Not your basic White Kitchen -- contemporary glam

The entrance to the home. Since the kitchen tiles continued into the foyer, we decided to make the space feel grander and more special by defining the area with a different tile layout. Fortunately, the tiles we selected came in a few different sizes, which allowed us to be more creative. In the kitchen and hallway leading to the kitchen we used a standard stacked layout for the 12 x 24 tiles. In the foyer, we switched to 24 x 24 tiles and mixed them with small gloss black tiles for an interesting twist on the classic diagonal layout . We further delineated the 2-story space with a wide border of glossy black, adding formality to the columned entrance to the living room. The clients opted to go the extra mile with their budget, so we took the bold entrance to the next level by refinishing the staircase in the same black and white scheme. Black paint on the front door was the final touch to make it all come together.