Piper House at Kensett sets a high bar for production housing.
Jeff McNamara
The materials and layout are inspired by English manor style, bu…
The materials and layout are inspired by English manor style, but updated with contemporary touches.
Jeff McNamara
The adjacent dining room follows that program.
Jeff McNamara
The kitchen is especially impressive for its mix of luxurious lo…
The kitchen is especially impressive for its mix of luxurious looking materials, delivered at an approachable price.
Jeff McNamara
A marble kitchen island has seating on one side and workspace on…
A marble kitchen island has seating on one side and workspace on the side that faces the range.
Jeff McNamara
Yet "there's nothing crazy or undoable here," said the judges of…
Yet "there's nothing crazy or undoable here," said the judges of the attractive details, including gleaming subway tiles, handsome cabinets, crisp-looking dark-framed windows, and open shelving.
“Great news for production builders about what’s possible,” said the judges of Piper House, which won a Grand Award. “Elegant and with the times” was the description of a kitchen that draws inspiration from the scullery in an English manor house (dreams of Downton Abbey, anyone?).
Cabinets painted gray update the scullery theme, along with open shelving, contrasting dark window frames, and polished nickel hardware. Thanks to clerestory windows set above work surfaces, natural light spills onto the Carrera marble countertops and bounces off glossy white subway tiles that line the backsplash and extend to the ceiling.
Piper House sets a standard that all model homes should look to. Concluded the judges: “There’s nothing crazy or undoable here.”
Amy Albert is editor of Custom Home and a senior editor at Builder. She covers all aspects of design. Previously, she
was kitchen design editor at Bon Appetit;
before that, she was senior editor at Fine
Cooking, where she shot, edited, and wrote stories on kitchen design. Amy
studied art history with an emphasis on architecture and urban design at the
University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Los Angeles. Write her at aalbert@hanleywood.com, follow her on Twitter @CustomHomeMag and @amyatbuilder, or join her on Custom Home's Facebook page.
