C a s e    S t u d y
 
 
The place where dreams are made ...
 
 
 
What: Beach house in Santa Cruz, CA
Who: A man with a dream

Our client arrived with these pictures of what he wanted in his house. These images are of the torn, worn and tattered brochure he used with a number of cabinet vendors to describe his dream.

 
By using the Lackey Design Process, he was able to realize his dream kitchen.
Let’s look at his experience:
 
The Problems:
· Dark interior – in a beach house!
· The kitchen was ‘boxed up’

·
Original kitchen was dark and only one person could work in it.
· Even the refrigerator could not fit in the old kitchen!
· Color combinations did not reflect the client’s values.
· Lack of detail presented a drab and dull experience in a vacation house  
 
The Results:
A kitchen system fully integrated into the living areas of the beach house.
Design Approach:
· Improve traffic flows
· Integrate kitchen into living room
· Improve the use of light throughout
  the kitchen area
· Use the client’s dream themes throughout

 
The Kitchen Design:
· The Radius theme is carried throughout
  the kitchen and into the living areas to
  create a complete integration.
· The prominent rounded cooking island is
  echoed throughout the cabinets, soffits
  and even the glass block wall.
· Automotive finishes were employed
  throughout to create the client’s
  requirements for a sleek and clean
  presentation.
 
 

· Other unique features custom-built into the
  cabinets:
  - No external hardware is visibile
  - Lights incorporated into cabinet interiors
    that turn on when opened
  - Night lights installed in the recessed,
    kick-space at the bottom of the cabinets

· Note the sleek finish achieved with the unique
  use of automotive finishes rather than the
  more traditional stain or paint approaches.

 

Lackey Woodworking
2730 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, California 95062
telephone 1.831.462.0528
email@lackeywoodworking.com

 

 

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