This Crestwood, Ky. kitchen was reimagined with gadgets and flair by designer Thomas Lutz, owner of Louisville, Ky.-based Just 4 You Custom Kitchens & Bath.
Perimeter countertops are topped with unusually colored granite, while cabinets pop with a soft pillow edge that hides variously configured drawers.
“He really did not want to have anything on his countertops,” said Lutz. “He was a true minimalist. That was the main challenge – fitting everything into the overall space he had available.”
A black-stained maple island topped in earthy granite features functional prep space on either side of a primary sink. Bar-height seating was arranged around a raised granite overhang.
Approximately 11 feet long, the island also contains a double drawer on its right side with two panels that slide over one another; together, they can hold more than 25 specialty utensils.
Blue glass pendant lights were hung above the island in reference to the owner’s glass collection on display in the nearby living room.