Kitchen confidential: A face-lift turns a doctor’s office into a couple’s modern retreat

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Most people want kitchens that are warm, homey, comforting....but the kitchen in Dan Nadeau’s Los Angeles home, above, exudes a vaguely clinical vibe: The open kitchen resembles a laboratory equipped with glass beakers.

And that’s just the way Nadeau likes it. This home used to be a former doctor’s office. Take a look at the story in Saturday’s Home section about how he ordered up a face-lift and don’t miss the photo gallery.

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(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)