Keepsake Kitchen
A kitchen becomes a gathering point for generations of a family
When Kim Cardosi and Don Jasinski updated the kitchen of their century-old Craftsman foursquare in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District of Oak Park, Illinois, they took great care to blend the old and new to create a space that was equally at home for eating and for entertaining.
"We wanted a light, bright space that kept the architectural intent of the home and functioned for a modern family," says Kim. "We have three daughters who are 20, 18 and 15. They all play on field hockey teams. We always have parties and sports banquets, sometimes for 60 to 100 people, and regardless of where the party starts, everyone always ends up in the kitchen."
They doubled the size of the kitchen, to a little more than 300 square feet, by incorporating an inefficient butler's pantry and adding a 457-foot bump-out for a bay window and window seat, the ideal spot for the girls to hang out, chat on the phone and do their homework. Large windows were added over the sink to wash the room with sunlight, and the quarter-sawn oak ceiling beams and woodwork in the dining room were copied and painted white to lighten the look.
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