Photos by Ryan Bent Photography
Kitchen at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple with four kids
Location: Shelburne, Vermont
Size: 353 square feet (33 square meters)
Designers: Jillian Bartolo of Peregrine Design Build (lead designer) and Lauren Miles (interior design)
Bartolo removed a structural wall to absorb the former dining room into the new kitchen, increasing the layout by 155 square feet. “We ended up relocating the dining room across the house,” says Bartolo, who worked with Miles on selecting finishes.
A 4½ -by-10-foot island with a flat-sawn white oak countertop creates a warm and welcoming spot for the family to gather. “It was my recommendation to go with a 2-inch-thick top that’s dramatic and creates a focal point,” Bartolo says. “For the scale of the island that big, the thickness is appropriate.”
Custom Shaker-style wood cabinetry is painted a warm green (Shade-Grown by Sherwin-Williams). A 36-inch paneled built-in refrigerator column and 30-inch paneled freezer (back right) and paneled dishwasher to the left of the sink help maintain the warm and inviting look. The wood-and-green palette join engineered wide-plank European white oak flooring, hand-painted marble backsplash tiles and marble perimeter countertops for an inviting English country look and feel.
A pocket door next to the refrigerator leads to the renovated mudroom, which has slate tile flooring. To the right of that doorway, on the white wall, is another pocket door (not shown) that opens to a spacious butler’s pantry.
Backsplash: Willow in Walnut, Artisan Stone Tile, StoneImpressions; paint colors: Ivory White (ceiling and trim) and Tapestry Beige (walls), Benjamin Moore; cabinetry: Pomerantz Woodworking; flooring: Tresor collection, Provenza Floors
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This Victorian-era English kitchen was in need of a revamp, but the owner wanted to stick with white for the walls and countertop.
“She was quite nervous about using color,” says designer Natasha Burton of NB Interiors UK. Burton suggested gently adding interest through the use of soft pink lower cabinets, subtle pattern on the floor and a few key brass details.
In addition to bringing warmth to the small room, brass also has cleverly been used to tie the design into the era of the house. The brass door plates shown here, for example, are a nod to the Ingatestone, Essex, home’s Victorian heritage, as well as a practical addition to the narrow swing doors.
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