Kitchen
Sightlines throughout the first level are clear: The kitchen island aligns with the fireplace. Wraparound windows to the south and east bring plentiful light into this family hub. Since most of the walls are windows, Swan says, creating storage meant using glass corner cabinets (“so light can reflect off the glass”) with plentiful ergonomic drawers below. She also included storage in the island.
All that natural wood!
Malachite backsplash
red oak floors, which flow through the entire first floor; through the materials and cabinetry details; and also with the ceiling, suspending lights from sinuous, landscape-inspired metal pieces that hang from more wood recesses.
Island and lighting details
The riot of colourful tiles
When using black as a main colour in your palette, use mirror to reflect light.
Tin tiles. A tin backsplash has a classic, timeless look but adds just enough shine for a modern feel. Tin tiles comes in different finishes, too, so if you really want to go modern with this material, try molded plastic panels, which allow you to paint the surface any color.
Wine crates. Salvaged wood wine crates also work great for a bar area. Call your local wine stores to see if they have any used crates you can pick up, or search online. Most boxes are not treated and can be stained to coordinate with other elements in the space. Tip: Be gentle when taking apart wine boxes, as they split easily.
Mosaic pieces from broken china. Pieces of china and tile set the tone for this cottage-style kitchen. China can be found at secondhand stores, estate sales and garage sales. To save money, look for chipped or otherwise slightly damaged pieces that are marked down, which are perfect for this project.
Pennies. While the backsplash shown here is made of ceramic tile sheets covered in copper, there’s no reason you can’t use real pennies to make your own similar version.
Clothing buttons. A button backsplash has the right look for this cottage-style kitchen, supplying a mix of textures and colors.
If you’re not too keen on an overly polished look, try looking for aged mirrors with patina.
Vintage bottle caps. Bottle caps create an interesting look suitable for a kitchen with vintage flair. Plus, they come in many colors, so you can customize the caps to fit with the rest of your kitchen color scheme.
mosaic tile backsplash
The kitchen’s owners chose street signs with plant names, sourced from City of Seattle Surplus. They cleaned them, cut them into tiles, came up with a composition, affixed them to the wall and sealed them.
colourful chandalier
innovative use of drawers in the kitchen
coffered ceilings and the floor pattern mimicking the ceiling bu on a diagonal
to get rid of fruit flies, cover fruit
Pull out chopping board
lighting
3rd photo of this kitchen
black and white
leaded glass transom
another look at the counter top
table/counter top
Nice layout with the bank of windows in the hallway.
Q