Rethinking the Kitchen

In order to break down the partitioned and cut-off main living areas of the existing house, walls were reconfigured with large openings puncturing through to adjacent rooms. The walls were made deep enough to carve out useful recessed niches, some holding kitchen equipment, or spanned across with a serving counter and seating, some displaying artwork, and several acting as passageways to other spaces. Direct connection to the new pantry space makes everyday use easier to navigate. Elsewhere a powder room was redesigned to fit the overall style of the house in its new form.

Interior Designer Kathy Smith of Belmont, NC completed the design with a unique blend of antique and new items that work together to create an eclectic and romantic space.

A wooden bowl filled with bananas, peaches, and other fruit on a kitchen counter, with books, a painting, and flowers in the background.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a window above the sink, decorated with silverware, framed art, and books on the counter, and a wooden fruit bowl on the table.
A decorative white kitchen sink unit with a silver tray holding various animal sculptures, including a carved bird and abstract shapes. A vase with lilies and roses is on the right, and a large ornate gold-framed mirror hangs above, reflecting a wind
A kitchen countertop with a bowl of bananas, an apple, and a orange. In the background, a window, a vase with white flowers, and decorative branches in a glass vase. A framed landscape painting and a small bird figurine are also on the counter.
A kitchen wall with three framed line art portraits of women, a stainless steel stove and hood, with cooking utensils and jars on a cart and countertop. Items include yellow bowls, a basket, metal cookware, and various condiments.
A kitchen scene showing a stovetop with utensils, a metal rack with bottles and jars, decorative vases and branches, and various kitchen tools and containers.
A wooden dresser with multiple drawers, topped with a stack of books, a glass bowl, and decorative objects. Behind it, a window with beige and pink curtains, and a portrait of a woman wearing a hat is visible on the windowsill. The room has walls wit
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A stylized drawing of a tree with many branches and leaves, a stone pathway with stairs, and a lamp post, set against a light brown background.
A stylized drawing of a tree with many branches and leaves, a stone pathway with stairs, and a lamp post, set against a light brown background.

Phone: 704-648-7604
Email: mark@klinearchitecture.com