One-of-a-Kind Cooking Spaces | Bedford Hills Real Estate

1. Former Cookhouse in Sequim, Washington

Cook: Laurie Gasnick
Size: 13 by 13 feet (about 3.9 by 3.9 meters), plus a 14- by 9-foot (4.2- by 2.7-meter) eating area
Wall paint: Similar to Prescott Green HC-140, by Benjamin Moore
Countertop: Blue Pearl granite and some butcher block for the counters; zinc for the island
Flooring: Fir

Gasnick writes: “Our house was built in 1890 and originally served as a cookhouse for a logging mill. It was in pretty bad shape, but we tried to keep all the old architecture intact, including a built-in-the-wall icebox that is now the laundry room. I designed the kitchen around the 1936 stove, old sink unit and Hoosier. The old-growth fir floors are from a closed elementary school.

“The kitchen island is an old farm table for storing vegetables, and we put on the distressed zinc top, which was an arduous task. The counters are Blue Pearl with shiny flecks of silver. The backsplash [tiles above the stove] are tiles I picked up in Tunisia 30 years ago and had never thought of a use for them until now.”

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What happens here: “My husband loves to cook, and I like to clean and bake, which makes it a good partnership. He works long hours but still has the energy to whip up a complete dinner for us, even when I think there is nothing in the house to make. I think he can make an entrée out of ketchup if need be.”

“When we renovated I realized we had no need for a formal dining room anymore. The table just collected mail. I had many fond memories of our family eating our meals around the breakfast nook, so that’s what I built, and it still keeps the flavor of the old house.

“It took 12 years to save up enough money to add an addition of a kitchen, dining room, living room and new entry hall, so I had a lot of time to imagine how I wanted it to be. Love my new/old house.” ♦︎

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