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Registered Builders / Remodelors
Chris Knopf & John Miranda
Pinnacle Properties of Louisville, LLC P. O. Box 43957 Louisville, KY 40253 502.664.7848 www. pinnacleproperties. com
3920 Hycliffe Avenue, 40207
Kitchen and Dining Room Remodel
Interior Design, Interior Finishes and Hardwood Flooring: Sam Kinnaird Flooring & Granite; Furnishings and Cabinetry: Century Entertainment & Furnishings; Lighting: Brecher’ s Lighting; Appliances: Chenoweth Appliance & TV; Granite countertop: Trademark Universal Stone; Faucet: Senninger Plumbing; Exterior Furnishings: Ralphie Design & Décor; Exterior landscaping: Commonwealth Landscape
The newly married homeowners of this St. Matthews home were engaged the day this stunning remodel was completed. The house was remodeled with the knowledge that they would live and raise kids in this well located Cape Cod, but the former kitchen, dining room and sun room did not work well for what will be a growing family.
An outdated kitchen and makeshift dining room weren’ t compatible with hosting their large, extended family gatherings. The couple first considered retaining the wall that enclosed the kitchen, but John Miranda, partner with Pinnacle Properties, drew up plans that demonstrated how its removal would visually connect the living room, kitchen and new dining room. His detailed planning and work timeline minimized inconveniences while Amy lived in the house during all of the renovation.
The kitchen’ s new layout tripled the cabinet space. The design of the traditional honeyglazed cabinets is punctuated by nickel fleur de lis hardware.“ The cabinets have a custom look that’ s impressive, but their price was impressively reasonable,” says Miranda. They are enhanced by St. Cecilia granite and a backsplash of Daltile Castle de Vere 6” x 6” tiles. Smaller fleur de lis inserts emulate the hardware. The granite is repeated on the serving bar that separates the kitchen and living room. New stainless steel appliances include a gas range, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave A reworked pantry significantly increased storage space and opened the area that formerly was blocked by a poorly placed refrigerator. The reconfigured kitchen now has a bar area to seat two or three, as well as the flexibility of a kitchen table or a large island.
What really set off this kitchen was the owner’ s desire to highlight the brick chimney in the kitchen and living room. Pinnacle Properties was able to remove drywall and enhance the exposed bricks, giving the first floor that coveted St. Matthews look!
A room off the kitchen previously had been used as a combination television / sun room. The door between it and the kitchen was widened and the room was repurposed as a dining room that has a blue and taupe color scheme and a profusion of natural light. The interior of the room’ s white bookcases that flank a long window seat were enriched by damask-patterned wallpaper. A brass chandelier was painted to duplicate an oil rubbed bronze finish.
The dining room opens onto a screened porch that’ s augmented with latticework. A few steps down are a deck and firepit that encourage outdoor entertaining.
Hardwood floors in the dining room were sanded and refinished, and complementing hardwood floors were laid in the kitchen. Remodeling also included plumbing being brought up to code, new electric in the kitchen, and the addition of R-30 insulation in the attic.
BRECKENRIDGE
WESTPORT
HYCLIFFE AVE.
SHELBYVILLE
BRECKENRIDGE
NORBOURNE
MERIDIAN AVE.
HYCLIFFE AVE.
ST. GERMAINE
NORBOURNE
SHERRIN AVE.
ST. IVES
BROWNS
S. HUBBARDS LN. not to scale. maps do not show all surrounding streets.
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