After retirement this client couple opted to redo their kitchen and living spaces in their dream design, rather than sell their beloved house and buy another. The kitchen was gut renovated to create a true baker’s kitchen: professional level appliances, steam ovens, proofing drawers, ingredient bins and pull out and up appliances.

The wall between kitchen and patio foyer area was truncated to merge the two rooms and create a sweeping bar area for entertaining that is separate buy allows open access to and communication with the kitchen. The kitchen island is a playful designer nod to the owner’s mountain property, the nearby Hudson River and the open space of the Cornwall Valley.