Popularity of kitchen design leads to service that finishes the space
The Architects & Designers Building in Manhattan is home to the St. Charles of New York showroom, and it’s where you’ll find Principal Karen Williams creating luxury designs for homes around the world. With St. Charles for 38 years, Williams has witnessed a great deal of change with regard to kitchen design.
“When I first started with St. Charles, kitchens were not popular,” she reports. But during her tenure, kitchens have moved from being one of the least significant rooms of the home to one of the major spaces.
The growing importance of the kitchen inspired the launch of Curated by St. Charles, created for the company by Lindsey Katalan. Curated is a luxury service that procures the finest crystal, tableware, barware and culinary accessories needed to finish a design. Through Curated, St. Charles can complete a space by providing the ideal cutting boards, bowls, pots, spices, knives and other desired elements. “We offer three styles – soft contemporary, modern and soft transitional – and the packages have the basics, but can be customized to the client’s needs,” offers Williams.
In addition to Curated, Williams has expanded beyond the kitchen and bath to now include interior design services in her portfolio. “It is a natural extension, really,” she states. “A master bathroom often leads to a master bedroom design. And the kitchen, because it’s expanding into the other rooms, becomes part of one design concept.”
