it started with the idea to make an omakase counter inside our house, because my wife and I love to cook for our friends in an intimate setting

new materials and patterns were introduced in the house style guide — particularly stainless steel

this project was much harder than all the other ones combined because it touched everything: electric, gas, plumbing, hvac, flooring, roofing

one benefit of a small house is being able to have maximum attention to detail I think I'd go crazy trying to do this in a large house

the biggest gamble was switching to a new battery-backed induction stove (Copper Charlie) it took time to get used to, but it's grown on me — boils water faster than gas, no fumes, easier to clean but I left all the hookups in case I want to switch back

I don't disagree with sdw's take below — that's why just outside we have a grill and pizza oven where fire can be harnessed I think the answer is to have both if you can

I'm slowly working on a blog post about this, in the meantime I shared a few more projects here: