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Melissa Johnson · December 15, 2020 ·

A KITCHEN DESIGNED WITH FAMILY IN MIND

WRITTEN BY BLAKE MILLER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY LOMA STUDIOS

Three kids and eleven years later, the Hallenbecks were ready to update the home’s original circa-2007 interiors, which featured a color palette of browns and beiges and felt inherently dark and heavy. The first room they wanted to renovate was the kitchen. “It wasn’t terrible, but by 2018, the finishes and the look of it were so dated,” says Amy of the brownish granite counters and mid-tone maple cabinetry. Additionally, the original kitchen’s peninsula island also only accommodated enough seating for four people, which, says Amy, wasn’t conducive for their family of five. READ MORE…

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Filed Under: Home Decorating, Lifestyle Tagged With: home decorating, kitchen makeover, Mudroom ideas

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