“The clients, Laureen and George Gennin, do a lot of entertaining,” she says. “They love cooking together and including guests in the process.”
Kennedy defined the areas of the kitchen with the placement of three sinks, each with a different function. A four-foot-wide granite clean-up sink accommodates large pots and pans while copper sinks occupy the prep area and the breakfast bar, which features a coffee station, icemaker and wine storage. The couple “wanted the most advanced cooking equipment,” Kennedy says. “They chose the La Cornue oven.”
Because they live a half-hour away from the nearest grocery store, they needed lots of storage, so Kennedy designed a long butler’s pantry down the center of the house to accommodate their needs; it also functions as a bar area during parties.
The Gennins envisioned a rustic yet elegant style for their kitchen. Kennedy chose light cabinetry with details such as mini-Corinthian-style columns, then combined it with other finishes: dark cherry lower cabinets, black shelf units with mesquite wood surfaces, and Golden Sun granite countertops. Oak beams and heart pine floors complete the picture.
KITCHEN DESIGN: Lois Kennedy, CKD, principal, Portfolio Kitchens, Vienna, VA. CONTRACTOR: Ace Contracting, Charlottesville, VA. CABINETRY: Premier Custom Built; Acorn Kitchens (butler’s pantry), Ontario, Canada. COUNTERTOPS & FARMHOUSE SINK: Golden Sun granite, Cogswell Stone, Palmyra, VA. BACKSPLASH: Tumbled Turkish Travertine, Wainwright Tile & Stone, Charlottesville, VA. APPLIANCES: La Cornue Grand Palais 180 through Purcell Murray Appliances; Sub-Zero, Miele, Dacor. FIXTURES: Herbeau Brass. FLOORING: Antique heart pine, Appalachian Woods, Stuart’s Draft, VA.
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| The ample granite farmhouse sink used for cleanup matches the countertops. |
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| The long passage to the dining room doubles as a butler’s pantry. |
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