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" We didn&amp;#039;t want anything in this house to be pegged new,&amp;quot; says Sherrill Canet, of Sherrill Canet Interiors, Ltd., of Locust Valley, New York. &amp;quot;We tried to retain as much traditional flavor as we could.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s a large house set on several acres, half a block from the Atlantic Ocean. New owners\u2014a family with three youngsters\u2014wanted their home to have a contemporary feel without losing its classical roots and the kitchen, in particular, to have an informal air along with state-of the-art conveniences. Walls came down. An old pantry and a part of an outdoor terrace were added to the room. The result is an 18-by-20-foot space that works as well for a family of five as for a party with 50 guests.   Despite the upgrading of amenities and the extension of space, the homeowners and their designer took care to retain some of the kitchen&amp;#039;s original cabinetry. They paired it with new custom-made reproductions that, with glass-front doors and bead-board backsplashes, make it nearly impossible to separate the new from the old. Simple knobs and bin-style handles replicate the original hardware; even the glass in the cabinet doors has the wavy unevenness of a handmade pane.   &amp;quot;The kitchen is grand in scale, but unpretentious in spirit,&amp;quot; Sherrill Canet points out. &amp;quot;We turned it into an all-purpose gathering space for a family that enjoys an informal lifestyle.&amp;quot; The kitchen itself is at the heart of a space that leads to the breakfast room and also to the butler&amp;#039;s pantry, which serves the adjacent dining room. These spaces flow logically; there are no bottlenecks. When the family dines at home, the kitchen can be a cozy spot. And when they are entertaining, it offers several possible food-preparation areas plus the convenient placement of upper and lower cabinets that hold every essential.    &amp;quot;The charm is in the details,&amp;quot; Canet exclaims. And all the details have roots in the past\u2014from the simplicity of Shaker-style cabinet doors to the decorative touches supplied by the wallpaper and tile. There is an abundance of wood, plus large surfaces of marble and a conscious mix of metals. &amp;quot;We chose stainless-steel appliances, but there is also a black metal range hood that has brass banding with steel grommets,&amp;quot; says the designer. &amp;quot;And the hanging pot rack combines brass tubing with steel hooks. When it comes to metal, I don&amp;#039;t like having a look that&amp;#039;s too static.&amp;quot;   The kitchen proper has a work desk at one end of the island. It comprises a pair of three-drawer cabinets joined by a marble slab and fits neatly within the island&amp;#039;s width.  One side of the island was designed for snack dining, with stools that pull up to a countertop lip. On the opposite side, facing the range, there&amp;#039;s storage for vegetables, cooking utensils, and an entire inventory of pots and pans.  Once the functionality of the space was assured, attention was given to the decorative elements. In this respect, Canet preferred a light touch, relying on traditional colors and patterns. In the kitchen itself, the blue-and-white Chinoiserie-patterned wallpaper complements the tulips-in-cachepots fabric of the window treatment. Here, at the front of the kitchen, stationary balloon shades trim the windows without impeding the flow of sunlight.    In the butler&amp;#039;s pantry, which also doubles as a potting area for the flower-minded homeowners, there is a tone-on-tone striped wallpaper that adds to the crispness of the design. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve given the kitchen just a hint of English Country style,&amp;quot; the designer says. &amp;quot;But overall the space is clean and well thought out without feeling manipulated in any way. Virtually everything is new, but all of it has a vintage connection.&amp;quot;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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