Expansive Kitchens a Fit for Every Size Family: Full-Size Kitchen & Dinettes Featured in All Gladstone Single-Family and Villa Designs
Open, flowing kitchen-centered home designs are the hallmark of Northern Illinois semi-custom homebuilder Gladstone Homes.
North Aurora, IL, September 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- There are a lot of barefoot chefs in the west and southwest suburbs.
“The mere size of the Riverstone kitchen knocks most people’s socks off,” said Kelly Janulis, sales manager at Gladstone Homes’ Moose Lake Estates in North Aurora.
The Riverstone is one of Gladstone’s Premiere Series floorplans available at Moose Lake, as well as in Elgin at Highland Woods, in Yorkville at Grande Reserve, and in Plainfield at Chatham Square.
Its expansive kitchen measures more than 220 square-feet and is designed with a center island and a two-tier, three-sided wrap-around breakfast bar and corner sink. The breakfast bar creates seating for four, in addition to the 195 square-foot adjacent dinette.
For casual entertaining and day-to-day activities, the Riverstone’s thoughtfully planned kitchen opens to an impressive family room with fireplace, 12-foot ceiling, plant ledge, crown molding, transom windows and optional wet-bar or e-space.
“With all the tag-team activities our families are involved with, kitchens are like home base,” said Aimee Babcock, Gladstone marketing manager. “We centrally locate the kitchens in all of our home designs because active families value their time together, whether it’s working on homework at the kitchen table, snacking at the breakfast bar, or preparing meals while continuing a conversation or watching a favorite TV program together.”
But the Riverstone isn’t just for big families.
“Several of our Riverstone owners are empty nesters who enjoy entertaining friends as well as their children and grandchildren,” said Janulis. “They like having room for two cooks in the kitchen.”
The butler’s pantry leading from the kitchen to the formal dining room is perhaps the most distinctive kitchen feature in the Riverstone.
“Despite its popularity, this traditional feature is relatively uncommon in many new homes,” said Janulis.
The butler’s pantry separates the gourmet kitchen workspace from the formal dining room, yet extends the serving area from the kitchen into the dining room with additional counter space and cabinet storage that follow the elegant design of the kitchen.
Gladstone’s Premiere Series Elmstone, with a built-in buffet framing the dinette area, also is ideal for entertaining.
“Visitors to our models always are surprised to learn that this unique buffet design is a standard feature in the Elmstone,” said Babcock.
Set along the 137 square-foot dinette and open to the 360 square-foot family room, the Elmstone’s buffet is an ideal serving station for casual entertaining, and its upper and base cabinetry offer additional storage, including an optional built-in wine rack.
The nearly 215 square-foot kitchen in the Elmstone also features a square center island with overhang seating for two. In lieu of a traditional pantry, the Elmstone’s pantry is built with custom cabinetry.
“Our Elmstone owners like that the pantry blends with the beautiful wood cabinetry throughout the kitchen,” said Janulis.
The Riverstone and Elmstone also offer numerous standard amenities common to all of Gladstone’s 16 Premiere Series plans, such as hardwood floors in the foyer, kitchen and dinette, Whirlpool appliances, Kohler cast-iron porcelain-finish sink and Kohler faucet and spray.
Townhome and Villa owners also can enjoy a gourmet kitchen. The 2,617 square-foot Oakstone, from Gladstone’s Luxury Townhome and Villa Series, does away with the small, efficiency kitchen image people often associate with townhomes.
The kitchen and separate dinette comprise 250 square feet. Like the Riverstone, this home includes a wrap-around breakfast bar, offering additional seating, and a corner sink.
“It’s open to the great room and the spacious dinette area,” said Babcock. “The central location and amenities of the Oakstone kitchen makes it as wonderful as our single-family kitchen plans.”
All 25 Gladstone floorplans, which include homes from the single-family Premiere Series and Signature Series, and its Luxury Townhome and Villa Series, include furniture-quality cabinetry, separate dinettes, and additional breakfast bar and/or island seating among their standard features. All are equipped with high-quality, name-brand gas ranges and hoods, dishwashers, microwaves and food disposers, and all are included in Gladstone’s exclusive arrangement with a designer lighting showroom. It offers homeowners contractor pricing on a full selection of thousands of fixtures for their kitchens and throughout their new homes.
Experience the stylish and functional designs of the Riverstone and Elmstone kitchens at Moose Lake Estates, and visit the Oakstone at Oak Creek in North Aurora. Riverstone and Oakstone models also can be toured at Chatham Square in Plainfield.
Homebuyers can design their own custom kitchen selections online with the Gladstone Home Designer at www.gladstonehomes.com. The Website also offers floor plans, photo galleries, community information, and individual sales center locations and hours.
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“The mere size of the Riverstone kitchen knocks most people’s socks off,” said Kelly Janulis, sales manager at Gladstone Homes’ Moose Lake Estates in North Aurora.
The Riverstone is one of Gladstone’s Premiere Series floorplans available at Moose Lake, as well as in Elgin at Highland Woods, in Yorkville at Grande Reserve, and in Plainfield at Chatham Square.
Its expansive kitchen measures more than 220 square-feet and is designed with a center island and a two-tier, three-sided wrap-around breakfast bar and corner sink. The breakfast bar creates seating for four, in addition to the 195 square-foot adjacent dinette.
For casual entertaining and day-to-day activities, the Riverstone’s thoughtfully planned kitchen opens to an impressive family room with fireplace, 12-foot ceiling, plant ledge, crown molding, transom windows and optional wet-bar or e-space.
“With all the tag-team activities our families are involved with, kitchens are like home base,” said Aimee Babcock, Gladstone marketing manager. “We centrally locate the kitchens in all of our home designs because active families value their time together, whether it’s working on homework at the kitchen table, snacking at the breakfast bar, or preparing meals while continuing a conversation or watching a favorite TV program together.”
But the Riverstone isn’t just for big families.
“Several of our Riverstone owners are empty nesters who enjoy entertaining friends as well as their children and grandchildren,” said Janulis. “They like having room for two cooks in the kitchen.”
The butler’s pantry leading from the kitchen to the formal dining room is perhaps the most distinctive kitchen feature in the Riverstone.
“Despite its popularity, this traditional feature is relatively uncommon in many new homes,” said Janulis.
The butler’s pantry separates the gourmet kitchen workspace from the formal dining room, yet extends the serving area from the kitchen into the dining room with additional counter space and cabinet storage that follow the elegant design of the kitchen.
Gladstone’s Premiere Series Elmstone, with a built-in buffet framing the dinette area, also is ideal for entertaining.
“Visitors to our models always are surprised to learn that this unique buffet design is a standard feature in the Elmstone,” said Babcock.
Set along the 137 square-foot dinette and open to the 360 square-foot family room, the Elmstone’s buffet is an ideal serving station for casual entertaining, and its upper and base cabinetry offer additional storage, including an optional built-in wine rack.
The nearly 215 square-foot kitchen in the Elmstone also features a square center island with overhang seating for two. In lieu of a traditional pantry, the Elmstone’s pantry is built with custom cabinetry.
“Our Elmstone owners like that the pantry blends with the beautiful wood cabinetry throughout the kitchen,” said Janulis.
The Riverstone and Elmstone also offer numerous standard amenities common to all of Gladstone’s 16 Premiere Series plans, such as hardwood floors in the foyer, kitchen and dinette, Whirlpool appliances, Kohler cast-iron porcelain-finish sink and Kohler faucet and spray.
Townhome and Villa owners also can enjoy a gourmet kitchen. The 2,617 square-foot Oakstone, from Gladstone’s Luxury Townhome and Villa Series, does away with the small, efficiency kitchen image people often associate with townhomes.
The kitchen and separate dinette comprise 250 square feet. Like the Riverstone, this home includes a wrap-around breakfast bar, offering additional seating, and a corner sink.
“It’s open to the great room and the spacious dinette area,” said Babcock. “The central location and amenities of the Oakstone kitchen makes it as wonderful as our single-family kitchen plans.”
All 25 Gladstone floorplans, which include homes from the single-family Premiere Series and Signature Series, and its Luxury Townhome and Villa Series, include furniture-quality cabinetry, separate dinettes, and additional breakfast bar and/or island seating among their standard features. All are equipped with high-quality, name-brand gas ranges and hoods, dishwashers, microwaves and food disposers, and all are included in Gladstone’s exclusive arrangement with a designer lighting showroom. It offers homeowners contractor pricing on a full selection of thousands of fixtures for their kitchens and throughout their new homes.
Experience the stylish and functional designs of the Riverstone and Elmstone kitchens at Moose Lake Estates, and visit the Oakstone at Oak Creek in North Aurora. Riverstone and Oakstone models also can be toured at Chatham Square in Plainfield.
Homebuyers can design their own custom kitchen selections online with the Gladstone Home Designer at www.gladstonehomes.com. The Website also offers floor plans, photo galleries, community information, and individual sales center locations and hours.
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