April/May 2018 75
CLOUD NINE
• The newlyweds who remodeled their
two-story ranch house on a tight
budget wisely stripped away excess
in their kitchen space to reveal essence.
Relying on burnished metal
and painted wood, they created a
relaxing white workspace, cleverly
playing large circular black overhead
island lights against the cloud-gray
tones in the countertop. Studio S
Squared Architecture, San Jose
