kitchen
Elements like plate racks, arches and a chicken wire door add to the eclectic custom look of the cabinetry. The countertops are honed Absolute Black granite with an ogee edge. Calcutta Gold marble brick-patterned tiles make up the backsplash. For a similar cabinet color, Duffy recommends Benjamin Moore’s White 0001
This cutaway plan illustrates arrangements and dimensions for a modest-size kitchen. Note that the preparation area is split between the island with the sink and the corner of the kitchen. The work triangle is compact. There will always be a few tradeoffs in any space. Let’s take a look at the three main functions of a kitchen: 1. Storage 2. Preparation 3. Cooking Everyone has personal preferences for what works best, so consider this a guide and not a rulebook.
love the lamps. In this pretty New Hampshire farmhouse kitchen, a blue wall adds interest, as do the silver lamps on the counter (the cords are transparent). Although they’re unorthodox, the lamps work with the white furniture-like cabinetry, Carrara marble counter and antique nickel pulls. As one wise Houzzer has pointed out, “Cabinetry is just furniture — put a lamp on it if you want.” I second that sentiment!
This warm and welcoming kitchen, with its gleaming wood floors (long-plank fir finished with Minwax’s Puritan Pine), features an island covered in Calacatta gold marble. (Note the storage cabinets tucked behind the bar stools.) Other nice touches: the two large Hudson Valley Haverhill brushed-nickel pendants, classic Philippe Starck Emeco brushed-aluminum bar stools and contrasting gray countertops of Pietra del Cardoso.
White works beautifully with gray, as evidenced by the silvery backsplash in this Minnesota kitchen (made from Encore 3- by 6-inch silver ceramic tiles). The custom cabinetry — including the island, with its artfully turned legs — is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Simply White. Honed Calacatta marble covers the counters and island top, while the warm wood floors (by Stang-Lund) are walnut with a hard-wax-oil finish.
Who needs custom cabinetry? These glossy white beauties are from Ikea (Akurum Abstrakt) and are accented with angular dark bronze pulls from Rocky Mountain Hardware. The showstopping herringbone marble backsplash is fashioned out of 2- by 8-inch Calacatta Michelangelo tiles. HanStone quartz (Aurora Snow) covers the countertops.
The island is designed to look like a table, which keeps things nice and open in here,” she says.
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