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Island. The island counter was already wood but needed a sprucing. The pros at Keystone re-stained it and sealed it with a urethane to stand up to water spots. The island also contains the dishwasher, a beverage refrigerator and additional storage. Sink. Nelson reused the existing sink but replaced the faucets with oil-rubbed bronze, which she loves. “It’s such a classic,” she says.How to Clean and Care for Your Butcher Block | See oil-rubbed bronze hardware
Cabinets. The company that made the existing cabinets was Keystone Millworks Inc., which Nelson already loved working with. They painted all of the existing the cabinets, provided the new oil-rubbed bronze hardware, added the columns to the island and custom-made the vent hood.Vent hood. The new wood hood and surround ties in with the cabinet profiles. “It really softens the space,” Nelson says. Countertops. The countertops are a light-colored quartz, which is durable and practical and complements the tile.Cabinet paint: Edgecomb Gray, Sherwin-Williams; hardware: Keystone MillworksSee why a designer chose white quartz for her kitchen counters
Lighting. “We wanted some feature lighting, so we hung shallow chandeliers in the open space overhead and reduced the size of the trim around the kitchen windows so we could add sconces there,” Nelson says. “We wanted to get a little jewelry up there,” she says, referring to the brass and glass sconces.Materials palette. To forge connections between spaces within an open floor plan, Nelson recommends repeating textures. Here the wood beams over the sitting area and family room tie into the wood countertop on the island. She used the same wall and trim paint colors in both spaces. And she kept the focus on the vent hood and tile wall by choosing a low-profile chandelier, forgoing pendant lights over the island and selecting low-profile counter stools that allow a view clear across the island.Lighting: Visual Comfort; wall paint: Aesthetic White; trim paint: Pure White, both Sherwin-WilliamsSee more photos of wood and white kitchens | Browse candle-style chandeliers
Style. Classic in blues, grays and whites. “The tile is really what set the tone for the kitchen and the family room. We designed all of our fabrics around this tile,” Nelson says. It is a hand-painted terra-cotta tile and the room’s big splurge. Tile: Fatima Decorative Field in Mezzanotte, Duquesa Collection, Walker-ZangerHow to Add a Kitchen Backsplash
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