Before
A narrow butler's pantry used for storage, and a main kitchen whose counters were permanently occupied by a coffee machine, a mixer and a drying rack.
Paradise Valley · 2025
A show kitchen and the one that actually cooks
Fully integrated appliances and an uninterrupted stone perimeter in the main room, with the noise, the second dishwasher and the small appliances behind a door six feet away.
15 weeks on site$235,000 to $270,000 (sample band)
01
Layout change
Former butler's pantry converted to a working back kitchen
After
Main kitchen reads as furniture: integrated fridge and dishwasher, no visible appliance faces, one continuous run of quartzite. Back kitchen holds the second dishwasher, the coffee station, the mixer and the mess.
02
Scope
What was in the contract
- Integrated appliance panels across the main run
- Back kitchen with a second sink, dishwasher and full-height pantry
- Mitred 3 in stone apron with a waterfall island return
- Ceiling-recessed hood liner at 900 CFM with make-up air
- Scene-based lighting control across both rooms
The back kitchen is the best money we spent and it is the room nobody sees.
The part other firms leave out
What went wrong: the integrated fridge panel arrived with a 3mm bow. It was replaced under warranty, but it held the punch list open 9 days past our target and we say so.
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