Encino
Planning a kitchen remodel in Encino around the great room
A kitchen remodel in Encino is usually about scale and flow: a large open room, an island that seats the family, and doors that slide open to the garden and pool. We design Nolte kitchens that hold that space together.
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01Encino homes
Ranch lots, hillside streets and new builds
Encino’s flats north of Ventura Boulevard grew in the 1950s and 1960s with single-story ranch houses on generous lots, many of which have since been expanded or rebuilt as large transitional and contemporary homes. South of Ventura, streets climb into the Encino Hills toward Mulholland Drive, and the green open space of the Sepulveda Basin sits on the eastern edge.
What links them is how people live: the kitchen, family room and dining area form one great room, and the garden is part of the house for much of the year.
02Design
A kitchen remodel in Encino for a large open room
In a big room, a kitchen can easily look like a row of cabinets lost against a wall. We give it structure instead: a wall of tall units that hides the refrigerator, ovens and pantry; an island sized to the room rather than to a catalog; and a clear line between the cooking zone and the seating zone. In a room this size, a kitchen island of 10 feet (about 3 m) or more is often possible, and we plan seating at about 24 inches per person so it is genuinely usable.
Valley summers are hot and bright. We think about where the afternoon sun falls on worktops and fronts, plan blinds or overhangs with your architect, and choose finishes with that light in mind. Warm oak, pale stone and matte lacquer tend to look calm in strong daylight.
03Planning
Dimensions we check in an Encino great-room kitchen
- Aisle around the island
- 42 in (107 cm) for one cook, 48 in (122 cm) for two or more
- Seating overhang
- About 12 in (30 cm) or more, so stools tuck under the worktop
- Seats along the island
- About one per 24 in (61 cm): a 10 ft island seats about five on one side
- Pendants over the island
- Bottoms about 30 to 36 in (76 to 91 cm) above the counter, outer pendants at least 12 in (30 cm) from the ends
- Tall units
- Up to 215 cm (84.6 in) high in Nolte’s Matrix800 range
- Extra-deep base units
- 75 cm (29.5 in) for more storage under a large worktop
04Inspiration
Nolte designs for large open kitchens
05Getting here
From Encino to Glendale
Encino is about 17 miles from our showroom, roughly 25 to 40 minutes east on the 101 and the 134 outside rush hour; all times are approximate. Book ahead and a designer can set aside time to go through your plan.
If a dressing room is on your list too, look at our walk-in closets before you come. Then plan the showroom visit or try an island layout in the 3D configurator.
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Book a consultationTell us about your project and plan a visit to the Glendale showroom.
Consultation
Plan your project with a NOVAHAUS designer
Bring a floor plan, a photo or simply an idea. We will walk the showroom with you, talk through layout, materials and budget, and map out the next steps.