Kitchen Inspiration at Brownstoner

Kitchen inspiration abounds over at Brownstoner right now. When Brownstoner's friends embarked on their parlor floor kitchen renovation, they turned to the site's readers for inspiration.

So far, eight parlor floor kitchens have been showcased on the site and they're beautiful examples of installing modern kitchen amenities in ornately-detailed rear parlor spaces. We love the cove in the Prospect Heights kitchen above that encloses the refrigerator and range. These large appliances can often be the "pink elephants" of pre-war spaces-turned-kitchens and we think this alcove installation is a great solution.

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It looks terrific, although it is really, really tiny. But then again, it looks like they have one (or more) pantry for storage...

However, the location of the GFI outlet on the island is a shame... ideally it should have been placed in a less conspicuous spot.

posted by hejiranyc on August 14th 2007 at 8:12am
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Thanks for pointing out this series! Some of these are stunning (this one is my favorite). I love that they use one closet as a pantry and the other for storing cookware and had it wired for the microwave and toaster to keep visual clutter to a minimum. An excellent idea.

posted by rascoagogo on August 14th 2007 at 8:16am
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Really smart design putting the elements into that nook. The island provides a lot of surface area for prep and I would imagine the front of it is full of deep drawers.

posted by art on August 14th 2007 at 8:22am
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Those kitchens have been paining me with their beauty for the past couple of weeks. Especially when I have to go back to my dingy, not-renovated-since-the-40s-but-lacking-all-charm-of-the-era, completely useless kitchen!

posted by trygve on August 14th 2007 at 8:29am
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Sigh. The design, if not the size, of this kitchen is practically perfect in my book. What a great mix of modern/sleek, and older elegance. My dream kitchen would look something like this...now if only I had a kitchen to remodel!

posted by J on August 14th 2007 at 1:19pm
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This is part of a series, which originated with a question about how people design kitchens on parlor floors. There are other submissions in this series too:

1: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/07/parlor_kitchen.php

2: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/07/parlor_kitchen_1.php

3: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/07/parlor_floor_ki.php

4: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/parlor_kitchen_2.php

5: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/parlor_kitchen_3.php

6: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/parlor_kitchen_4.php

7: http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/08/parlor_kitchen_5.php

In my opinion, no.s 1, 4 and 7 are also well worth a look.