Fine Redesign: LUBE of Atlanta

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Designer Lynda Burgess of kitchen retailer Cucine LUBE created this kitchen in her Mayfair Renaissance condo. See photos of how she achieved her goal of increasing the style and functionality of a 10 by 10 space.

PROJECT GOAL: Lynda Burgess, a designer with the Atlanta branch of kitchen retailer Cucine LUBE, created this kitchen in the Mayfair Renaissance condo she shares with her fiance. The couple likes to stay in and cook, so her goal was to increase the style and functionality. "Now we seldom eat out," she said. BIGGEST SPLURGE: Appliances, which include a Wolf oven, warming drawer and microwave, as well as a Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler. Retail cost -- about $20,000, she said.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Creating space. The former kitchen was a 10 feet by 10 feet square and closed off to the living room. Burgess removed a wall to allow additional footage, which incorporates a bar and wine storage area.

DESIGN ELEMENTS: Burgess selected oak cabinetry stained a deep chocolate to resemble wenge, an exotic wood. The designer also imported this stainless steel island from Italy, and used creamy travertine for the flooring. "When you [design] for your job, other people make the decisions. But when it's your home, you agonize over everything," she said. DESIGN STYLE: Transitional.

TOTAL COST: Burgess estimates this renovation retails at $75,000. "I finally have my own Lube kitchen," she said. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY: "I'm a very practical designer. Function is really important to me ... as is bringing in a client's personality. For me, it was this granite." The ivory granite comes from the designer's native country, South Africa. REPORTING BY KATIE LESLIE / AJC

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PROJECT GOAL: Lynda Burgess, a designer with the Atlanta branch of kitchen retailer Cucine LUBE, created this kitchen in the Mayfair Renaissance condo she shares with her fiance. The couple likes to stay in and cook, so her goal was to increase the style and functionality. "Now we seldom eat out," she said. BIGGEST SPLURGE: Appliances, which include a Wolf oven, warming drawer and microwave, as well as a Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler. Retail cost -- about $20,000, she said.

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