Home of the Week: Best kitchens of 2014

Marian Claire takes cookies out of the oven in her North Asheville home.

The kitchen of the Marian Claire's home in North Asheville.

The kitchen of the Claire home in North Asheville.

In the kitchen of Marian Claire's home in North Asheville.

In the kitchen of the Marian Claire's home in North Asheville.

Fresh baked cookies cool in the kitchen of Marian Claire in North Asheville.

A small appliance cart in the kitchen of Marian Claire's North Asheville bungalow.

The Weaverville home of Joel Cole is surrounded by extensively landscaped gardens and was part of the Father's Day Garden Tour in June.

The Weaverville home of Joel Cole is surrounded by extensively landscaped gardens and was part of the Father's Day Garden Tour in June.

The Weaverville home of Joel Cole is surrounded by extensively landscaped gardens and was part of the Father's Day Garden Tour in June.

Anne and Jack Duncan bought a 1600-square-foot home in Brevard built in 1951 and extensively remodeled the structure using local craftsmen.

Anne and Jack Duncan bought a 1600-square-foot home in Brevard built in 1951 and extensively remodeled the structure using local craftsmen.

Anne and Jack Duncan bought a 1600-square-foot home in Brevard built in 1951 and extensively remodeled the structure using local craftsmen.

Anne and Jack Duncan bought a 1600-square-foot home in Brevard built in 1951 and extensively remodeled the structure using local craftsmen.

Inside the three-level home of Chas Fitzgerald in the Cheshire community in Black Mountain.

Hopewood, the circa 1938 Flat Rock home of Victoria and Dennis Flanagan, was part of the Flat Rock Historic Homes Tour July 12.

Hopewood, the circa 1938 Flat Rock home of Victoria and Dennis Flanagan, was part of the Flat Rock Historic Homes Tour July 12. Iron work over the stove depicts the 120-year-old Japanese Maple tree that is in the front yard. It is the work of local artist Robert Blackwood of Fab Forge Iron.

Hopewood, the circa 1938 Flat Rock home of Victoria and Dennis Flanagan, was part of the Flat Rock Historic Homes Tour July 12.

The home of Doug and Cynthia Hensley was on the Spring Tour of Historic Home in Hendersonville May 4.

The home of Doug and Cynthia Hensley was on the Spring Tour of Historic Home in Hendersonville May 4.

The home of Doug and Cynthia Hensley was on the Spring Tour of Historic Home in Hendersonville May 4.

The home of Doug and Cynthia Hensley was on the Spring Tour of Historic Home in Hendersonville May 4.

The home of Doug and Cynthia Hensley was on the Spring Tour of Historic Home in Hendersonville May 4.

The Weaverville home of Linda and Dan Hinchliffe. The kitchen is off the family room separated by the counter in the foreground.

The wine rack in the dining room of the Weaverville home of Linda and Dan Hinchliffe.

Inside the Weaverville home of Linda and Dan Hinchliffe.

The Weaverville home of Linda and Dan Hinchliffe.

The kitchen in the downstairs apartment of the Weaverville home of Linda and Dan Hinchliffe.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

The Crest Mountain home of Hugh and Margaret Paschal.

Mike and Beverly Roseman moved into a log home they built themselves near Black Mountain off N.C. 9 South.

A view of the the kitchen recently renovated by WSM Craft in the home of Karen O'Hara.

Laurel Ridge Farm, home of Julie and Fred Bahnson in Brevard. The 56-acre farm includes a main house, guest house, barn, pastures and wooded mountainsides.

Laurel Ridge Farm, home of Julie and Fred Bahnson in Brevard. The 56-acre farm includes a main house, guest house, barn, pastures and wooded mountainsides.

Laurel Ridge Farm, home of Julie and Fred Bahnson. Large beams and wicker baskets decorate the kitchen ceiling.

The McCaghren's kitchen counter in their Wolf Laurel cabin is made of a maple tree from the property while the cabinets are reclaimed barn wood.

A long table in the McCaghren's kitchen is big enough to accommodate large family gatherings.

John McDermott's home in the net zero energy community of Green Acres Eco off Merrills Cove Road in South Asheville.

John McDermott's home in the net zero energy community of Green Acres Eco off Merrills Cove Road in South Asheville.

John McDermott's home in the net zero energy community of Green Acres Eco off Merrills Cove Road in South Asheville.

John McDermott's home in the net zero energy community of Green Acres Eco off Merrills Cove Road in South Asheville.

John McDermott's home in the net zero energy community of Green Acres Eco off Merrills Cove Road in South Asheville.

The kitchen looking into the dining room through the doorway in Pat and Dick Moery's home in the Cotswold neighborhood of South Asheville.

The main floor kitchen in Pat and Dick Moery's home in the Cotswold neighborhood of South Asheville.

The Rankin House Inn on Elizabeth Place in Montford was built in 1843 and was home to the Rankin and Beardon families of Asheville. Fred Eggerton restored the old home and opened it as a bed and breakfast inn.

The Siler home in North Asheville is a 1400-square-foot arts and crafts house with extensive landscaping. This is the dining room doorway into the kitchen.

The door from the kitchen leads to the back patio at the Siler home in North Asheville, a 1400-square-foot arts and crafts house with extensive landscaping.

The Siler home in North Asheville is a 1400-square-foot arts and crafts house with extensive landscaping.

The kitchen at the Sweet Biscuit Inn in Kenilworth.

The kitchen in the Sweet Biscuit Inn in Kenilworth.

Fiestaware stacked in a cabinet in the dining room.

The Sweet Biscuit Inn in Kenilworth.

Asheville Cabins of Willow Winds, a vacation cabin resort nestled among 40 acres of forested mountains in South Asheville. There are 25 one-, two- and three-bedroom cabins on the property.