Spanish Revival Bungalow

Shelley Jaccard, NCIDQ

Jaccard Interiors, San Diego, CA

This 100-year-old Spanish Revival bungalow had great bones, but the kitchen was terribly outdated. It was a priority to keep the original windows and door locations, but create a more functional floor plan, maximize storage and add a built-in seating nook. 

The original kitchen plan had the range in a center peninsula with the refrigerator off to the side in a dead corner with no easy access to the main work surfaces or sink area. To open up the space, the wall that separated the kitchen from a utility room was removed, freeing more square footage to create a custom banquette with storage drawers at the sunny, northwest corner of the room. Shaker-style cabinets finished in white and vivid blue include Ascendra pulls and knobs from Top Knobs.

The sink remained under the window, but was replaced with a new single-basin, undermount Kohler Whitehaven farmhouse sink, which was paired with a Brizo Artesso pull-down faucet in Brilliance Stainless. As the clients enjoy cooking, they splurged on a Wolf 36″ six-burner gas range. A counter-depth Bosch 800 Series four-door stainless steel refrigerator and matching Bosch dishwasher create a more cohesive look. The focal point of the room is the handmade, hand-painted Duquesa Fatima ceramic wall tile in Mezzanote from Walker Zanger behind the range and custom hood with Zephyr liner. The perimeter tile is a subtle warm-gray alabaster subway tile from ADEX USA that pairs nicely with the polished Arizona Tile Della Terra quartz countertop in Calacatta Sueste.