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Article: A kitchen is reborn.
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- Sunset
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- July 1, 1994
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Finding serenity between rocks and a hard place
BLOODHOUNDS AND bohemians alike feel at home in this remodeled kitchen. It's outdoor-oriented and urbane, informal yet elegant: a literary haven and a gardener's delight. Once sunk in obscurity at the rear of the house, it has become center stage.
Wedged between the dining room and a 6-foot-high retaining wall at the bottom of a severe uphill slope, the original kitchen was cramped, poorly lit, and cut off from the rest of the house. The owner turned to San Francisco architect Heidi Richardson for help.
Richardson expanded the kitchen by borrowing space from a small adjacent patio. She solved the ...