Seal Beach Custom Kitchen

We just moved the owners into this new build in Seal Beach. These devoted foodies wanted a comfortable atmosphere for entertaining. We were happy to oblige.

We painted the cabinets with a off white glazed finish and installed quartzite countertops called Taj Majal. Quartzite is the hardest, most impervious natural stone, and should not be confused with quartz, the popular man-made solid surface.  The floors are white oak. And we skinned the ceiling to mirror that organic texture with cedar T&G.

This spacious kitchen gave us the freedom to create some lovely features, personalized for the homeowners. For example, the lighting in those glass-front upper-uppers will highlight and add sparkle to the owner’s collection of vintage and antique stemware.

Other features include the convenient pot-filler above the range top, double dishwashers, and the single-basin apron-front sink. And, yes, that’s a Smart Touch faucet.   

The easy-reach microwave drawer in the island is our go-to solution for convenience and safety. We decided to install it just far enough away from the range top so that two cooks can work at once – one at the microwave while the other stirs the sauce. And the space below the microwave is ready for a built-in “seal-a-meal” unit. Fancy! The bar stools, from Lexington, are some of the most comfortable and best proportioned we’ve found. 

When the design of a kitchen calls for a separate range-top, we love to use these big, deep drawers underneath for the pots and pans. We installed handmade ceramic tile by Encore for the backsplash and from Top Knobs we selected cabinet pulls in their new color ash gray.

We had originally planned for a roomy 42” fridge, but since they have a professional restaurant unit in the garage, we opted for a standard 36” stainless steel model. This choice gave us room to create a full-depth, full-height spice pull-out feature. Bonus!   

There's that refrigerator, between the double oven and the slim, convenient spice rack, rolled neatly out of sight.

This project presented a series of challenges

and opportunities. We truly enjoyed working with clients who knew what they wanted but welcomed suggestions from us and our trusted building and design partners. At the reveal, we could tell we satisfied our customer and walked away with a feeling of pride and satisfaction.

This is the most functional, non–appliance corner of the kitchen. The walk-in pantry has tons of space and the pelican, etched on the glass door, is the original art work of Beveldine Glass Studio. What a great studio to work with. Check them out at http://www.beveldine.com/.

Ahhh the pièce de résistance, the dining area adjacent to the kitchen, complete with a giant wine storage wall. I mentioned they were foodies but he’s a wine fanatic too. See that custom-made dining table with the beautiful inlays? It was designed by Frank at Interior Workshop, an awesome artist we met through the home owners. His work is also featured on some tables we commissioned for the living room of this home.