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This kitchen remodel – by designer Lisa Steinbach Schecter – is best described as Classical, with a Parisian bistro influence.

Three new windows were installed to optimize natural light. The cabinetry has a base palette of white, anchored by a tongue-and-groove oak floor for an inviting ambiance. The walls are egg-shell oyster gray, and the ceiling a Swiss-coffee white – the look completed by a biscuit-colored Viking range.

Two existing islands were replaced with one, large central island and the kitchen extended to include a substantial wet bar – this is balanced by a butler’s pantry at the other end of the island.