Simply Elevate Your Kitchen

SWOONIFY YOUR KITCHEN

Because of EyeSwoon, my kitchen is likely the most photographed room in my home.  Truth be told, the kitchen was also the easiest to elevate to my swoony standards. When I purchased this DUMBO apartment the kitchen was delivered as is, WELL almost!  I choose to manipulate a few small design details that made a world of a difference.

The gray cabinets were in fact chosen by the developer and the perimeter of those said cabinets were ordinary stacked plywood.  To infuse the most minor touch of elegance I ordered standard 3/4 inch brass stripping, from an online source, and clad the ho-hum plywood with brass edging.  Additionally, a major addition to this space was changing the lighting that hung above the island.  I desired sophistication to warm up this overly modernist space and chose two Thomas O’Brian Goodman pendants with intricate brass chain and golden interior, picking up the brass edging in the cabinetry.

The pendants immediately added drama to the room, however in their original ivory sheen the contrast was far too distracting against the gray painted walls. So along with the newly painted walls encasing the kitchen, I painted the exterior of the pendants a matte graphite hue.

I share these simple tips and tricks as encouragement for you to get crafty creative; don’t be afraid to alter something that in theory is great but just needs a bit of a nudge to transform it to exceptional. In a sea of dark saturated tones and the slick marble surface, walnut wood – in the tractor stools and cutting boards -add a much needed earthy warmth to the kitchen.

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