we are now in the prep kitchen, and this ismy favorite room of the whole house. it was a utility room and still is a utilityroom. silverton decided to solve the problem ofthe mess being out in the entertainment kitchen in bringing it back here. they added appliances so that you could actuallydo all your work back here and bake it out in the real kitchen. we put green in this room because it's a veryrelaxing color, but it's an interesting green. it has a little bit of gray to it. and so it's called retreat, it's a shermanwilliams color, and it's a very restful color,
it's a really pretty green. and the walls are pearly white, and the ceilingis pure white. and we do a differentiation between the ceilingand the walls, of which it's a very subtle differentiation but it gives dimension tothe room. the cabinets are an incredible addition tothis room because they all go to the ceiling. and not only that, we put some open cabinetsin it so you can grab stuff off quickly. the cabinets also have windows in them, likelittle window panes that have just a little bit of reflectivity to it, and you can displaythings in your cabinets, which makes it nice. the flooring is extremely unique.
the flooring, believe it or not, is all cement. it is little bricks to mimic a brick 3/8 inchthick. and you put it down like you would put downany tile. it's indestructible. you cannot hurt this floor. the countertops in this kitchen are unique. the slabs that we got of marble actually havetwo sides to them. one is polished and one is honed. and in here we put the honed side up.
and of course it has a film on it, so it'sall protected, so you can't destruct this. this is indestructible. so now you can use marble even in your prepkitchens. it's wonderful. the inspiration from this room actually cameout of my own frustration of having company come over and i'm trying to clean up at thelast second. and so my blood pressure is high, the houseis a mess. but now you have a place where you can putyour mess, back here. you can do all this and walk out and not worryabout it, and you're as relaxed as your company
is.