MUNGER PLACE - DALLAS, TX

What’s black and white and red all over? This kitchen, of course! This historic home not only looked like it needed an upgrade, but functionally, it needed some love. The client originally wanted to bump out the back of the home, but historic regulations did not allow us to do so, so we had a lot of “things” to fit within the existing parameters: 42” fridge, 48” range top, double farm sink, double oven, dog eating area, seating for 2, a zone for making tea, and ample cabinetry storage. We also had to maintain the integrity of the original home style, while updating it to this century – we did just that.

Homes of this age also typically had a boiler located near the kitchen or in the case of this house, in the basement under the kitchen. The boiler brick chimney ran right up into the kitchen on a prominent wall. Instead of making it go away with sheetrock or plaster, we decided to incorporate it into the overall design aesthetics. We used it as a natural separator between the cooking/prep area at the range top and the eating area – the “human” seating space and the dog/cat feeding space at the base of this area. Luckily, this homeowner already loved red, so it still complimented the color scheme well as it was.

White inset cabinets with exposed hinges aligned with what this home would have originally been built with, and so what was installed. Fun green acrylic hardware from that era would found by the homeowner and incorporated into the design. Black quartz counters mimick the look of soapstone. Accents of red are used throughout, seen not only in the original brick, but in the Viking Double French Door Oven, and the accent glass backsplash at the rangetop. An oversized Rohl 1-1/2 Apron front Farmhouse sink round out the design details.