Like the floors. A Cohesive Open Floor Plan This photo shows how the kitchen relates to the living room. Gervais chose a wide-plank white oak floor with a warm gray wash because it works with a range of styles, from traditional to contemporary. The cabinetry has a minimalist flat, or slab, profile and features the same engineered silvered oak that she used on the range hood. Using an engineered wood meant that the cabinetry grain would be consistent. This oak continues on the living room built-ins. Just out of view is a fireplace covered in a tile that looks like blackened hot-rolled steel. Throughout the house, Gervais contrasted the light wood and white hues with matte black accents. This includes matte black cabinet and door hardware, stair railings, light fixtures and faucets. Shop for black kitchen faucets on Houzz
I like light floors. Streamlined Style The view of the upper cabinets is streamlined and clear because of their lack of hardware. Gervais extended the cabinet doors below the cabinet boxes so they can be opened with ease without leaving visible fingerprints. She chose linear glazed ceramic tiles from the Handmade series by Tierra Sol, installed in a 70-30 offset pattern. “The tile color reflects the warm gray tones found in the Cambria Brittanicca Warm countertops, and the installation pattern provides a subtle texture to the space,” she says. Another factor that keeps everything streamlined is the use of drawers instead of cabinet doors on the lower cabinetry. The way the lines and pulls of the drawers line up across the lower cabinetry contributes to the minimalist aesthetic. “Drawers are great and are so much easier for people to access. Even when I use doors on lower cabinetry, I outfit them with rollout drawers,” the designer says.
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