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50 nshoremag.com October 2014 photographs courtesy of crown point cabinetry cabinetry Curve Appeal Careful planning gives unique flow to a new kitchen. By Jeanne O'Brien Coffey curves are not jim Balcom's forté. Even with more than 15 years of experi- ence crafting kitchen plans as a designer with Claremont, New Hampshire–based Crown Point Cabinetry, Balcom had to bring in reinforcements when it came to a Marblehead kitchen renovation for the Garibotto family. The homeowners, Sara and John Garibotto, knew they wanted a curved peninsula as the centerpiece of their new kitchen to create a welcoming flow in the space. Perfecting the radius proved a challenge. "I work in angles all the time," Balcom says, "but I don't often work in radiuses." Curved cabinets could have provided a simple alternative, but the price tag led Balcom and the homeowner to go with a carefully calibrated series of flat-fron cabinets instead. "A custom-built kitchen at a semi-cus- tom price made Crown Point a great part- ner for bringing the kitchen together," says designer Bonnie Richard, principal at Boston Home Designs, a Melrose-based interior design firm specializing in kitch- ens and baths. "It took a lot of hands to make sure that arc looked balanced." They also needed to ensure the space could accommodate a host of high-end appliances, including a Sub-Zero all-glass door refrigerator and freezers that are hidden inside cabinetry and separate from the fridge. In the peninsula, a Wolf cook- top with downdraft ventilation presented its own unique issues—the straight lines of the downdraft, when raised, couldn't bump up against the homeowner's raised-glass dining bar floating above the Kitchen ne