kitchen remodel: finding space(10)

Architectural designer Louise Brooks, left, with her sister, Joan Gullans Pluck.

Brooks has designed countless projects since she founded her architectural design business in 1988. While styles change over the years, Brooks stays true to these principles: 

• Keep cabinets, trim, and other details in tune with the house’s architecture.
• Allow for traffic flow and adequate work space, so no one feels trapped or crowded in one area.
• Plan for storage and use every nook and cranny. You can never have too much.
• Open rooms to the outdoors to maximize light.