Organic Elegance

Homeowners: Matt & Megan
Remodel Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Project Scope: New-construction home with open floor plan, features an award-winning kitchen designed with natural textures and functional spaces for a growing family. Adjacent family room and two baths also included.

Key Features

  • Natural Stone Backsplash: Adds organic texture and complements the neutral color palette.
  • Plaster Range Hood: Introduces warmth and subtle rustic character.
  • Expansive Kitchen Island: Provides generous storage, ample workspace, and comfortable seating, making it ideal for everyday meal prep, and casual dining, entertaining, homework projects and more.
  • Walk-In Pantry with Double Oven: Keeps storage organized and moves baking and roasting out of the main kitchen workflow.
  • Coordinating Fireplace Wall: Hidden storage flanks the stone hearth, tying the kitchen and living space together

Design Insight

Set in a rural Ann Arbor setting, this kitchen draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, blending natural materials with clean, modern design. Light wood cabinetry that strikes a thoughtful balance between function, warmth, and understated elegance. The cabinetry anchors the space while allowing the natural materials to take center stage. Integrated appliances keep the space streamlined, while recessed lighting and large windows flood the space with both natural and ambient light. Hardwood flooring grounds the design and connects the kitchen to the surrounding living areas, resulting in a space that feels cohesive, comfortable, and inspired by its natural setting.

Project Details

  • Kitchen Cabinets: Showplace Inset Cabinetry with a beaded frame; Chesapeake 275 door style with a raised panel; perimeter finish painted ‘Heron Plume’ with ‘Black Brushed Vintage’ glaze; island in cherry wood stained ‘Chestnut.’
  • Countertop: ‘Taj Mahal’ Quartzite

Project Gallery

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