Design Confidently, Live Comfortably



Issue #4, May/June 2004

Kitchen Collaboration
A homeowner, builder, and architect team up to turn three small rooms into one great space
by Claudine Ryan

With a lot of work to be done on the Victorian house that Claudine Ryan and her family bought, they turned to contractor Peter Friel and architect Andre Rothblatt to convert three rooms into one open kitchen/family room area. Written by Claudine and including a sidebar from all three about the nature of collaboration, this article shows you how diverse tastes and perspectives can come together in an innovative and eye-pleasing project.


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