Kitchen of the Week: Blue-and-Wood Style for an Empty-Nest Couple (11 photos)

This empty-nest couple disliked a lot about their kitchen. A peninsula divided it from the family room. An eat-in area with a desk wasted square footage. And boring finishes in similar tones ran together — honey maple cabinets, mottled, hand-scraped wood flooring and brown granite for the countertops...

Kitchen of the Week: Blue-and-Wood Style for an Empty-Nest Couple (11 photos)
This empty-nest couple disliked a lot about their kitchen. A peninsula divided it from the family room. An eat-in area with a desk wasted square footage. And boring finishes in similar tones ran together — honey maple cabinets, mottled, hand-scraped wood flooring and brown granite for the countertops...