Smart Design The real genius of Peter's area is that, despite its own hard-working design, it seems personal and homey. "Our kitchen provides us the opportunity to do things as a family. We cook together, examine recipes and have great conversations in-house."
Storage-Packed Island The Callahans designed a 5 1/2-foot-by-6 1/2-foot island at IKEA with the shop's premade parts, then additional stainless steel. Open shelving at one end holds pans and pots, and cabinetry onto both shops small appliances. There are plenty of drawers to stash flatware, linens, plates and bowls in most sizes.
Restaurant-Worthy Hood Peter paired a residential Viking range with a commercial-grade Zephyr hood, which has an extra-powerful exhaust fan. "The best fish and steak dishes will need to be seared in a super-high warmth to make a tasty crispy crust," he states. "But only the top hoods can handle the amount of smoke which emits."
Lighting Mix A curvy iron chandelier hangs above the island, and the other lights that the butler's pantry. The appliances are cancel by both. But since a hard-working kitchen needs more than fairly fixtures to operate, the Callahans' space also has lighting under the cabinets and at the range hood to spotlight cook and prep spaces.
Cabinet Restoration The Callahans preserved most of the Shaker-style cabinet doors and rebuilt the ones that were in bad shape to match the originals. "Restoring rather than replacing saved the character of the distance," says Peter. They also turned out the first brass hardware for a similar style in nickel to match the stainless steel appliances.
Commercial Fridge Peter set up a restaurant-grade fridge in the kitchen plus a freezer in the butler's pantry, each with the potential for residential components, but stripped of crisper drawers and door shelves. A bonus of commercial refrigeration: an external thermometer for precise temperature management.
Family Message Center In the pass-through between the kitchen and the butler's pantry hangs a plank with a roll of white butcher paper so the Callahans can make lists and leave notes for one another. The whole unit is metal, so magnets adhere to it also. To get a similar look, try out the Wall-Mount Craft Storage Rack With Corkboard ($129, grandinroad.com).
Semi-Custom Shelves Creating a built-in look doesn't need to break your bank. The Callahans bought the unit to the glass canisters at a junk store for approximately $300. To make it blend into the area, they included molding, cut and hardware that match the rest of the cabinets.
Marble Countertop Following is a smart notion that customizes a space: The IKEA island is topped with Carrara marble (the remainder of the kitchen counters are black granite). The top was made by sandwiching two 1 1/2-inch-thick bits to produce a single 3-inch slab -- a luxe look for a fraction of the purchase price.
Butler's Pantry "Renovations today tend to tear out the butler's pantry and make the kitchen one big open space, but it had been among the things which I fell in love with the house," says Peter. A favorite first feature: the built-in cutting board beside the sink.
Stainless Steel Sink "We are big fans of stainless for the sink since we tend to knock around heavy pots, and stainless is fairly invincible," says Peter. "And I like the sink to be deep for washing fruit and veggies."
Wine Storage Glass-front cabinets are only the place to show off collections, and the Callahans' is quite diverse. They picked up the blue goblets to use outdoors, and even though they're plastic, they seem equally as pretty as the green glass pitcher and water glasses, and also the more formal china.
Dishes on Screen Inspired by her grandmother, who decorated her kitchen with family photos in black eyeglasses, Josephine covered nearly every inch of empty wall space with 88 photographs of her Peter's households, going back many generations. To cut back on framing costs, she had a carpenter build customized frames out of glass and cheap molding in The Home Depot, which she spray-painted black. "I love being surrounded by photographs from all phases of the family's life," says Peter. "They are probably my favourite items in the room."
Photo Gallery Wall "We use olive oil every single day, and this is my favorite. It is delicious and organic." (Paesano organic olive oil, Whole Foods Market stores)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Olive Oil "Bamboo is a good surface to cut, plus it is a renewable source." (Substantial bamboo cutting board, oxo.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Bamboo Cutting Board "I enjoy natural cleaning materials, but they need to work well, also." (Seventh Generation Free & Clear dish liquid and 100% recycled paper towels, grocery stores)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Cleaning Supplies "I use a lot of knives, but I'm partial to Henckels because they stay sharp." (Zwilling J.A. Henckels Pro three-piece starter collection, cutleryandmore.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Good Collection of Knives "My novel's packed with recipes for miniature comfort foods, but Joy of Cooking is like my bible." (Bite by Bite, also Joy of Cooking, both barnesandnoble.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Recipe Books "This is my favorite gadget; it could toast even the thickest slices of bread" (Dualit chrome toaster, brookstone.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Deluxe Toaster "I can't live without this ocean salt -- it makes almost anything taste better" (Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, surlatable.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Sea Salt "I'm loyal to All-Clad pots and pans to get their cooking and sturdiness." (All-Clad d5 brushed stainless steel fry pan, williams sonoma.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Heavy-Duty Pans "It's perfect for keeping ingredients and keeping snacks fresh." (Heritage Hill 256-ounce glass jar with lid, crateandbarrel.com.)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Glass Canisters "How I cook, I still want these workhorse scrubbers to clean up afterward!" (Brass wool sponge, All-Spec Industries)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Brass Wool Scrubbers "They made the first stand mixer ; this one's still as strong as ever." (KitchenAid Artisan series stand mixer, macys.com)
Peter's Kitchen Must-Have: Classic Stand Mixer "Organic frozen soup and a baguette make for a great quick dinner" (Tabatchnick organic Tuscany lentil soup, grocery stores)
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