Julie Morgenstern's Cook Nook

First she removed the old stove and refrigerator and added an Oceanside Glasstile backsplash and added a new CaesarStone quartz countertop, Diamond cabinets, GE Profile microwave, Miele range and Thermador cooktop.

Julie needed to create the illusion of space in her tiny kitchen. Glass tiles on the backsplash and glass fronts on the overhead cabinets make the most of the room's natural light. "Reflected light can really open up a space," Julie says. And the color scheme is muted and spa-like, as it is throughout the apartment; a minimal palette reinforces the sense that a space is bigger than it is, she says.