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Cherry Hills Village Kitchen Design for Homes With Room to Breathe
Our Cherry Hills Village kitchen design, custom cabinetry and remodeling work covers homes across the village and nearby Greenwood Village and Englewood. The brief here is unusual for the Denver metro: generous lots, mature trees, and houses that range from mid-century ranches to new custom homes, with very little in between that came off a builder's plan.
Homes in Cherry Hills Village
Estate, Ranch and New Custom Homes in Cherry Hills Village
The city has been almost entirely residential since it incorporated in the 1940s, and its zoning keeps lots large. That's produced a housing stock with few repeats.
- 1920s to 1940s
Older country estates
Some of the oldest homes date from when this was country land south of Denver, built in revival styles with formal rooms. The original kitchen was a service space, usually with a butler's pantry and sometimes a back stair. Rather than erase that sequence, we often keep it: the butler's pantry becomes a bar or a scullery, and the main kitchen opens toward the family rooms the house added later.
- 1950s to 1960s
Mid-century ranch on acreage
Long, low ranches spread across big lots, with wide windows to the garden and kitchens closed off from the living areas. These houses have length to spare and often low ceilings. We usually run the cabinetry horizontally, with long drawer banks and a wide island, and resist tall stacks that fight the roofline.
- 1970s to 1990s, with later additions
Remodeled and expanded homes
Many houses here have been added to more than once, so the kitchen may straddle the original house and an addition, with a change in ceiling height or a beam where the two meet. Good design treats that seam on purpose. A beam can become the line that defines the island zone instead of an awkward interruption.
- 2000s onward
New custom homes
Older houses on large lots are sometimes replaced with new custom homes. The kitchens in these are often planned alongside an architect from the start, with a working scullery, a separate beverage area and double islands. Our role is to make sure the joinery, appliance integration and storage carry the same level of thought as the architecture around them.
Designing for Cherry Hills Village
What We Plan For in Cherry Hills Village Kitchens
The questions here are less about squeezing a layout into a small footprint and more about proportion, daylight and how the kitchen supports a larger household.
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Scale without sprawl
On lots this size, houses tend to grow outward rather than up, and a kitchen that has been extended along with them can feel scattered. When the sink, range and refrigerator end up 20 feet apart, everyday cooking turns into walking. We keep the main work zones compact, then put the extra space into a scullery, a pantry and seating, so the room hosts well without becoming tiring to cook in.
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Garden views and low-angle sun
Mature trees, including the old cottonwoods along the High Line Canal where it winds through the village, shade many lots in summer, then drop their leaves and let lower winter sun deep into the house. At around 5,400 feet that sun is strong. We check which walls catch it, keep fade-prone timber and fabrics out of direct light, and choose stone finishes that won't show glare at the island.
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Entertaining and catering
Large lots here mean terraces, lawns and outdoor entertaining, often with caterers working out of the house. That calls for a back kitchen with its own sink, dishwasher and landing space, a second dishwasher in the main kitchen, and enough refrigeration that the main room doesn't fill up with trays. A clear route from the service door to the scullery, and from the kitchen out to the terrace, matters as much as the main layout.
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Building permits and timber in dry air
Kitchen work involving structure, gas, plumbing or electrical typically needs a permit through the city's building department, so check with the city for current requirements. Separately, the semi-arid climate means large solid timber panels, long island tops and wide-plank floors need time to acclimate in the house and constructions that allow for seasonal movement.
Our Kitchen Services in Cherry Hills Village
On larger homes, planning the kitchen layout is mostly about restraint: deciding which functions belong in the main room and which move to the scullery, pantry or bar, so the space people see stays calm.
We then design cabinetry crafted for estate-scale rooms, where proportion matters more than ever. A 12-foot island needs its panels, reveals and grain direction resolved carefully, or it reads as a row of boxes.
For older ranches and expanded homes we often take on a full renovation of the kitchen, coordinating with architects, the city's permit process and other trades. Our explanation of how a project runs sets out each stage.
To the west, see how we approach kitchen design in Littleton, where the homes are older and more varied in size. To the east, Aurora kitchen design ranges from postwar ranches to new master-planned neighborhoods. To start a conversation, request a design consultation.
Also covered from this page
Cherry Hills Village and Nearby Communities
- Greenwood Village
- Englewood
This page also covers Greenwood Village to the south, where large-lot homes sit close to the Denver Tech Center, and Englewood to the west, an older inner-ring city with smaller lots, bungalows and brick ranches whose kitchens call for careful space planning.
Questions
Cherry Hills Village Kitchen Questions
01Do I need a scullery in a Cherry Hills Village kitchen?
Not every home needs one, but if you entertain often or work with caterers, a scullery keeps the prep and cleanup out of sight. It's typically a smaller room behind the main kitchen with a sink, dishwasher, pantry storage and countertop. In existing homes, a former butler's pantry or laundry is often the best candidate.
02How do you modernize a mid-century ranch kitchen without losing its character?
We keep the low, horizontal lines that define these houses, often with long drawer banks, flat or simple panel doors and warm timber. Opening the kitchen to the living areas usually works well, but we check the roof framing first, since some ranches carry loads on interior walls.
03Can you work with my architect on a new custom home?
Yes. On new builds we join the team early so the kitchen and the architecture are resolved together. Appliance selections, ventilation routes and window positions are easiest to settle before the framing goes up.
04How big should an island be in a large Cherry Hills Village kitchen?
It should fit the room and the routes around it, not simply the space available. Very long islands often work better as two shorter pieces, one for prep and one for seating, with a 42 to 48-inch aisle between them. Stone slab sizes also set practical limits on length if you want a top without seams.
Planning a kitchen in Cherry Hills Village?
Bring the floor plan, the photos you've saved and a list of what frustrates you about the room you have. That list is where good briefs begin.
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