Linger in the rooms of this house and notice the masterful use of Wall color and ambient lighting.
Designer Lori Sitz-Teacher remodeled the kitchen of another Pasadena ranch house, this one from the 1950s and located near Orange Grove Boulevard. The original kitchen contained a partition separating it from the den area. The design challenge was to open up the space, creating one great room more appropriate for California's indoor/outdoor kitchen living. Dark ceiling paneling was raised and painted white to create a brighter, more open feeling.
The kitchen is one of the most-used rooms in any household. That's why if you are going to renovate your kitchen, you need a plan designed for all its uses. There's no better way to get inspiration for a kitchen renovation than to visit recently renovated kitchens and get some ideas for your own.
Five state-of-the-art kitchens will be on display Sunday in the Pasadena Kitchens & Interiors tour.
To increase storage for kitchen supplies and implements, the designer "stole" space from the rooms behind the kitchen. In keeping with the home's Spanish heritage, all pullout storage cabinets look like doors. Now the kitchen area is functional and beautiful while in harmony with the original Spanish design of the home.