A pass-through window connects to the outdoors; a wall opening overlooks the family room
“The contractor was shrugging his shoulders, but he came around.” That’s interior architect Martina Servos remembering the reaction to a feature she incorporated into the Glen Ridge kitchen of clients Pamela and Kirk Linden. The element in question — a narrow opening between the kitchen banquette and the family room — is unusual and it serves a design purpose. “I always like architectural elements; they make a space less trendy. This is a vertical element that works beautifully against the horizontal bench,” says Servos, the owner of Lemon Grass Interior Architecture in Bloomfield.
In fact, the entire space, which is the result of an addition onto what was once a galley kitchen, works beautifully as a curated compendium of architectural elements, saturated color and wood tones. “I knew I wanted to incorporate walnut with a rich and moody color,” homeowner Pamela Linden says. Those walnut wood tones in the cabinetry are accentuated by the way they are framed. “We came up with that angled rail style,” Linden says. “The cabinetmaker mocked up a cabinet front for us and it turned out even better than any of us expected. It’s spectacular and we love it.”
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