Builder: Milionis Homes
Diane and Mark Roff spend a lot of time in the kitchen. So when they built their new home over a year ago, they had a chance to design the kitchen of their dreams.
The kitchen was actually the most important part of our house,” Diane says. “Because my husband loves to cook and we love to entertain, we wanted something grand.”
The Roffs put in not just one center island but two: one to prepare food and the other to sit and enjoy it. They also loaded their kitchen with features they didn’t have in their previous home of 21 years. A pot filler over the stove, built-in trash receptacles and cabinet-covered appliances were just a few of their must-haves.
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They knew going into the build that this would be their forever home. They built a 4,400-square-foot rancher with the expectation they would be in the home long after they retire.
And when it came to outfitting and designing their kitchen, they wanted a timeless look and all of the conveniences they could fit in the space. It’s a generous size. But then the couple does a lot of entertaining and wanted a kitchen large enough to accommodate guests and open enough to create a flow from their great room.
“It seems like every time we have guests in our house, we always migrate to our kitchen,” Diane says.
She admits she took the reigns when it came to designing the space, even though it’s husband Mark who uses it most. Diane loves design and decorating and is pretty good at it, so it was easy for Mark to step back and watch his wife run with her ideas.
“He trusted me,” she says with a laugh. “He loves it.” N
By Kristina Lyman
Photography By Joel Riner
As Featured In: Premier 2017 SPO Edition
