At home with Laura and Jo
This native Chicago couple boast a modern, Belgian barnhouse style home. Centered on bringing “the outdoors in,” Laura and Jo unanimously agree that the kitchen is the heart of their home. They have succeeded in crafting the ideal kitchen, perfect for parties, Thanksgiving and of course...the Super Bowl!
Laura and Jo have succeeded in creating a functional, modern and welcoming home in the western suburbs of Chicago, of which their kitchen “is the heart of the home.”
“We make eggs almost every day!” explains Laura. “It’s just the two of us in this house, so I am not cooking for a family anymore.” However, entertaining is evidently still intrinsic to the pair. “We do a lot of entertaining here, between graduation and dinner parties, we are pretty active.”
Thanksgiving and the Super Bowl are the two prime events on the calendar when the family comes together. Fortunately, the double oven makes the entertaining super easy, assisted alongside by the warming drawer.
Their decision to use Gaggenau appliances was fostered by their architect: “They just integrate beautifully into the space and have been super easy to use,” explains Jo. The Gaggenau warming drawers and oven evidently get a lot of use. But their most frequently used Gaggenau appliance?
The espresso machine! “It’s my favorite product,” beams Laura.
“I like how you can convection bake while you microwave. The other night I was home alone and found something in the freezer and in 45 minutes it was defrosted, hot and ready to go!”
Home built by J Jordan Homes
Design Brynn Olson Design Group, LLC.
