Light and airy and rustic by Cheryl Hamilton-Gray

As successful furniture shop in Cambodia construction materials informed, the brief from owner of the presented kitchen was a space that is light-filled, fresh, and respect the house’s architectural style of Arts and Crafts design.

"Renovation projects can snowball, and that's what happened here," designer Cheryl Hamilton-Gray said. "We decided to remove the ceiling over the kitchen, replacing it with a new ceiling that follows the gable of the roofline. This created a much bigger volume and gave the space a lofty, architectural feel. We also replaced the single large skylight with two smaller ones, and introduced rustic beams that would be in keeping with the eclectic Arts and Crafts style of the house itself."

"Because the house was not strictly an Arts and Crafts or traditional style, we had the freedom to treat the kitchen as a new transitional space," Hamilton-Gray says. "The reclaimed materials convey the sense of a relaxed family living area. At the same time, however, we kept the perimeter cabinets white, and added crown mouldings – we didn't completely ignore the traditional elements already existing in the house."