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Homeowners Dream Kitchen Comes True in Towaco NJ . Featured in Aspire NJ magazine
The wife’s forbearers came when the big city was called New Amsterdam. In 1916 her great-great grandfather literally bought the farm – a few hundred acres – over which the family still holds stewardship. She grew up in these woods, two lots over from where she and her husband now reside. So when this lot came on the market, they sprang into action.
The couple, a blended family, loves to entertain and have people over, and that is often the scene here. They host all family holidays, for both families, and 30 people for Easter is the norm.
So, while he likes details and she likes unadorned, the marriage of the two, imitating real life, produced a truly original and beautiful space, taking brilliant advantage of their home’s orientation with transom-topped windows, brightening the space on even overcast days. Moreover, their separate penchants for detail and restraint marry excellently in the wide cove at the crown, scaled perfectly, and the crowned architrave over the windows and doors.
With an appliance for everything at point-of-use, the space is an entertainer’s dream; no caterers needed here as all family members pitch in with dishes and specialties of their own.
The end result is a warm, bright, welcoming kitchen/keeping room that accommodates the multitude of family and friends coming and going.
