74 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM seamless style kanikadesign.com {home & design} clients have moved into their renovated space, she usually takes them to dinner. In this case, the delighted couple insisted on hosting her and Adi. While the aroma of a freshly baked baguette filled the house, the homeowners emphasized how much they like the subtlety of the design. And when the husband remarked with great satisfaction that it looked exactly like the rendering, Kanika thought, “We did our job right.” “Bringing them what they’ll love is very important to me,” Kanika says. She compares the challenge of merging people’s different design styles to a marriage. “You’ve got to make both of the clients happy. At the end of the day, it’s both of their homes.” And not just a home, but a timeless haven. in the eat-in kitchen with classic Italian porcelain checkerboard tile. The now-timeless and elegant kitchen has greatly increased functionality with dedicated places for baking sheets, spice racks and utensils within easy reach. In the adjacent dining room, Kanika updated the recessed lighting and installed a custom oak built-in where the outdated one had occupied the end of the room. Set atop the BEFORE PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF KANIKA DESIGN salvaged original kitchen floor tiles, the solid oak piece serves as a prep and buffet area for entertaining. A wine cooler hides behind one of the cabinet doors, and stylish black hardware on the new unit matches that of the kitchen, tying the two rooms together. Above the builtin, free-floating shelves hold memorabilia from the homeowners’ travels. A vibrant ocean blue covers the walls, immersing the space in beauty and calm. To achieve the overall goal, Kanika focused on the house’s common areas, removing walls between the kitchen and living space, eliminating a dark, cramped passageway and allowing a free flow between them. Enlarging the small windows invited more natural light and enhanced the home’s stunning hillside views. Kanika says that once her The custom oak built-in hides a wine cooler behind one of its cabinet doors while the floating shelves display travel memorabilia.
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