
BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Remodeling is raised to a fine art
"I don't think things have to be either open or closed, they can be open and closed," Engle says. "You don't feel like the kitchen is totally open to the other room, but it can still engage the room." The cabinets are Europly in 15 thin layers of maple. "The advantage to this is you don't have to do pulls or edge bindings," he says. The counter is precast waxed concrete from Dogpaw Design, slightly lighter than the floor.