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When they first encountered it, the kitchen was a pastiche of
1970s cabinetry. The only clue to the original look of the room was what
remained of the old wooden butler’s pantry.
“ The cabinets went to the
ceiling, so that was our starting point,” David says. “They were built on site
in the 1920s and have true divided glass. They’re not like the ones in most new
kitchens, where it looks like someone threw a box at the wall. There was no way
we would change them.” To complement but not match the look, they commissioned
additional classic white cabinets topped by crown molding.
Undecided
about whether to have a kitchen island, the ever-resourceful duo asked a friend
who is a display artist to create a cardboard mock-up. “It was a great test
run,” Daryl notes. “We really liked having it, and made up our minds that we
needed an island.”
(p) Daryl’s collections of Fiesta and
Vistosa
dishware mingle with David’s coveted enamelware pots by mid-century
Norwegian designer Catherine Holm. (q) A
quilted stainless- steel backsplash lines the wall above the range.
“There’s
something so retro-industrial about it,” Daryl says. Wall
paint, Benjamin Moore.
Range, DCS. (r) It’s a
stainless-steel
smorgasbord in the kitchen, where the countertops,
appliances, and accents are
made of this timeless material,
contemporary and sentimental at the same time.
Dishwasher, Miele.
Faucet, Jado. (s)
Fire-King cups and saucers are the
heavy-duty stuff of diners and Elk’s lodges,
not the home pattern.
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