White & Black Kitchen

This Kitchen Remodel is in a 1930’s Home and was possible by combining the original Kitchen and Breakfast Room. The homeowners have hectic professional lives and two young daughters. She wanted a space that was both Serene for Sunday Morning coffee and Elegant enough for Entertaining. He wanted a very functional Cook’s Kitchen, he said, “Design it like a ship, every square inch matters.” She imagined a white-on-white kitchen, yet also had photos pulled of some very bright orange and fuscia cabinets as possible Bar Area ideas. The whole home is filled with color, has an elegant, fashion forward nature. My biggest concern with white-on-white was that it would fall flat against the saturation in the rest of the house. Taking off from her love of a bold pop of color, I suggested a high-gloss black cabinet, the orange or fucshia would have been too overpowering in that length. While the black is certainly bold in that quantity, we felt it was also as classic as a Little Black Dress. Paired with some French Bistrio touches, Chinoiserie style, and plenty of nods to Fashion and we had a fabulous unique kitchen that blended She and He perfectly.