Chris and Whitney Uhler hold their children, Ava, 4, and Ethan, 1, in their remodeled League City kitchen. The Uhlers bought the house last year and gutted the entire structure to fit their style. Whitney Uhler, who grew up watching her mother bake, said the kitchen is her favorite room in the house. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
The kitchen in Janet Leggett’s historic Galveston home is small but the open-concept family room and dining room add spaciousness. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Victoria Schatte pours milk into a bowl while cooking Swedish pancakes with her mom, Dawnelle Schatte, in their Friendswood home. The Schattes remodeled the kitchen last year. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Helen Stroud wanted a South Louisiana old-kitchen feel to match her 1886 Lost Bayou Historic District home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Linley Palmer watches her husband, José, and daughter, Elena, cook in the remodeled kitchen of their Dickinson home. Her son, Fisher, is the official taste tester in the family. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Leslie Russo’s newly remodeled kitchen has just a touch of contemporary design and also features plenty of storage. Photo by Kim Christensen
It all began because her pantry was too small, said Leslie Russo, when explaining why she decided to remodel her League City kitchen. [Read more…]
Jennifer Lawrence watches her husband, Jason, prepare bami, a family favorite, in the kitchen of their Dickinson home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
A sign that translates to, “In this house, the queen does not cook,” decorates Geraldo Schaun’s Galveston kitchen. Schaun wanted a one-person space to give him room to properly prepare meals. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Geraldo Schaun needed some space. A chef who loves to cook, Schaun needed more counters, more burners, more storage and more room to create his culinary creations. He needed a new kitchen. [Read more…]
Robert Zahn, left, and Tim Dudley cut a lemon rosemary rotisserie chicken in their kitchen in the historic Mann House, built in 1876 in Galveston. They enjoy entertaining and cooking together in the kitchen they restored after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Tim Dudley and Robert Zahn are the men of the Mann House, an 1876 two-story home in Galveston’s East End. They’ve lived there since 2007, and were proud of their careful restoration of the house, which was built for Galveston County Judge George E. Mann and his family. [Read more…]
Liz Lawhorn Cryder and her husband, Scott Cryder, have turned their Galveston back deck, with sweeping views of Offatts Bayou, into a perfect spot for entertaining friends. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Entertaining outside is possible on the upper Texas coast most of the year. Liz Lawhorn Cryder knew that. But for nearly 20 years, she didn’t take advantage of her outdoor space. [Read more…]