Families with high school–aged children know that life can be busy and sometimes disjointed—from soccer practice, to sleepovers, study dates and everything in between. For this active Norwalk family, connecting over food is in their genes. (The client’s mother was a professional chef.)
To bring the focus back to cooking and gathering together, they enlisted Nukitchens to reimagine their outdated kitchen. Lead designer Heather Rumore set out to create a layout that would be multifunctional, with a little something for everyone. A massive island “command station,” as the homeowner calls it, features seating for four, butcher block countertop, a drawer for utensil storage and a knife block and a built-in bookcase for cookbooks. There’s also an eat-in kitchen table overlooking the backyard, a work nook, and a butler’s pantry.
