Pemberton kitchens have a particular brief: long sightlines to the valley, Mount Currie outside the window, and the kind of working-home honesty that comes with living on an acreage. The kitchen has to earn the view, not compete with it. It also has to cook, and cook well, for the kind of family that ends up here. Our Sunstone kitchen on the bench above the valley won the 2026 Western Living Design 25 in the Mountain Modern category — the thinking below is drawn directly from that work.
What Pemberton kitchens need to do differently
Open sightlines to Mount Currie. Long counters that absorb family and guests alike. Durable stone that handles agricultural weekends. A palette that reads against green summer valleys and white winter ones. The Sea-to-Sky as a whole has these requirements, but Pemberton — with its wider horizons and farmhouse rhythm — pushes them further than either Whistler or Squamish.
The Sunstone playbook
Sunstone set a template we now reach for on most Pemberton kitchens: dark stone waterfall island, Pacific Northwest oak cabinetry with real grain, unlacquered brass hardware, and an asymmetrical fluted fireplace built into the kitchen wall as an architectural hearth. Exposed shelves hold the everyday. A hidden pantry absorbs the rest. The kitchen is the heart of the house without announcing itself as the hero.
Working with Pemberton builders and millworkers
We have long relationships with Sea-to-Sky builders and millworkers who do the best work in this corridor. Williams Joinery fabricated the Sunstone millwork. Dorgelo by Design built the home. Both are based in the corridor and work on our Pemberton, Whistler, and Squamish projects regularly.
Budget range for a Pemberton kitchen
Design fee: typically $25K–$65K for a Pemberton kitchen at the scale we work on. Full build + finish: $180K–$400K+ depending on stone, millwork, appliances, and scope. We'll scope transparently after a first meeting. See our cost guide for more detail.
Work that shows the thinking.
Common questions.
Are you the studio that designed Sunstone?
Do you only do Pemberton kitchens in Mountain Modern?
How long does a Pemberton kitchen take from kickoff?
Can you also design the adjacent living and dining rooms?
Let’s talk about how your family lives.
Every project starts with a conversation about who you are and how you actually live.