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Kitchen

Jill Adrien
Jill Adrien
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Shelving idea

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Tile configuration

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Color of cabinets

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Flooring

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Flooring

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Flooring

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8"x8" Amlo Handmade Cement Tile, Black/White, Set of 12

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After. This photo, taken from the same angle as the previous photo, shows how removing the peninsula and the wall to the right changed everything. “We were lucky that the wall separating the kitchen and living room was not structural,” the designer says. “That was a huge cost saver.” Without altering the footprint, she and her builder-husband Justin Varga created a new layout that allowed the kitchen, living and dining rooms to work in tandem and maximize flow. All the cabinets, fixtures and appliances were replaced as well. Fixture above island: Capucina one-light mini pendantWhat you should know before you tear down a wall

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Pies sign

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Peninsula, use as an island

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Two tone cabinets, colors and front of cabinets

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Bench next to cabinets

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Bench next to cabinets

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Bench next to cabinets with table

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Bench next to cabinets

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Bench next to cabinets with small table

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Love the vase

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Like the bench seat

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Love the nook

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Love white/off white cabinets on outside with dark wood on the island

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