Game Changer

A dated Bucktown loft becomes a modern bachelor pad with a party-ready attitude

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The kitchen, before and after

APPETIZING REDO
Working with an under-the-radar company called Kitchen & Bath 4 You, Gramenos saved her client time and money (the kitchen was ready in less than four weeks) but still got solid wood cabinets with soft-closing drawers and a walnut-stained butcher-block enclosure for the wine refrigerator. Here and elsewhere, pale colors and horizontal lines keep the eye moving and create airiness in a small space.

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Photograph: Alan Shortall

 
Chicago magazine
March - April 2011
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