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This ABD Studio–Designed Vacation Home Is Like Grown-Up Summer Camp
“You can literally leave from the back door and go on a 45-minute hike,” says designer Brittany Haines of ABD Studio.
By Lauren Jones Suzanna Scott Photography
Martis Camp, a private gated community in Truckee, California, backs up to the Tahoe National Forest. “You can literally leave from the back door and go on a 45-minute hike,” says designer Brittany Haines of ABD Studio. “The clients even found a bear inside once, eating bacon straight from their refrigerator.” That would be Claire and Holden Spaht, who envisioned a sophisticated and modern but also laid-back getaway for them and their two teenagers when they hired Haines to design a vacation home in Martis Camp in 2015.
Eric Piasecki for Ruard Veltman Architecture
When it comes to kitchen renovations and layouts, one of the first features that comes to mind is an island. But do you really need one? The simple (and perhaps unpopular) answer is no, you really don t need a kitchen island to make the most of your space. In fact, designer Janie Molster even goes so far as to say she s so over kitchen islands. As soon as we saw her own family kitchen, we knew why (you will, too). So whether you re not ready to spend the money required for a custom built-in island, space is limited and it s time to get creative with layouts, or you simply want to think outside the box, the clever ideas ahead will show you that there s so much more to a functional and stylish kitchen than a traditional central island. Without further ado, here are 16 designer-approved kitchen island alternatives.