Squak Mountain

Full Service Kitchen Renovation that included a Design Concept, Design Development, 3D Drawings, Materials Specification, and Project Management. "After a good experience with a paint consultation, we hired Beth for the design of a full kitchen remodel. The primary challenge was how to open up a galley kitchen to the living and dining areas when the wall provided support to a pass-through beam spanning the width of the house. Rather than design around a support post, Beth’s solution was to keep half of the wall and extend a tongue of granite outward from there, for a pseudo-island effect. This accomplished several things. It gave us more cabinet space (floor to ceiling), it allowed us to retain the entryway coat closet, and it still opened up the kitchen to the dining and living areas. Rather than a standard island, Beth came up with something much more unique and useful to us. Once that was solved, and after working closely with us on the particular features we wanted (a pantry, for instance), she set to work on her drawings, using as a starting point some inspiration photos we gave her and then personalizing, improving, and tailoring them to our space. Her drawings were so detailed and accurate that our contractors used them verbatim. Her design showed a great sense of harmony, with elements like floating shelves to achieve balance. Details like a tufted leather seat back on a corner bench, creative use of different tile shapes and a full wall of tile behind the sink area, and dramatic use of not just standard cabinet lighting but open box ambient lighting up by the sloped ceiling are just a few of the things we love but would never have thought of ourselves. Beth labored long and hard over our project, going above and beyond to create the best possible space for us, and we can’t say enough good things about her. All of her material choices, paint, tile, cabinet and granite, are perfect complements to each other. We would hire her again in a heartbeat." -McTigue Residence