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34 SPRING 2019 kitchens nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ work. "The best thing Julie made me do was figure out early on exactly where I was going to put every plate, every utensil, every cup," relates the wife. "It might seem like an over-the-top step, but I find it's so much more valuable in the end for the user," says Johnson. This process delivers a kitchen that's "not only gorgeous but also extremely functional." Meticulous attention to detail on the parts of both Johnson and Beaulieu resulted in a room that works for the clients on an aesthetic as well as a practical level. For example, the coffered ceiling in the former dining room was not only kept but also painstakingly replicated in the new kitchen. The historic value of the house required that the new millwork match the origi- nal crown trim as closely as possible. The solution was to have custom blades made to cut the millwork. Equal attention was paid to bespoke details like a slide-out coffee and toaster station, a pair of upholstered built-in storage benches beneath exterior windows that had to stay, and a small walnut-topped workstation between the two windows. The focal point of the kitchen is a 5- by 9-foot island topped with quartzite, the biggest slab of Matarazzo Supreme the homeowners could find. The size required Beaulieu to reduce the island's cabinetry by four inches, which he was able to achieve by eliminating some extra trim pieces around the island corner posts and Above: Topped with a single slab of Matarazzo Supreme quartzite, the central island offers seating, storage and a splash of blue that's echoed in the coffered ceiling Left: Flat paneling on the perimeter cabinetry as well as on the furniture- style island kept the overall tone classic and unfussy. taking an inch or two out of one of the cabinets. For the overall tone of the room, the homeowners steered away from anything fussy. Custom flat-panel kitchen cabinetry with beaded inset construction fit the bill nicely, with the perimeter cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore White Dove. Van Deusen Blue, a Ben- jamin Moore Historic Color used on the island, was se- lected to match a hue in the window treatment fabric, Schumacher Citrus Garden. Pat Haley of May Interiors in Winchester, who guided paint and fabric selections, helped the homeowner make the leap of faith to paint the ceiling the same shade of blue, and the wife re- ceived blue knobs for the six-burner Thermador range