Before the redesign, too many windows and doors breaking up the space looked awkward in the bright yellow kitchen. The off-center window above the sink was a design nightmare that needed to be remedied.

Peaks and valleys in the ceiling were a distracting element in the kitchen that the homeowner worried could not be rectified.

In this stunning contemporary kitchen, distracting ceiling lines and awkward angles are no longer a concern. By incorporating gorgeous rustic beams and low-voltage lighting tracks with pin-spotting heads, designer Lauren Bland believes she was able to trick the eye and rectify the strange architectural details from the before kitchen without actually having to change the architecture.

The kitchen's new look was designed to "fool the eye" away from the awkward ceiling using gorgeous wooden beams. Overall, the homeowner hoped for a contemporary look with Asian flair, a nod to her family's heritage.