The finished kitchen: Cambria Skara Brae waterfall island and full-height backsplash.
Project Record
Erie, Pennsylvania

The Bay, Brought Inside

A 1990s waterfront home in Erie, Pennsylvania, reimagined.

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Kitchen — Range Wall 01 / 09
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Wallpaper border to a full-height slab

A soffit, a microwave hood and a wallpaper border gave way to a single uninterrupted plane of Cambria — backsplash, hood cladding and counter cut from the same slab so the veining runs unbroken from counter to ceiling.

Kitchen — The Long View 02 / 09
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A closed galley, opened end to end

The galley ran narrow and closed, ending at a wall of white raised-panel doors. Removing it opened the kitchen straight through to the living room and the water beyond.

Peninsula to Waterfall Island 03 / 09
Peninsula to Waterfall Island — after. Peninsula to Waterfall Island — before. BeforeAfter

Laminate and a drop-in bowl, replaced

A laminate peninsula with a drop-in double bowl became a mitred waterfall island — Blanco Formera sink, Delta pull-down in Champagne Bronze, and a raised stone rail that hides the working side from the room.

Breakfast Nook 04 / 09
Breakfast Nook — after. Breakfast Nook — before. BeforeAfter

The best window in the building

Red gingham valances and a wrought-iron bistro set sat in front of the best window in the building. It now holds a Cambria dining table and a built-in banquette, with the glass left bare.

Living Room — Fireplace Wall 05 / 09
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Oak and brass, to stone and shadow

Floor-to-ceiling oak cabinetry and a traditional mantel came out. In their place, a floor-to-ceiling Cambria surround with a linear fireplace, flanked by custom fluted millwork panels.

Living Room — Toward the Water 06 / 09
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Nothing stands taller than the view

Pink carpet, floral upholstery and a wall of bookshelves were replaced with dark plank flooring and a low sectional, so nothing in the room stands taller than the view.

Wet Bar 07 / 09
Wet Bar — after. Wet Bar — before. BeforeAfter

A hutch corner, now a full bar

A glass dining table and a built-in oak hutch gave up the corner to a full wet bar — illuminated wine wall, glass-front uppers, dual undercounter refrigeration and a second Blanco Formera sink.

Pantry Wall — and What's Behind It 08 / 09
Pantry Wall — and What's Behind It — open. Pantry Wall — and What's Behind It — closed. ClosedOpen

A wall that opens

Louvered bifold doors became a full-height wall of Slate on Cherry with no visible frame. Two of the panels are doors — behind them, the laundry room, hidden in plain sight.

Bath 09 / 09
The bath before: blue floral wallpaper and a tub behind sliding glass.
Before
Floating Cambria vanity with Kohler vessel sink.
Vanity
Walk-in shower with Schluter Quadec Brass trim.
Walk-in shower

A tub alcove, opened up

Blue floral wallpaper, a tub-and-shower combo behind sliding glass, and a small drop-in vanity. The tub came out for a full walk-in shower; Anatolia Geometra Divide Silver now runs floor to ceiling behind a floating Cambria vanity and matching shelf. Every edge is finished in Schluter Quadec Brass, picked up again in the Delta shower trim.

Specification

What is in the room.

CabinetryKraftMaid — Ferguson door style, Slate finish on Cherry
Countertops & wall claddingCambria — Skara Brae
Kitchen & wet bar sinksBlanco — Formera
Vanity sinkKohler
Faucets & shower trimDelta — Champagne Bronze, varying lines
Bath tileAnatolia — Geometra Divide Silver
Tile trimSchluter — Quadec Brass
Design Features
  • Full-height Cambria backsplash with concealed LED wash
  • Cambria-clad range hood
  • Waterfall island with seating overhang and brass toe-kick reveal
  • Floor-to-ceiling Cambria fireplace surround with linear fireplace
  • Custom fluted dark millwork panel walls
  • Full-height slab pantry wall concealing the laundry
  • Cambria dining table with built-in banquette
  • Wet bar with illuminated wine wall
  • Floating Cambria vanity with matching floating shelf
Designed By
Breanne Casey

Kitchen and Bath MultiFamily Specialist / Designer / Coordinator
Erie, PA

P(814) 898-1619
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