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Four Fabulous Family Spaces
Clockwise from top left: The Frates Home, The Lea Home, Jane Vaughn and Ted Bastiani's Home, The Weiss Home.
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The Frates Home
A large kitchen island offers a bar area and cabinets.
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The Frates Home
The Frates cozy in their great room.
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The Frates Home
A breakfast nook features window seating that double as storage.
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The Frates Home
The family will use their new kitchen a lot during the holidays.
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The Frates Home
“Old World” is how Karen describes the new look.
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The Frates Home
The wide open space gives Joshua room to play.
Fun & Functional
The Frates created an open space that’s great not only for entertaining but also hiding toys.
The great room and kitchen of Rob & Karen Frate’s Troutville home left little to be desired…until now. New cabinets, floors, furniture and appliances are just the beginning of their revamped, more functional space.
The area also includes a quaint breakfast nook that serves several purposes – a nice place to share a meal and built-in storage for their son Joshua’s toys. If they aren’t asleep, Rob says this family-friendly space is exactly where to find them.
Who Built It
Contractor: ArtTile Inc.
Designer: Theresa Dorlini – CIRCLE Design Studio, LLC
Cabinets: Salem Custom Cabinets
Appliances: Ferguson
Tile: Morris Tile
Countertops: Artisans of Stone
Draperies: Rosanne Parker