Kitchen Remodeling
Open-Plan Kitchen & Dining
A walnut and granite kitchen opened up to the dining and living space, with a vaulted ceiling and a long island built for cooking and gathering.
Attics are rarely built to be lived in, so this one started with the structure. The floor was reinforced to carry a living load, and the roof line was insulated and air sealed so the room holds its temperature through a North Carolina summer.
The sloped ceilings were kept rather than boxed out, which preserves the sense of volume, and a dormer was opened up to bring real daylight into the middle of the plan. Conditioned air, power and lighting were all extended up from the floor below.
The result is a full second living space: a soft seating area at one end, room for a games table and gym equipment at the other, and finishes taken to the same standard as the rest of the house.
