A real kitchen should last a generation, at least. That’s why it deserves only the most durable materials - solid wood, natural stone and metal finishes.
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A challenge in renovating old houses is that the original kitchen was often used by staff and therefore separated from the social spaces. In a complete turnover of an 18th century country villa, we turned the original kitchen into a classic mudroom and made a completely new construction for a properly proportionate modern kitchen.
The result is the most open and welcoming space in the whole house, full of natural light let in through a wall of floor-to-ceiling glass doors, and a double door connecting it into the original dining room.