The New Bungalow Kitchen

228 Pages·2007·100.95 MB·English

by  Peter Labau

Text © 2007 by Peter LaBau
Photographs © 2007 by Marco Prozzo,
except p. 70 and p. 170 by Ken Gutmaker, p. 71 (top left) by Peter LaBau
Illustrations © 2007 by The Taunton Press, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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The Taunton Press
The Taunton Press, Inc., 63 South Main Street,
PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506
e-mail: [email protected]
Editors: Pamela Thomas and Erica Sanders-Foege
Jacket/Cover design: Renata Stanisic
Interior design: Jeannet Leendertse
Layout: Jeannet Leendertse and Carol Petro
Illustrator: Scott Bricher
Photographer: Marco Prozzo
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
LaBau, Peter.
The new bungalow kitchen I Peter LaBau.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-56158-862-6
ISBN-IO: 1-56158-862-8
1. Kitchens. 2. Kitchens--Remodeling.3. Interior decoration. 4. Bungalows--Unired Stares.
5. Arcs and crafts movement--Influence. I. Tide.
NK2117.K5L332007
747.7'97--dc22
2006024699
Printed in the United States of America
10 98765432 1
The following manufacturers/names appearing in the New Bungalow Kitchen are trademarks: Amana"', Ann Sacks Tile"',
Armstrong'" Marmorette, Asko'" Blanco Sinks"', Bosch"', The Bungalow CompaoySM, Chicago Faucet·, Congoleum
SM
Company", Corian", Dacor', DCS", Ellkay", Enc1ume" from Sur La Table"', Fisher & Payker", Forbo", Forecast ,
Frigidaire", General Electric", GE Monogram", GE Profile", Genesis Architecture, LLCSM Grohe", Hafele", Halo",
,
Hera", Home Depor", JennAir", Juno", Kenmore", Kichler", KirchenAid", Kohler", li'l Wok from Tech Lighting'M,
Loewen"', Magic Cher, Marvin"', May tag"', Miele"', Mission Tile West"', Moen~, Montgomery Wards",l, Newport
Brass~, Pozzi~, Price Pfister~, Reggio Registers~, Rejuvination, Inc.~, Restoration HardwaresM, Rohl''', Royal Window
Company~, Runral"', Seagull", Sears"', Shaw"', Simpson", SubZero"', Tech LighringSM, Thermador", Venma~M,
Viking', Von Morris Corporation", Wedgewood", WeStinghouse', Whirlpool", Whitehaus', Wolf'

Acknowledgments
This book wouldn't have come to be without my introduction
ro Taunton Press by Treena Crochet, so thanks, Treena! And to
editor Erica Sanders-Foege at The Taunton Press who came up
with the topic for the book, which fits right into my passion
for the design, restoration, and construction of historic and
traditional American houses. Thanks to everyone else I worked
with at Taunton: Peter Chapman, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Wendi
Mijal, and Katie Benoit. Also, a big thanks to Pam Thomas,
who helped greatly with the editing of the book.
Thanks to photographer Marco Prozzo, who tirelessly traveled
by car from Seattle to Maine, and then all the way back to create
the beautiful images. We had a lot of fun getting to know each
other, and working through how to best render the wonderful
kitchens in the book.
Thanks to all the architects fearured in the book, and to the
homeowners who graciously made their homes available to us.
And last but not least, a humble thanks to all the known and
unknown designers and builders of the thousands of Bungalow
style-houses in this country. These houses set a high water mark
for design, craft, affordability, and comfort that has yet to be
equaled.
Introduction 2 3 From Floor to Ceiling:
The Interior Shell 68
1 The Allure of the Bungalow Kitchen 6
Classic Ceiling Choices 70
The New Bungalow Kitchen 8
The Walls Around You 77
Bungalow Houses, American Style 11
Floors 81
The Pre-War Bungalow Kitchen: 1900-1920 19
Doors 89
The Post-War Bungalow Kitchen: 1921-1940 29
Windows 91
A Kitchen Style for Today 30
Trim 101
2 Making Room: Reconfigurations
4 Out of the Box: Cabinetry, Counters,
and Additions 32
and Built-ins 108
First Thoughts: Three Basic Choices 36
Cabinetry 110
Sticking to the (Floor) Plan 39
Countertops 126
Trading Spaces 44
Backsplashes 134
Adding On, Bungalow Style 57
Islands and Peninsulas 137
Old Style, Modern Convenience 64
Furniture-Style Built-ins 139
Storage Problems Solved 148