Santa Monica Project: Before & After, the Kitchen
Here is another round of before & after shots, this time of the kitchen. I really love designing kitchens, especially the initial planning of a space when all the ideas are flowing out on paper as loose sketches, before the true hard-lined plans are set and decided; it feels like a very hopeful and optimistic moment of the process.
I enjoy exploring the functionality of kitchen layouts and attempting to get inside the head of each my client’s to determine how they will use their dream kitchen. Perhaps that is partly because I personally love food so much and enjoy cooking and baking, so I assume that everyone else does too! Always a fascinating exercise.
Some specifics on this kitchen: cabinets are cherry wood, both solid & veneer, with a custom dark walnut stain. Countertops are Caeserstone with a handmade terracotta tile backsplash in persian blue, (I included the a tile closeup detail photo; one of my favorite elements of this project and favorite pics from Josh) with porcelain travertine floors. The orange walls are Yolo paint, which is a Eco product; they have really wonderful colors. I fought for the pop of color on the wall and it really made a statement, and the snappy brightness is completely complementary to all the subtle neutrals and blues throughout the rest of the interior.
