Easy Living, Texas Gulf Style
Once Frances and Gary Mack decided to remodel the kitchen in their Seabrook home, they wanted to do it right. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
It was supposed to be a simple upgrade in the kitchen: paint, new counters and that’s it. Instead, Frances and Garry Mack found themselves buried in Sheetrock powder and sawdust for seven months as their Seabrook home took on a new look and they replaced everything inside it. [Read more…]
As a military wife, Catherine Polk has cooked in all manner of interesting kitchens. But, it’s the kitchen in the La Marque house her parents moved into in 1951 that holds the happiest memories. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Catherine Polk’s kitchen is flooded with sunshine and frozen in time.
Equipped with double porcelain sinks, double pantries and cabinets from solid slabs of Texas pine, it was the very model of a modern kitchen when it was built in 1934. It even had a posh linoleum floor and a foldout ironing board. [Read more…]
Marsha and David Canright’s Galveston kitchen features large windows allowing for ample natural light. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
It’s always a challenge to remodel and update a kitchen in a house that’s more than 100 years old. [Read more…]
Darrell and Susan John created the kitchen they’ve always wanted after two years of intense planning and construction. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
It’s a true cook’s kitchen: sleek, functional, full of light and lounge-worthy.
Designed by Houston architect Michael Morrow, with active participation by owners Darrell and Susan John, the 55-foot by 18-foot kitchen has a baking center, a beverage center, a separate cooking area and plenty of space for family and friends. [Read more…]
Kim Wisener, right, and her granddaughter Payton Gehrke, 8, whip up a batch of Payton’s mini chocolate pies. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
With both a globally recognized theme and vibrant color scheme designed to “pop,” Kim and Doug Wisener’s Galveston Island kitchen also packs a functional punch into every inch of its compact floor plan. [Read more…]
A table made from repurposed wood highlights Anne Reiswerg’s Galveston kitchen and dining room. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
There’s no ignoring the sword-swallowing woman whose image dominates Anne Reiswerg’s color-drenched dining room and kitchen. Nor can you miss the vibrant butterfly garden that boldly announces its presence just outside the adjacent glass patio door. [Read more…]
Aline Wardle’s kitchen is a French-inspired room with traditional designs and colors of the Provincial style. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
On both sides of the Atlantic, a spirit of freedom marks the month of July. [Read more…]
Despite downsizing,Ted and Brandi Harkins, with their son Sailor, have incorporated a sense of luxury in the kitchen of their Galveston home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Some may call it downsizing, but Galveston residents Brandi and Ted Harkins call their move from a large mainland house to a small island bungalow “right-sizing.” [Read more…]
The free-standing island in Kathye and Tom Epley’s kitchen is topped with a slab of veined granite that took six workers to get into the house. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Looking for what they hoped would be a quieter way of life, Tom and Kathye Epley moved from the Galveston area to Huntsville. [Read more…]
Sara Salzman mixes a bowl of charoset, a traditional Passover dish made with Manischewitz wine, honey, cinnamon, apples and walnuts, in the kitchen of her Galveston home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Fresh ideas are blended with ancient culinary traditions year-round in Sara Salzman’s cozy Galveston kitchen, but the season of Passover holds special importance. [Read more…]