Kitchens · Project story

The BLOGGER

A design concept, never built, for a food blogger's kitchen at the heart of an open, earth conscious home.

Design Concept
Kitchen Design
Space Planning
Lighting Plan
Herb Garden

Chapter 1: The Concept

The design of this kitchen incorporates the use of environmentally friendly materials while still addressing the current needs of a blogger as well as their future family’s growing needs. Organic materials will be integrated into the design, showcasing modern technological amenities and features.

The existing space is an empty shell. A kitchen, of 20’ x 20’ minimum is an absolute must. The client is very earth conscious, and as such recycled materials and solar energy are requirements for designing the space.

SketchUp render of the kitchen: navy glass front cabinets, a white island with woven stools, glass pendants under a wood light, and a blue and teal tile backsplash behind the range.

SketchUp render of the kitchen and bar: the island with a butcher block counter and stools, a navy island with a microwave drawer, and a bar with an arabesque tile backsplash under white cabinets.

Chapter 2: The Plan

Open, Open, Open. Walls will be minimal in this space. Defined spaces will be identified by transitional furnishings and patterns. The kitchen will be the focal point of the home. A herb garden and compost area will be built into the kitchen.

Two work triangles could be utilized if necessary, with a second cook having access to the combination warming drawer and microwave and secondary sink dishwasher combo.

Furniture plan of the open main floor: the kitchen with two islands, a dining table for eight, a living room, the stairs and a powder room.

Colored furniture plan of the main floor on a wood floor, with rugs, the islands, the dining table and the living room seating.

Lighting plan with a reflected ceiling legend: flush mounts, a chandelier, LED pucks, recessed cans, sconces, pendants, undercabinet lights, vent and fan combinations and a bar light across the open plan.

SketchUp render of the living room: a stone fireplace wall with built in shelves and louvered doors, two wood pendants, a white sofa and chair on a hide rug, a wood slab coffee table and a mixed tone wood floor.

Chapter 3: The Details

This space will have an easy going feel, it will be a mountain-side, beachcombers paradise. The design style is reminiscent of a charming cottage that could be found on the beach or in the mountains. Color palette of various creamy whites, light grays, sandy browns, blue accents and an inky blue as well as a dark chocolate brown are all incorporated to create an airy and inviting space.

Kitchen materials board: china cabinet and pantry doors, glass pendants, a wave backsplash, paint colors, seafoam glass upper cabinets, a farm sink on soapstone, a teal arabesque backsplash, butcher block, a navy lower cabinet door, a navy French range and bamboo flooring.

Living room materials board: navy drapery, a ring chandelier, a seascape painting, a blue glass lamp, a distressed blue console, a white sofa, a live edge wood table, stacked stone and bamboo flooring.

The Herb Garden Centerpiece

Island sink features a butcherblock cutting board insert that mounts on the top of the undermount sink to make the counter top a seamless dining area.

The Faucet a decorative item that turns to hide in the Herb Garden Centerpiece.

Seafoam and amber glass pendant — Specifications

Mixed tone wood plank flooring — Specifications

Chapter 4: Camera Ready

This kitchen was designed for a food blogger. Multiple surfaces and materials were incorporated into the design to provide a plethora of surfaces and backgrounds for photographing the chef's creations.

AI enhanced render of the kitchen and bar: navy glass front cabinets with wine storage, a white island with a butcher block counter and woven stools, a navy island, a cobalt range and hood, and a bar with an arabesque tile backsplash under white cabinets.

AI enhanced render of the kitchen straight on: four blue glass pendants under a curved wood light, white glass front uppers, an arabesque tile backsplash behind the range, a white island and four woven stools.

AI enhanced render of the living room: a white stone fireplace wall with navy built ins, two wood pendants, a white sofa and chair, a wood slab coffee table on a hide rug, navy drapery and a mixed tone wood floor.