New This Week: 3 Cheery Kitchens That Rock Wood Cabinets
Yes, you can get a bright and open kitchen without white cabinetry
Here’s a little secret: You don’t need white cabinets to have an airy kitchen. If you love the look of wood, consider lighter tones and use white for the walls, countertops and backsplash instead. Here are three kitchens that show how it’s done.
2. Designer: Barb Mueller of Designs Anew Houston
Location: Houston
Size: 260 square feet (24.1 square meters)
Homeowners’ request: Gut and remodel the kitchen with universal design in mind so one of the homeowners, who uses an electric wheelchair, can cook and clean independently.
Cabinets and more: Natural bamboo base cabinets. Blue upper cabinets. Light blue walls.
Other special features: Wide aisles. Ovens in the lower cabinets. Induction cooktop at the island. Cabinets on either end of the island store small appliances that can stay plugged in and be used in place. Table at appropriate height for an electric wheelchair. “Retractable base cabinet doors at the main sinks and at the cooktop open up the knee space below for the scooter to move into, allowing her to adjust the wheelchair up and down,” designer Barb Mueller says.
Countertop: Daria Silestone, Nebula Code series in Suede finish; wall paint: North Star, Sherwin-Williams; flooring: Metalwood Iridio, 12 by 24 inches in herringbone, Arizona Tile; ovens and microwave: Bosch; refrigerator, dishwasher, vent hood and cooktop: GE; sinks: Kohler; island pendants: Tech Lighting; cabinets: UltraCraft
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Location: Houston
Size: 260 square feet (24.1 square meters)
Homeowners’ request: Gut and remodel the kitchen with universal design in mind so one of the homeowners, who uses an electric wheelchair, can cook and clean independently.
Cabinets and more: Natural bamboo base cabinets. Blue upper cabinets. Light blue walls.
Other special features: Wide aisles. Ovens in the lower cabinets. Induction cooktop at the island. Cabinets on either end of the island store small appliances that can stay plugged in and be used in place. Table at appropriate height for an electric wheelchair. “Retractable base cabinet doors at the main sinks and at the cooktop open up the knee space below for the scooter to move into, allowing her to adjust the wheelchair up and down,” designer Barb Mueller says.
Countertop: Daria Silestone, Nebula Code series in Suede finish; wall paint: North Star, Sherwin-Williams; flooring: Metalwood Iridio, 12 by 24 inches in herringbone, Arizona Tile; ovens and microwave: Bosch; refrigerator, dishwasher, vent hood and cooktop: GE; sinks: Kohler; island pendants: Tech Lighting; cabinets: UltraCraft
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3. Designer: Angela Thomson of Thomson Interiors
Location: Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
Homeowners’ request: Brighten up the kitchen and give it a more updated look while working with the existing cabinets.
Cabinets and more: Warm wood cabinets (existing). White quartz countertops. Gray walls. Marble backsplash in herringbone pattern.
Wall paint: Classic Gray, Benjamin Moore; countertops: Caesarstone in Blizzard White; backsplash: marble in herringbone mosaic, Italnord
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Location: Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
Homeowners’ request: Brighten up the kitchen and give it a more updated look while working with the existing cabinets.
Cabinets and more: Warm wood cabinets (existing). White quartz countertops. Gray walls. Marble backsplash in herringbone pattern.
Wall paint: Classic Gray, Benjamin Moore; countertops: Caesarstone in Blizzard White; backsplash: marble in herringbone mosaic, Italnord
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Location: Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan
Size: 200 square feet (18.5 square meters)
Homeowners’ request: Relocate a kitchen from an enclosed room to an area that opens to the living room.
Cabinets and more: Light ash cabinets. White stone countertops. White walls. Light-stained floors. “We wanted the whole apartment to feel bright and airy yet rich by choice of using wood for millwork,” designer Stephanie Hauptli says. “It adds sophistication without feeling heavy.”
Other special features: Open shelves. Waterfall-edge countertop on island. Enclosed refrigerator. Vent hood disguised in millwork box. Recess in stone backsplash behind stove and sink. “It’s a nice way to bring your eye to a resting point and accentuate the two main working areas, the sink and the stove,” Hauptli says. “It’s subtle but elegant.”
Designer secret: “We like to limit the number of different finishes to just a few so the space feels consistent,” Hauptli says.
Also on the team: A + C NYC (architect of record); Prime Renovations (general contractor)
Wood flooring: oak engineered hardwood in Carnegie Hall color, New York Loft series, Aronson’s Flooring; kitchen cabinet veneer: Sand Ash, Shinnoki; kitchen counters: Stone Source; kitchen hardware: Colonial Brass, The Brass Center; stove: Viking; refrigerator: Sub-Zero; sink and faucet: Elkay; stools: Sossego
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