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    Remodeling for an ADA design

    17March10

    Sometimes simplicity can mean great design, and great design should always mean great function. Take this simple shaker style cherry kitchen below. It has clean square lines, calming colors and is seemingly modest.

    However, once you settle in and take, notice you may find that this kitchen is ADA compliant, meaning it allows usable space within the kitchen for wheelchair access and encourages participation. For example, below the cooktop; the cabinet doors open up and pocket back within the space to allow space for the chair.

    Shown again here at the sink area, the doors will pocket back within the cabinet. Notice how the backs of the cabinetry also protect the client’s legs from any heat sources.

    Island prepping

    At first glance you may think, “Oh what a nice, simple kitchen”, but sometimes the most modest kitchens can perform the best.

    Major kudos to the builder Johnson Building Company who made the “BEFORE” below, turn into a better functioning kitchen for a well deserving client. If you are looking to change your space to welcome a family member who may be living in a wheelchair, or simply ‘aging in place’, contact specialists like the Johnson Building Company, who know how to help.


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