kitchen

Peninsula

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Chairs table

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Sunny, and paper towel dispenser

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Breakfast nook

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Stainless steel backsplash

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Inspiration Image 4

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The color of the wallpaper inspired the color of the kitchen. “A lot of kitchens are white, and we didn’t want to do that here,” says Lococo. “We wanted the color to be green but somewhat faded.”The large salvaged rafter down the center of the room is a particularly special piece. “The load-bearing beams in old buildings are called summer beams,” Lococo says. “They were the large beams cut from huge old-growth trees. This one is very old and beautiful.”Wall paint: custom by Donald Lococo Architects; windows: Weathershield; beams: reclaimed, Cochran’s Lumber and Millwork; floor tile: Jud Tile; cabinet hardware: Restoration Hardware; sconce: Jefferson Collection, Hudson Valley; seat cushion: Simply Plaid, Kravet

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This kitchen in Providence, Rhode Island, has access to outdoor space through a single door.Some crave more access to the outdoors. About 18 percent of renovating homeowners said they were opening their kitchens more to outdoor spaces. The most popular way to do so was with double doors or a row of doors. A single door was the second-most popular choice.

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This U-shaped kitchen in New Mexico includes a narrow island.G-shaped kitchens — essentially U-shaped kitchens with a peninsula added to one end of the U — were least popular, the study found.

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