Our Custom Wood Countertops Blog features the industry’s most talented and innovative designers throughout the United States and abroad. This featured kitchen includes a Zebrawood Pastore Table designed by Karen Kassen, CMKBD, ASID of Kitchens Unlimited.

Karen Kassen, CMKBD, ASID of Kitchens Unlimited
About the Designer: Karen Kassen is a Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer, member of the NKBA and an Allied member of ASID. She and her husband, Joe, purchased Kitchens Unlimited in 1998. A graduate of Auburn University, with a B.S. in Interiors and Housing, she has been practicing kitchen and bathroom design in Memphis for over 23 years.
A Tip from Karen: When designing an all white kitchen, use wood tones and warm accents to keep the room from appearing sterile and feeling cold.

Zebrawood Pastore Table designed by Kitchens Unlimited
Design Details
Cabinet Manufacturer: Mouser Custom Cabinetry
Cabinet Hardware: Top Knobs
Flooring: Stained Oak (original to home)
Countertops: Polished Marble and Grothouse Zebrawood Pastore Table sealed with Durata® Waterproof Permanent Finish in Satin sheen. This table features plug-mold multi-outlet strips under the table overhang.
Faucet: Rohl
Sink: Kohler
Backsplash: Full Height Polished Marble
Wall Color: Custom
Stove: Viking
Dishwasher: Asko
Other Appliances: Dacor, Miele, SubZero and Wolf
Additional Comments and Advice: By integrating plug-mold multi-outlet strips under the countertop overhang, you avoid interrupting the beautiful waterfall edge of a Pastore table with an unsightly electric outlet.

Integrated Multi-outlet strips in Zebrawood Pastore Table

Zebrawood Pastore Table designed by Karen Kassen

Design by Karen Kassen of Kitchens Unlimited

Zebrawood Pastore Table
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