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ZEN AND THE ART OF KITCHEN DESIGN A PEACEFUL KITCHEN LENDS AN HARMONIOUS AIR TO THE HINSDALE COOKS! KITCHEN WALK by Kerrie Kennedy | Photography by Jim Prisching
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hen you’re a lifelong devotee of yoga, it has a way of spilling over into the rest of your life. Case in point: when Hinsdale homeowner Chris Boruff and his wife Julie decided to build a new home, they wanted it to exude some of the things they’d come to value after years of following the Eastern practice: a sense of peace, serenity and wellbeing. To accomplish this, they chose a layout that would address order, function, light and flow—with a kitchen that would serve as the centerpiece of this calm and collected sanctuary. The couple enlisted interior designer Megan Arity to help them carry out their “Zen” mission, with a décor she calls “Organic modern.” “There’s a quiet, tranquil nature to this style,” Arity says. “It’s an attempt to simplify through design, bringing order to chaos.” Keeping in mind the couple’s preference for a modern, yet warm kitchen, Arity selected a pale palette of light wood tones, grayed out browns, tans, creams and soft whites. Not only were the kitchen walls painted white, so were its moldings and trim—a modern effect that can be seen throughout the home. “The trend right now is to not have a lot of contrast between the window casings and the wall color,” Arity says. “It creates a clean, quiet and modern feel.” Custom flat-panel cabinets made from reclaimed hickory offered the warmth the couple desired, while stainless steel hardware and quartz countertops in Madre Pearl provided the contemporary contrast they were after. A Sub-Zero refrigerator, Continued on page 54
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ARCHITECT: Mike Abraham BUILDER: Mark Hickman of Mark Hickman Homes CABINET MAKER: Roecker’s Inc. KITCHEN DESIGN: Megan Arity LIGHT FIXTURES: Tower Lighting COUNTERTOPS: Tribeca
“We wanted a safe and relaxing space, not just a kitchen, but a sanctuary.” – CHRIS & JULIE BORUFF