St. Helena: Palecek residence - kitchen and dining room

A thorough remodel of a house in the Napa Valley - most of the interior was gutted - reconfiguring the relationship between kitchen, dining and living rooms within a great room. The dining room occupies the space of the former kitchen, opening onto a deck, patio and backyard beyond. The kitchen island and cabinets, in figured ash, are treated as sculptural elements against a background of multi-colored slate tiles.
Palecek residence - kitchen and dining room, 2003

A thorough remodel of a house in the Napa Valley - most of the interior was gutted - reconfiguring the relationship between kitchen, dining and living rooms within a great room. The dining room occupies the space of the former kitchen, opening onto a deck, patio and backyard beyond. The kitchen island and cabinets, in figured ash, are treated as sculptural elements against a background of multi-colored slate tiles.