Owner's Voice Vol.15 M Residence

空間にあわせてサイズ調整できたのは、カスタムメイドだからこそ

約1年前、住み慣れたご自宅のLDKをリフォームしたM様ご夫妻。
「最初はキッチンだけのつもりでしたが、新しいキッチンにするなら床も替えたいとなり、それならいっそリビングも一新しようとなって今の形になりました」と話す奥様。
もともとのキッチンは壁で仕切られた独立タイプ。
シンクの高さも低く、キッチンの後ろにある食器棚との一体感もなく、使い勝手も見た目もあまりよくなかったといいます。

そこで壁を取り払い、機能性と美観を兼ね備えたオープンキッチンにすることに。
そのために選ばれたのが、ご主人がかねてより関心を寄せていたというトーヨーキッチンスタイルの最上位モデル「iNO」でした。
「主人はこれまで料理など一切しない人でしたが、これからは自分でもちょっとつくってみたいと。
そこで二人でいろんなキッチンを見てまわる中で、ダイナミックなシンクのあるトーヨーキッチンスタイルに惹かれました。
主人は『これだけ大きいと、魚も無理なくさばけるね』と（笑）。
私も上品な輝きが素敵と思ったので、『iNO』のメタルスモークに決めました」

ご夫妻は「iNO」を今の住まいに調和させるため、トーヨーキッチンスタイルのカスタムメイドシステムを利用。
「シンクなどの位置は以前のキッチンに合わせたほうが使いやすいと思い、右端に加熱機器、その左にシンクを配置し、左側には食事がとれるカウンタースペースをつくりました。
シンクと加熱機器の間のスペースや全体の長さなども空間にあわせて細かくサイズ調整できたので、カスタムメイドにして本当によかったと思っています。
大きなシンクは深さもあるので水の跳ね返りがなく、掃除もしやすいんですよ」。

The leather "TSUDOI Sofa," selected at first sight, is the star of the living room interior.

The living room, which was transformed along with the kitchen, also features products from the Toyo Kitchen Style.
My husband fell in love with the "TSUDOI Sofa" at first sight at the showroom.
We saw a fabric version of the same sofa on display at the showroom, and at first we thought we would go with that, but then we learned that the fabric could be made from leather, and we thought the Bordeaux color would match our living room, so we bought it along with the TSUDOI Café Table.
As I imagined, it blends well with the curtains in the living room, and I like it very much.

Because of its comfortable seating, Mr. and Mrs. M often have meals on the sofa.

We use the counter in the kitchen for cooking and baking, and the living room for everything else.
Before, there was a dining table between the kitchen and the living room, and we always ate there, but the large table made it easy to put clothes, papers, and other unnecessary things on it, so when we remodeled, we took the plunge and eliminated it.
Thanks to that, the room now feels much more spacious.

The "iNO" has a lot of storage space. Books and paper documents in the drawers on the living room side.

Mrs. M says she likes to live neatly and without much stuff.
True to her words, the LDK of Mrs. M's residence has a neat and orderly impression.
And this orderly atmosphere became even more pronounced after the remodeling.

There was no storage in the living room before.
I don't bring a lot of things into the living room, so I was able to get by,
But even so, there were times when paper documents and the like would end up in the living room. ......
But now that we have iNO in the kitchen, we have a lot of storage space, which is a big help.
In the drawers on the living room side, I store important documents and books in addition to the things I use in the kitchen.

Beyond the role of cooking, "iNO" supports our daily life with its reliable capacity.
At the center of their home, iNO is sure to continue to add beauty and color to the lives of Mr. and Mrs. M.

(photo: Kentaro Isibashi / text: Shihoko Tomibe)


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