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Location:  Vancouver
Interior Designer: RAAW Design & Associates – Allyse Li
Photographer Credit: Zi Xiao Lei

As a complete renovation of the 200sqft kitchen space, RAAW Design & Associates has replaced the outdated kitchen with an open concept that connects the cooking space and breakfast table. It elevates both function and form with a RAAW design signature contrasted warm neutral approach that introduces both natural rustic elements with soft sophistication. It introduces maximised storage, hidden niches, and a top-of-the-line cooking experience.

The most important part of this interior kitchen renovation was the homeowner’s request for more storage, better circulation and anthropometric considerations that worked. With ample storage in the pantry wall, upsizing a near full height approach, the added storage capacities in this kitchen triple what was there formerly. Transforming the small service kitchen into the gourmet kitchen and removing the small island gave space for an oversized central island with double-sided deep drawers to be added. The result is a transformed space that not only speaks to a significantly elevated visual reformation but also immensely improves the functional and safety considerations of the space for its occupants.

Sourced by the interior designer, the wood slabs native to the Canadian west coast that feature in the handcrafted and non-chemically finished breakfast table are a beautiful juxtaposition to the modern kitchen. The live edge is treated with Shou sugi ban, a Japanese charring technique to give it a dark black tone naturally, and the staining process of the wood draws also uses a vinegar staining technique, completely ridding of the use of harsh chemicals in the making of the table. The neutral taupe and warm coffee dual-tone palette provide respite against the modern, hi-tech German-made Leicht kitchen and white flooring, walls, and ceiling, creating a soft, modern sophistication.