‘Cooking show’ quality kitchen highlights San Rafael view home
‘Cooking show’ quality kitchen highlights San Rafael view home
“The sellers’ vision was to make the most of the exceptional views and architectural design by opening up the floor plan while updating everything,” said listing agent Thomas Henthorne of Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International Realty.
A 1,000-square-foot top level houses the public rooms, crowning the residence as an architectural exclamation point.
Timber accents permeate the home in the form of open beam ceilings and engineered hardwood flooring.
The master suite opens to a slate patio, and the terraced gardens offer dramatic outlooks.
“One of the most important things (the sellers) did was remove the interior kitchen walls and create an open design that doesn’t impede the views in any direction,” he said.
Two of the three islands offer prep sinks, while the middle features a six-burner range.
A 9-foot etched glass breakfast bar on one of the islands creates a casual dining space or serving area, and other houses a Perlick wine cooler.
Kitchen storage comes in the form of wide, deep drawers set inside sprawling Quantra stone counters.
Natural light surges into the kitchen through skylights set in the vaulted ceiling, clad in knotty timber.
[...] natural light gleams off the stainless steel appliances and brightens the cream-colored cabinetry.
“They knew they wanted to optimize key features of the home, but it soon became clear they needed to remove and rebuild in order to make that happen,” he said.
The top floor houses the public rooms and offers 1,000 square-feet of living space.