The existing kitchen ended where the vent hood is now—doubling the size of the space. The hood is perfectly matched to meet the crown molding and has a powerful 600 CFM exhaust fan under its slim profile to sweep away all smells. The design palette offers natural organic hues contrasting with crisp whites, seen in the island’s white quartz counter and the differing shades of white in the backsplash tile. Brass hardware and plumbing provide a vintage touch. The pendants from Olde Brick Lighting are new fixtures using old molds.
W
hen Amy Girard decided to remodel her
That love was tested when things in the kitchen
kitchen, there was only one company she
started to fail. Dust sprinkled down when they opened
would consider—the one she worked for:
cabinets. Their old Thermador range was on its way out.
Schloegel Design Remodel. “Just because I worked for Schloegel didn’t guarantee I would use Schloegel,” says the company’s marketing director. “But for this type of project, I wouldn’t trust anyone else.”
A major plumbing repair was required. And the space was just so small. “It all came to a head,” Amy says. “We were ready to remodel, and the kitchen was ready to remodel.” Yet there were a couple of kinks to come: The
The Girards—including Amy, her husband, Calvin, and
COVID-19 pandemic, of course, was one, delaying the
their two kids—lived in their 1952-built Leawood home
start of the project for more than a year; the other was
for years, knowing that a renovation was in their future.
that their designer at the beginning of the process
“We love this home,” Amy says. “We intended to stay
went into preterm labor and then left her job to stay
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home with the baby. That’s when Nina Schmidt, CKBR,