Dimensional Tile Kitchen

That demands restraint and colors that are generally neutral. But inside of that aesthetic, white kitchens can be as formulaic as the conventional “one true” white ones. So it’s a joy to discover a white kitchen that is packed with tips, a shock or 2, and a design and style intriguing adequate to be inspirational. After again, it is the operate of HammerSmith, an Atlanta based mostly residential style and renovation firm that also created the award-winning Cappuccino Kitchen – an all-time favorite of mine. Their widespread denominator is the use of tile as a significant element and I’ve made no secret about my really like for tile as a kitchen need to-have!

In this Atlanta beauty [leading], Andy Blick’s Discus tile, in matte white, is large-scale and 3-dimensional. The tile contributes texture, drama and tactility to edgy feature wall with a futuristic aura. (Think about how plain and much less dramatic subway tile would look). The cantilevered stainless steel “bridge” extension of the island, with open area below, seems like contemporary sculpture that balances the island cabinets.

Basically, this is a galley kitchen. At the dining area finish, one tall cabinet homes a paneled bottom-mount refrigerator and a bank of Miele ovens. Dark wood paneling runs behind it to create a clear distinction amongst the kitchen and dining space. There, a Miele espresso machine is set high in the wall. (I really do not agree with this location which leaves the consumer nowhere to put down the milk jug while coffee is pulled or visa versa. HammerSmith design director Eric Rothman green-lighted the identical placement in the Cappuccino kitchen.)

The kitchen has a glass wall that slides away to open it onto a patio — you can see the track in the floor. This provides us a tiny glimpse of exterior space (a lot more below) the place cabinets continue into a outside kitchen. Hunting across displays the  detailing best – how dark wood like the dining space paneling frames the base cabinets and generates the illusion of legs. The wood repeats in the counter stools (which make a lot more sense to me on the open end, exactly where a person truly can sit, but that’s a styling quibble).

One particular shock is the gorgeous integral stainless farm sink that sits on the end of the stainless bridge and is raised over the other side of the island. The faucet is Newform’s Forma in polished chrome with a twinned 26-inch higher sprayer and swivel spout.

Yet another sudden factor of this kitchen is the textured surface of the cabinets and the way Calacatta marble counters are layered above the wood frame wrapper. This sophisticated stacking shows how acquainted components can function with each other to develop a exclusive appear.

Due to the fact each and every of the Blick tiles measures 10” x 10”, it’s simple to calculate that the assortment wall is 9-feet extended. The wall-mounted canopy hood is a neat 70-inches and properly lined up with the tile so it seems to float above the induction cooktop, which is barely there.

A see of this kitchen is not full without a search at the grill set into the cabinets that proceed outside. It also reveals the reliable marble slab that waterfalls above the end of the island — another refined finishing touch.

(Source: hammersmith)

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