Kitchen Opens Up for Entertaining

This Hillsborough, NJ traditional colonial was a challenging space for designer Michele Alfano to transform – the exterior walls were not perfectly straight, and the project faced cabinet manufacturer delays. However, Alfano, of Michele Alfano Design, managed to transform the space into the warm, modern entertainer’s kitchen and family room of her client’s dreams.

This Hillsborough, NJ traditional colonial was a challenging space for designer Michele Alfano to transform – the exterior walls were not perfectly straight, and the project faced cabinet manufacturer delays. However, Alfano, of Michele Alfano Design, managed to transform the space into the warm, modern entertainer’s kitchen and family room of her client’s dreams.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are. After photos: SHDWSMEDIA

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are. After photos: SHDWSMEDIA

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.

The space’s thoughtful ergonomic design allows the client to cook while maintaining a focus on her guests and features handleless cabinetry, an incorporated bar and a lower walnut wood counter wrapped around the island for additional guest seating. Smart features such as an American Standard faucet with pre-measuring abilities also enable the cook to easily entertain guests. Opening up walls enabled the new modern Dekton- and SapienStone-framed fireplace in the family room to be seen from the kitchen, while a new stepped ceiling tricks the eye into thinking the home’s low ceilings are actually much higher than they are.