Open Invitation

In the Village of Mooreland Hills near Cleveland, a family of five was fond of their 1998 Colonial-style home in a wooded neighborhood near President Garfield's log cabin birthplace. The owner has an open door policy that has made the home a social hub for teens, friends, families and clients and she practically lives in the kitchen baking and cooking Italian and nouveau American comfort foods. As the second owner of this home, she asked the original kitchen designer Libby Palmieri of The House of L, for a new plan, one that would better accommodate her needs as a cook, and also retain the traditional feel and luxury statement of the kitchen, but with a more youthful, casual approach. Palmieri opened the kitchen to the dining and family rooms. She added a larger island for easier multitasking with more storage including pop-ups outfitted with electric outlets for small appliances. A secondary work sink prevents traffic jams for multiple cooks and the original 36-inch cooktop was replaced with a 48-inch Wolf. "I find Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove work for cooks who really utilize their appliances to the max and need commercial-like efficiency with the ease of the features Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove offer," Palmieri says.