How do you design a space to feel cozy for a single occupant but just as welcoming for extended family? When Serena Pitchers of Your Interiors Friend was hired to transform the kitchen, dining and seating area in this early 1930s house in England’s Midlands region, she knew the owner was sometimes alone but often had his children and grandchild with him.
“It had to function for somebody on their own and not feel ridiculously big but also be very much a family space that could hold three generations at once,” she says. She’s created an elegant space that feels warm and intimate while offering plenty of room for gathering.
Kitchen at a Glance
Who lives here: A man with two teenagers who spend half their time here and two grown-up children and a grandchild who visit often
Location: Warwickshire, England
Size: Kitchen, dining and seating area: 807 square feet (75 square meters); pantry: 53 square feet (4.95 square meters); laundry/mudroom: 135 square feet (12.5 square meters)
Interior designer: Serena Pitchers of Your Interiors Friend
The house had to be renovated completely as the previous owners had lived here for 60 years and much of it was beyond repair. By the time Pitchers was brought in, this space had been taken back to bare brick.
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