Bill’s design for the cabinet doors—wide mitred frames and small outside perimeter beading—distances the look from country styling and creates something truly classic. Likewise, he designed these doors to be slightly thicker and heavier than previous styles, giving them a more substantial feel.

Bill himself glazed the room’s walls a dusty rose color, using a reddish base coat and three different glazes to get the desired effect. “I wanted to set off the cabinets,” he explains, so he chose a creamy white finish for the perimeter pieces and glazed the ceiling with a similar color. For the furniture-style island, he used an etched turquoise finish and a granite top; the perimeter countertops are concrete. He also stenciled the hood and hand- painted a mural inspired by the Tuscan countryside. As Bill says, “In order to be complete, a kitchen can’t just have cabinets; it needs artistic flourishes as well.” If that’s the case, consider the Ohs kitchen complete and finished. On the other hand, if he and Nancy take another trip, who knows what might happen?