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Wood tones, stone floors and lots of blue create a warm, stylish departure from the all-white kitchen
2. Rich and Durable
Designer: Meg D’Amour of D2 Interiors
Location: Rustic Canyon neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, California
Size: 266 square feet (25 square meters); 14 by 19 feet
Homeowners’ request. A comfortable, kid-friendly space that still maintains the original charm of the 1923 house.
White out. Redwood walls and terra-cotta floors — since the homeowners loved the warmth and charm these existing features provided, a white kitchen was out of the question. “The home is rustic and organic, natural and woodsy,” says designer Meg D’Amour. “They wanted the space to reflect the local neighborhood’s characteristics.”
Special features. Blue cabinets (Mill Springs Blue by Benjamin Moore). Stainless steel perimeter countertops. Butcher block island countertop. Apron-front enameled cast-iron sink.
Designer secret. “Don’t follow the current trend,” D’Amour says. “Design a space that makes you happy even if it doesn’t look like everything else.”
Stools: McMaster-Carr; Morse pendant lights: Cisco Home; Whitehaven collection sink: Kohler
Designer: Meg D’Amour of D2 Interiors
Location: Rustic Canyon neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, California
Size: 266 square feet (25 square meters); 14 by 19 feet
Homeowners’ request. A comfortable, kid-friendly space that still maintains the original charm of the 1923 house.
White out. Redwood walls and terra-cotta floors — since the homeowners loved the warmth and charm these existing features provided, a white kitchen was out of the question. “The home is rustic and organic, natural and woodsy,” says designer Meg D’Amour. “They wanted the space to reflect the local neighborhood’s characteristics.”
Special features. Blue cabinets (Mill Springs Blue by Benjamin Moore). Stainless steel perimeter countertops. Butcher block island countertop. Apron-front enameled cast-iron sink.
Designer secret. “Don’t follow the current trend,” D’Amour says. “Design a space that makes you happy even if it doesn’t look like everything else.”
Stools: McMaster-Carr; Morse pendant lights: Cisco Home; Whitehaven collection sink: Kohler
3. Clean and Charismatic
Designer: Kris Foss of Hills & Grant
Location: Truckee, California
Homeowners’ request. For this new-build home, the owners wanted a comfortable, durable family retreat that could accommodate a large crowd of guests.
White out. Custom black walnut cabinets join a bluish gunmetal-gray backsplash tile. “This home is in the mountains and so a darker palette with warm wood tones worked best with the surrounding environment,” designer Kris Foss says.
Other special features. Gray quartz perimeter countertops. Porcelain tile floors.
Stools: B&B Italia; architect: Sagemodern; photographer: Lisa Petrole
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Designer: Kris Foss of Hills & Grant
Location: Truckee, California
Homeowners’ request. For this new-build home, the owners wanted a comfortable, durable family retreat that could accommodate a large crowd of guests.
White out. Custom black walnut cabinets join a bluish gunmetal-gray backsplash tile. “This home is in the mountains and so a darker palette with warm wood tones worked best with the surrounding environment,” designer Kris Foss says.
Other special features. Gray quartz perimeter countertops. Porcelain tile floors.
Stools: B&B Italia; architect: Sagemodern; photographer: Lisa Petrole
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Designer: Dick Pigford of ArchitectureWorks
Location: Leeds, Alabama
Size: 270 square feet (25 square meters); 15 by 18 feet
Homeowners’ request. Natural materials with contrasting cabinetwork.
White out. Natural finished southern yellow pine beams and roof decking. Poured concrete walls with honeycombing for pattern and texture. Natural finished cypress wood paneling. Aluminum-front cabinets. Stainless steel countertops. Natural bluestone floor. “There was a strong desire to have the kitchen feel like another warm room in the home, not cold or antiseptic,” says architect Dick Pigford.
Cabinets: Bulthaup; table and chairs: Richard Tubb Interiors
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