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Family Style-Bunk room
The “bunk room,” as designer Barbara Batesko calls it, is furnished with built-in full beds rather than bunks. Beds with trundles and a sleeper sofa provide additional sleeping space.
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Family Style-Built-ins
Custom built-ins were made by Jesse Esh at East Pequea Lane Cabinet Shop. “He does amazing work,” designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko says. “The quality is perfect.”
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Family Style-Kitchen Range
A French-blue, six-burner Lacanche range adds color to the expanse of white cabinetry.
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Family Style-Kitchen
The kitchen accommodates lots of cooks. “We are a family of chefs,” designer and homeowner Barbara Batesko says.
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Family Style
Fond childhood memories are the inspiration for a designer’s Shore home The original house on the site was boarded up and abandoned — a victim of Hurricane Sandy. Still, the […]
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Family Style-Exterior
Designer Barbara Batesko spent summers at the Jersey Shore when she was a child and wanted to re-create that experience for her own children. Her Avon-by-the-Sea home serves as both […]
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Family Style-Kitchen sink
The kitchen is equipped with two sinks. This one is in the perimeter cabinetry, the other is in the island.
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Family Style-Pantry
Swinging doors to the pantry feature a porthole-shaped window. A custom desk fits nicely into the niche leading from the kitchen.
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Family Style-Kitchen storage
This island features storage at both ends. Additional storage is located in the two pony walls, which separate the kitchen and family room.