It all started with a new home and a penchant for elegant French design. When the homeowners built their new house in Armonk, they outfitted it with refined high gloss coffered ceilings and trim; gracious shades of blue, taupe, and chocolate; and classic French furnishings and accessories. Then they called in Bilotta Kitchens.

“The homeowner was really great to work with. She has a great sense of style, knows what she wants, and was really involved in the process,” says Mel Elion, a senior designer with Bilotta's Mamaroneck showroom and the designer on this project, a 25 foot-by-30-foot kitchen.

Because the homeowner loved the green cabinetry in her previous home (also in Armonk), she was leaning toward cabinets in the same olive shade. But when Elion toured...

When the owners of this 1980s home in Mamaroneck opted to renovate their dated kitchen, it wasn't to go more modern, but more traditional. To bring the space into the 21st century yet give it a timeless quality that could go the distance, they turned to interior designer Linda Blair of Scarsdale-based Blair Interiors Group, who has a flair for adding just enough drama to classic designs that they appear firmly rooted yet utterly updated.

To open up the kitchen, Blair removed a wall to the adjacent family room, establishing a better flow. She swapped tired beige cabinets for lighter and brighter ones from the French Country Collection by Luxor, a line from St. Jerome Canada for which Blair is a dealer. The creamy color, Orchid, has a striated finish with a glaze. The look was...

What could be more delicious than a kitchen done up in creamy vanilla and rich chocolate? During a recent makeover, this Briarcliff Manor space got the royal treatment, with Heirloom cabinets finished in a vanilla paint with a chocolate glaze finish, striking countertops in Santa Cecelia granite and cherry wood, and state-of-the-art appliances.

When the couple bought this Cape Cod-style house, it sat on a prime piece of property abutting a nature preserve, but lacked a kitchen with style (sporting old beige laminate cabinets instead) or appropriate function for a family. Its small size and lack of storage were a problem. When they began their a second-story addition, the homeowners decided to move ahead with a long-planned kitchen re-do as well.

“We did a...

For homeowners Chris and Julieanne Webb of Rye, a great kitchen had to be more than simply aesthetically pleasing, it also had to afford the ultimate in efficiency. The couple’s French Country kitchen, full of warmth and European flair (not to mention some pretty nifty appliances and amenities!) does just that.

Laura Sperandio, a designer with Bilotta Kitchen’s Mamaroneck showroom helped the homeowners find an equilibrium between the modern amenities and classic design that create the chic-yet-warm space that fits seamlessly into their classic-style home. “They wanted to bring their kitchen up to date without impeding on the Old World charm that their house invoked,” says Sperandio.

Chris, the proclaimed chef, masters the state-of-the-art...