Smaller Space, Bigger Impact
The challenges: This was a small space centrally located and needed to provide a big impact for busy professionals that love to cook. The ceiling was vaulted creating a distraction. Top of clients wish list was a walk in pantry and some space to display some pottery and a shell collection.
Solutions: Since the Clients were very in tune with their design style, and leaned toward a dressed up industrial a dramatic dark color was a no brainer, as well as a quartz Counter top that resembles concrete. I gave the illusion of a huge walk in pantry by surrounding it with display shelves, keeping the doors recessed, and purchased antique leaded geometric glass doors with special hardware to enrich the look. The contrasting color on the wall behind the open shelves is a watery look for the shells and repeated on the interior of the pantry giving it an amazing feel inside. The micro is stashed inside the pantry as well. This cabinet with drawers below houses all the clients dishes and the light behind the corduroy glass provides a beautiful play with light. Last but certainly not least was to flatten out the ceiling which brought your focus back to this dramatic kitchen that does a lot of heavy lifting for these happy homeowners!! I love a challenge and was thrilled to work on this kitchen along with 2 baths.
Anywhere for these doors? Pantry?