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28 FALL 2019 area to be what you focus on when you're in the space, so all the finishes that are in the kitchen are meant to support that and to provide texture." That same dark wood also shows up on the sliding door that closes off the walk-in pantry with its own bar sink situated opposite the back door. The space to build that pantry was taken from the front office, which was originally a larger room than was needed. Next to the pantry is the doorway to the family room, which the project widened, along with the doorway to the dining room. Another change was the relocation of a powder room, which used to be next to the kitchen and is now off of the main entry hallway, opposite the basement stairs. The homeowner's desire to move the powder room was, in fact, the impetus that kicked off the new design. With the powder room relocated, plus the additional 50 square feet taken from the front office and the extra room created by the bump- out, the vision of an expanded, light-filled kitchen came into focus. Prittie enjoyed working with the homeowners, who had a clear vision and helped the team bring their ideas to life. "It was really a nice collaboration, which doesn't happen all the time," he says. "They got what they really wanted." And he got the satisfaction of a job well done. hollygagne.com; howellcustombuild.com "They wanted it to be comfy and really fit, in addition to not having a lot of visual interruptions between the kitchen and the outside." — Holly Gagne kitchens nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ A slding bar door conceals a pantry and coffee station.