2010 Narratives

An artists delight- What appears to be a traditional cape, gives way to cathedral ceilings and infinite surprises. In this spacious, kitchen notice the treasures from afar, kept in beautiful glass cabinets. Cascading tulips encourage your water view.

This fresh, crisp kitchen remodel is tastefully decorated by its owner. It has a large peninsula that people comfortably congregate around. "it makes entertaining seem effortless." Calming views of the Sakonnet River are taken in when you arrive.

Perched high on a hill overlooking the river, this contemporary shingled style home has been entirely renovated. The kitchen's sleek craftsmanship offers a nautical twist with elegance. The before and after pictures are a must see!

A truly lovely kitchen that is central to the rest of the home. Canopy arches frame the space and add beautiful architectural detail. This New England kitchen is put together perfectly with breathtaking views of the Sakonnet.

One senses a sleek, soothing, tropical feel when you enter the realm of this modern kitchen. Bamboo flooring and cabinetry provide a cohesiveness to the contemporary renovation. Well done!

The impressive front doors begin your experience. Stunning lyptus wood cabinets give a relaxed, masculine vibe to this open floor plan. Family paintings add a warm feeling to this handsome kitchen. Did I mention the water views?

2009 Narratives

A renovation has turned a 1950's Portsmouth ranch house into the quintessential shingle styled Craftsman cottage.  The cherry cabinetry kitchen opens up into the family living area making this cottage live big!

Glass pane Nantucket bead-board styled cabinets, black granite curve counters, ten foot ceilings, top of the line appliances,  butler’s pantry and stand up built in desk all overlooking the Sakonnet.  Sound interesting?  It is!  Don’t miss this one!


This family home overlooks the Sakonnet River and so does the outdoor deck equipped with fire-pit and outdoor kitchen!  But that’s not all - don’t miss the cherry kitchen inside with a pizza oven and European fireplace that also heats the entire first floor of this house.

Elegance, style, and comfort describe this Portsmouth seaside cottage’s newly renovated kitchen.  The finely detailed cabinetry in sandy creams, accented by sea-foam green walls has ingenious design elements that make this an easy kitchen to cook and be in!

Country elegance at its ultimate best!  This amazing kitchen is filled with delights from the openness into the family room, dining area, to the butler’s pantry and a bar room equipped with wine racks and beer spicket.  Words cannot describe this kitchen at Carnegie Abbey!

‘Out to Sea’ is a New England shingle seaside home located in Carnegie Abbey.  The county kitchen is warm, beautiful, and filled with clever and beautiful storage concepts. This kitchen lives well for family life and is perfect for entertaining!

The only Condominium on the tour this year, but what a condo!  This kitchen is the anchor of the space that overlooks Narragansett Bay.  Simple, sleek, streamlined and well equipped, this kitchen could be perfect for a couple, light duty cooking or a full Thanksgiving dinner for twelve.

2008 Narratives

Set amongst green fields that slope down toward the Sakonnet River, shingle styled  Eastwell House's amazing kitchen lives easy, is filled with updated traditional details and is a cook's kitchen to boot - the owner's wife is a professional chef!  Newly constructed, this cleanly designed and elegantly appointed New England kitchen is every cook's dream.

This traditional dark shingle styled beach home has it's kitchen directly overlooking  the Sakonnet River.  A fieldstone two story fireplace divides the kitchen and family living space, giving the illusion of separate spaces yet the space flows easily.  The white Nantucket styled cabinets are accented by beadboard with black absolute granite counters anchoring the look.

A renovation, this kitchen family living space is traditional, yet filled with modern amenities and very clever space planning.    The kitchen has floor to ceiling cabinets in white while the island is crafted in Cherry. Plenty of sit down seating is provided in two different pull up areas on the island and then an exterior counter. The kitchen opens in directly to a wonderful spacious living space with a fireplace and a proper mirror back bar.  An adjacent wall is all French doors overlooking Narragansett Bay.

When you walk into this kitchen, it yells, "fun families only."    The island can seat 8 people comfortably, while the proper kitchen area can have two cooks working together without a problem.  A hutch wall has a wine cooler, ice maker and beer refrigerator. The next room over is the pool table room, a bank of windows and doors lead onto a great deck that sits high over the Sakonnet River.

This kitchen was a renovation geared toward family living.  There are tons of ideas in space saving in this efficient kitchen.  The custom cabinets are butter glaze on maple with two contrasting mahogany stained wall cabinets which reminded the homeowner of traditional glass cabinets from her childhood.