Fred, senior vice president for Bank of the Rio Grande, and Rebecca, an Arbonne Skincare consultant, wanted to focus on an open space great for cooking and entertaining, but they didn’t forget about the design and details in the process.
While the entire kitchen is warm and striking, the one item that draws attention immediately is the Thermadore gas stove and the details that sit above it. Hammered copper with fine punch details serve as a backsplash, and are dispersed in the tile throughout the kitchen for a consistent look. A large Venetian-plastered hood above the stove flows with the granite countertops, Italian porcelain tile, high ceilings and alder cabinets with rope lighting on the bottom and top of the cabinets.
“This is all our personal taste and thoughts put together,” Rebecca says of the kitchen. “We wanted a beautiful kitchen with plenty of room and a space for everything.”
The Mobleys worked closely with Gary Rogers of Planet Development, their general contractor, and Nancy Charles -Byers of Charles Inc. on the home. Rebecca also worked closely with Builders Source Appliance Distributors in Albuquerque for all the appliances, choosing a Scotsman wine cooler and KitchenAid refrigerator, dishwasher and warming drawer. The refrigerator and oven are both convection appliances, using the natural circulation of heat and cooler air. The pot-filler and sink faucets are Danzé and the lighting is from Murray Feiss.
There is plenty of space in the walk-through kitchen, and whether cooking or putting away groceries, you can overlook the dining room and living room where there is even more detail in the home, including magnificent columns hand-carved by Fred and stained by the couple. The columns aren’t the only things the family worked on. The couple’s two children, Brannon, 11, and Annalies, 8, spent many hours doing what they could and Rebecca’s brother, Wayne Alexander helped with much of the painting and staining, and provided additional help for the family.
“We did a lot of hands-on work throughout the house,” Rebecca says. “Everything brings the rooms together. You are separately together, no matter where you are.”
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