Before and After: A Cleaner Kitchen

Albert Morales and his family had been in their Arlington home for more than a decade when they decided it needed a refresh in 2014. Particularly problematic was the kitchen, which not only felt dark and dated (circa 1980s), but was awkwardly configured. It was hemmed in by two peninsula countertops—a design that often resulted in traffic jams when the family hosted parties of eight or more.