10 Steps to a Fab Kitchen(7)

10 Steps to a Fab Kitchen

Energy-Efficient Appliances

Tip #7: A Thermador induction cooktop is more efficient than a gas cooktop, heats up and cools down quickly, and is easy to wipe clean. The low profile doesn’t distract from the beauty of the tile and cabinetry.

When developing the kitchen plan, Subaran kept it simple, tweaking a basic galley kitchen design. “That’s the most efficient kitchen design,” she says. “We want to have a lovely pivot point so you’re just one step or arm’s reach from everything.” She recommended installing an induction cooktop for its energy efficiency, easy-clean flat surface, and low-profile look. “There is a quietness to this kitchen that we liked, and we loved the minimal quality of an induction cooktop,” Subaran says. “A big pro-style range would have been too much.”

The stunning chocolate-and-cream marble tile backsplash on the range wall anchors the kitchen. The laser-cut organic pattern breaks the rectilinear quality of the room and adds “gravity to that entire elevation,” Cavin-Winfrey says. “It’s the artwork.”

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