Open plan living areas with multi-functional spaces where a family can go about their daily business in relative peace, but in close physical contact with each other. Creating the ideal space to promote family harmony. Darren Chung Photography. Interior design by Jamie Hempsall Ltd.

Beginning this full home remodel in the kitchen, we added a cozy banquette, built-in custom cabinets, and a PentalQuartz Super White countertop for a contemporary vibe. The kitchen’s central feature is an inset bar in rich macassar ebony and Flavor Paper’s Monaco gold foil wallpaper that was formerly a fireplace.

photographer : tomer rubens

Kitchen nook featuring built-in bench and Madrona slab table.

Architect: Olson Lewis + Architects Interior Designer: Cebula Design

Custom Banquette seating in Kitchen. Shaker drawers in 'BM CC-30 Oxford White'. Mahogany top with black stain. Photography by Shouldice Media

Stacey Brandford Photography

Custom kitchen by Superior Woodcraft. White and gray paints mixed with natural wood tones and even a fireplace are all combined to create a very warm and comforting kitchen for the entire family, Photo Credit: Randl Bye

BUILD updated the kitchen of a mid-century modern home with walnut cabinets by Special Projects Division. The ceiling was vaulted to allow more space and light and a breakfast nook was included for informal dining and gathering. A custom wall mural is mounted to the wall above the sink. Photo by BUILD LLC

Katrina Mojzesz

Blue Bend Photography

Excerpted from Steven Gambrel: Time & Place (Abrams, 2012). Photography by Eric Piasecki.