Kitchen of the Week: Cooking With Creekside Views in Maryland

When you’re fortunate enough to have water views like this, you want to make the most of them. That was the case for a professional couple in Annapolis, Maryland, with two school-age children; they wanted to highlight their home’s scenic creek-side location and the surrounding woodlands. When they built a major addition to their large coastal-cottage-style home, they used the 270-square-foot space to create a modified U-shaped layout with a large, versatile island in the middle of the room that gave them the functional kitchen they wanted.



Two walls of windows allow the homeowners a waterfront view from anywhere in the kitchen. The main double sink with drain board is positioned between one of the kitchen’s two stainless dishwashers and a trash compactor. The sink cabinets feature louvered doors for a classic coastal look. 



The large center island offers lots of workspace and storage on three sides. It includes a sparkling-water dispenser, a microwave drawer and a second dishwasher on the side of the island across from the range.


“The island is my favorite part of the kitchen,” says one of the homeowners. “It’s constantly surrounded, and I love that.”


Meanwhile, the carefully chosen design details, including the beautiful pendant light over the island that the homeowners found on Houzz, make the inviting space shine.



A breakfast bar with an elevated custom curved maple top and stools was added to one end of the island. “I think the wood top makes a nice transitional element, since the kitchen borders the family room,” says designer Mark T. White of Kitchen Encounters.


Kitchen of the Week: Cooking With Creekside Views in Maryland



Kitchen of the Week: Cooking With Creekside Views in Maryland

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