A peninsula provided seating but impeded traffic in the U-shaped kitchen. 'My clients felt claustrophobic and cut off from everyone when working at the range,' Stephens says. 'And the peninsula created a bottleneck between the kitchen and the dining room.'
After
Stephens took out the peninsula, freeing up the flow, and put a breakfast bar opposite the range. Her color-loving client found the two red counter stools. The appliances and sink stayed in about the same places. Stephens also kept the collection of family photos above the cabinets.
