Kitchens showroom
and met with project designer Chris Druschel,
who worked with them for almost a year to help
design the home of their dreams.
"His wife had a great eye for design and colors,
and we all worked very well together to come up
with some really awesome spaces," he said.
CAPTURING THE KITCHEN
There were several challenges the team had to
overcome.The homeowners had a large appliance
wish list, and they wanted most of the items to be
hidden. At the time, Wolf did not carry a white
oven or microwave, but the hood is made from the
same wood in the same shade as the surrounding
cabinets, and the refrigeration wall is paneled and
integrated. The wine refrigerator is hidden with a
cabinet surround, and the microwave drawer is on
the back side of the peninsula - out of sight from
someone facing the kitchen.
The huge cast-iron sink was so big, the team
had to build additional support for it under the
sink with a bracket system once it was installed.
Another redo involved the countertops, which the
homeowners thought were too busy once in place.
"We needed to select a different material and
remake all the tops,"said Druschel."We were able
to use the original selection in some of the bathrooms, so the material and costs weren't a bust."
Another key part of the kitchen design was
factoring in all the ceiling beams and lighting with
the cabinet layout. Originally, the beams were only
going to be in the adjoining living area, but that
changed along the way.
"We were not able to run the hood all the way
to the ceiling, and I was unsure of how that would
look and if it would capture the 'wow'factor of the
hood," said Druschel. "Usually I can envision the
finished look, but I had to wait until I actually saw
it, and it looks great."
Since there is a second story above the kitchen,
the team had to work within the trusses and decide where the beams and can lights would be
best placed. It took hours of drawings and mea-
ABOVE A more functional area
for prepping and cleaning is
on one side of the kitchen,
while the other provides a
place to sit and stay out of the
cook's way.
BELOW While not in the original
plan, the kitchen eventually
included a built-in coffee/wine
station - an element the
clients saw at the designer's
showroom.
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Contents
Editor’s Note
NKBA Note
Happenings
Hot Topic
Trends
Better Business
Sustainable Design
Learning Corner
NKBA List
Youth Talk
Balanced Budget
Design With
Small Spaces
Universal Design
Before & After
What’s Hot
What’s Cool
Award-winning showroom takes an atypical approach
Creating a dream home for clients with design savvy
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Contents
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - 4
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Editor’s Note
Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - 7
Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - NKBA Note
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Happenings
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Hot Topic
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Trends
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Better Business
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Sustainable Design
Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Learning Corner
Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - NKBA List
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Youth Talk
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Balanced Budget
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Design With
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Small Spaces
Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Universal Design
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Kitchen & Bath Business - April 2020 - Before & After
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