Ana Quiñones and Eric Karl had lived in their condo in a 245-unit complex on the waterfront in Portland, Oregon for 10 years before they decided it was high time for a refresh.
Photography by George Barberis, courtesy of Casework.
“Some of the heavy cherry cabinets and appliances were beginning to break, and everything needed a refresh,” writes Casey Keasler, the founder and director of Casework, whom the couple eventually hired to re-do the space.
Ana in the redone kitchen. She took cues from the couple’s favorite museums and design destinations: The Walker in Minneapolis, SF MoMA, Snow Peak in Portland, and Ett Hem in Stockholm.
After
Everything in the kitchen is new, with the exception of the dining table and chairs.
The vent hood is hidden behind an attractive fluted cover. We ran through a few different scenarios but ultimately ended with a fluted wood substrate, where we had full control over the stop and start point of each flute.
Basically, spill the wine, slice the strawberries, and make the pasta sauce; these counters don’t stain or etch.
Before
The space had dated cherry cabinets that were weighing down the otherwise bright space.