kitchen

LOVE THE marble wall

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5. Make No Small Doors. Well-built, efficient and easy to use, big doors are readily available. Whether sliding, telescoping, folding, overhead or other, big doors can connect the inside and outside and blur the distinction between the two like never before. And while we're at it, no grilles, grids, muntins, etc. Just glass. Big, beautiful, clear, energy-efficient glass.

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10. Add a Pop-Up. Avoid that overly horizontal, 8-foot-tall and boring ceiling plane. Like the top of a 1960s micro-bus camper, pop it up and install some clerestory windows to increase spaciousness and let the sunshine in.

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9. Keep It Simple. No fussy acanthus leaves. No corbels or ogees. Just clean, spare and simple shapes, lines and forms. With color, bright and bold and beautiful color that adds a smile to your face and joy in your heart.

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Keep It Family Friendly. Let the kids write on the walls (they will anyway) in a place that's open and on view. No hiding here, just art work and messages everyone will be proud of.

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Love the floor

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