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EXCERPT FROM 2008 KITCHEN AND BATH DESIGN NEWS MAGAZINE:

For the July kitchen, Sander worked with area contractor Troy Valdez of Highlands Ranch, CO-based Troy Valdez Custom Construction and Remodeling. The pair collaborated on another Cambria prize-winning project, which is featured in September in the Contest Calendar. For this kitchen, Sander provided the cabinets and countertops while Valdez did the primary design work and space planning.

“I’m a scuba diver, and that’s how I met the homeowners,” says Valdez. He collaborated with his adventurous clients extensively to make this massive, open-plan kitchen into the central hub of their home. “No matter what people come to the house for, it seems as if they always end up in the kitchen.”

The previous kitchen felt dark and closed-off, and the homeowners desired a lighter, open format that would be more conducive to entertaining. Valdez opened up a number of walls to add natural light and flow, creating a kitchen-centric Great Room in the process.

“Lighting was priority one,” the designer says, so he designed a scheme that uses a mix of cans, pendants, uplighting, task and indirect lighting.

The focal point is undoubtedly the 19' Cambria-topped island in Windsor, and the enormous 50" custom wood hood with a Vent-A-Hood liner. The island contains a GE Monogram 48" commercial-style range. Other appliances include a double oven, integrated refrigerator and undercounter wine cooler, also from GE Monogram.

The ceiling adds to the rustic charm, with 1'x6' tongue-in-groove wood panels that give the room a lodge-like feel, and match the cabinet finish.

The stunner of this design, though, is the lack of wall cabinetry. “The format manages to be extremely functional while keeping the wall cabinetry to a minimum,” says Valdez, who notes that of the RockGlen cabinets specified, only two are wall-hung.

Valdez added a number of Blum’s Blumotion glides and other roll-outs and pull-outs to create smart storage, as well as a corner pantry.

For ease in food preparation, the kitchen features both a vegetable sink in addition to the main one and a Tapmaster hands-free foot pedal to turn on the faucetry.

At Troy Valdez Construction, our ultimate goal is to see you smile with satisfaction after we bring your vision to life, whether it be a cutting-edge entertainment room, a contemporary kitchen, or an accent that has special meaning to you.  We are first in the business of delivering smiles and will go the extra mile to deliver that service.

Troy Valdez