The couple’s first apartment, a tiny rental in Antibes on the French Riviera with a drop ... sauce and Salade Nicoise in their petite galley kitchen in a townhouse in McLean.

The galley kitchen with its straight ... cabinets of laminate-clad MDF with oak edging, the kitchen has windows at either end: the French doors overlook an eating area and garden.

While landing on an aesthetic that resonated with the couple was a snap, reworking the layout of the approximately 150-square-foot galley kitchen took some thought. Alessia, who grew up in Rome ...