Despite being a chef, baker, and cookbook author, Leslie Mackie has never had a big kitchen at home. The founder of Seattle’s Macrina Bakery, Mackie didn’t expect that to change when she bought a former cabinet shop on Vashon Island, Washington, to use as a space for cooking classes and events. But as the renovation began, she decided to live on the island full time—and make the kitchen her own. Inspired by the building’s origins as a barn, Mackie asked architects Richard Floisand and Allison Hogue (floisandstudio.com) to leave the main floor open, with a farmhouse-style kitchen in the center. Then Mackie worked with designer Nathan Hartman of Kerf Design (kerfdesign.com) to build the kitchen she’d never had but always wanted.