Tabla de contenidos para Summer 2020 en Kitchens & Baths

AS MUCH AS I LOVE A CLASSIC WHITE KITCHEN, there’s something about a confident color choice—a professional-style range in bright cobalt blue, a vintage claw-foot tub painted persimmon orange—that makes my heart skip a beat. I have immense respect for homeowners and designers who take that leap into the color stratosphere because I understand how scary it can be. We asked Caitlin Murray, founder and creative director of Black Lacquer Design in Los Angeles, to share her fearless approach to color—perfectly illustrated in the small bathroom she rehabbed for California clients (page 20). Her foolproof tips might convince you to abandon neutrals forever! Creating a design you love hinges not only on aesthetics, but also on the way a room feels and flows when you’re in it. For cooking pro…

Q WHAT DO YOU TELL HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE AFRAID TO STEP OUTSIDE OF A NEUTRAL PALETTE? Luckily, at this point in my career most clients come to me because they love color! I adore all hues (even the neutral ones) but there are so many exciting opportunities without a tonal limitation. Baths are generally smaller than other spaces in a home and therefore less of a square footage commitment, so sometimes that’s where I begin my color conviction. It’s easy to make a bathroom feel like a jewel box through the use of bold color and pattern, so a little also goes a long way. Kitchens are often fairly open spaces these days so incorporating colors helps define each zone and give it a distinct style. Q WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE, OR…

WILLIAM KRISEL WAS A PIONEER of midcentury modern architecture. When Brian and Dianna Talbert found their Krisel house near Tustin, California, they knew they had a gem, but the kitchen and surrounding rooms were too closed off to suit their family of four. So they called on designer Vanessa Matsalla to reenvision the space, creating a more open flow and capitalizing on its exceptional light. “We blew out the walls in the office (formerly a dining room), kitchen, and laundry, opening it all up to the living room,” Matsalla says. A new laundry room now tucks behind barn-style doors at one end of the kitchen. “Brian and Dianna didn’t have a huge budget,” Matsalla says. “So we had to get creative when choosing some of the elements to deliver an…

FOOD IS THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE, THEY SAY, and in this house, all that amour has a distinctly French accent. It begins with the formal French-style exterior of the Dallas home and carries through each gracious room, where the owners have brought their love for France into every corner. “She loves French architecture, cooking, and baking,” interior designer Heidi Arwine says, so it made sense to design the remodeled kitchen to complement her prized La Cornue range. Arwine, who worked in tandem with architect Christy Blumenfeld on the project, selected custom base cabinets that echo the elegance of the copper-trimmed range. The copper story continues on the trim decorating the custom vent hood and on cookware filling ceiling-mounted shelves. “The homeowner already owned all of that copper,” Arwine says. “We…

CLEAN AND BRIGHT ARE COMMON ENOUGH REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTER BATHROOM. But not sterile and cold. “We were able to transform the original dark, clunky master bathroom into a retreat that’s filled with life and light,” says designer Marie Flanigan, who was tasked with reinvigorating Leslie and Andy Zizinia’s Houston-area home built in 2002. First the light: a large window above the tub, expansive white cabinetry, 16×24-inch honed marble floor tiles in a sandy hue, and walls of white subway tiles. Then the life: artwork from the Zizinias’ collection, which pairs with a vintage Oushak rug and a chandelier finished in antiqued brass that casts dappled light over the built-in tub. On the other side of the room, custom alderwood French doors open to a spacious walk-in closet, where neutral…

THE KITCHEN MIGHT BE THE HUB OF THE HOME, BUT DON’T OVERLOOK THE ALLURE OF THE MASTER BATH, Houston interior designer Talbot Cooley says. “It’s where you end and begin your day, so it needs to be something that takes you away—something that relaxes you at night or that revives you in the morning.” It was with that thought in mind that Cooley created a dream retreat for longtime clients—and recent empty nesters—who were building their forever home. “This is their last house, so she wanted to do it with all of her passion,” Cooley says. “She has extremely good taste and loves the idea of elegant and formal.” That formality plays out in marble and mirrored surfaces and crystal light fixtures. Cooley, a stickler for details, designed a focal-point…

MANY TUBS ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH STANDARD AND PETITE SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE SMALLER BATHS.…

BRYON AND SUSAN CONNOR HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR OLD HOUSES. They found a match in a 1925 Craftsman in historic Oak Park, Illinois, though its builder-basic finishes—courtesy of a recent remodel—were not quite what they had in mind. Oak cabinets in the kitchen, for one, “really lacked the old house character we wanted,” Susan says. Upon a friend’s recommendation, Susan reached out to renowned Chicago-based designer Jean Stoffer to create a kitchen more befitting the nearly century-old house while adding up-to-the-minute function for a busy family, which includes two teens and two large dogs. “Susan is adventurous and loves the outdoors and traveling,” says Stoffer, who teamed up with designer Katie Kolosa for the project. English-style cabinetry painted a rich forest green—a custom color the design team calls Eden…

Understand Your Choices Before choosing the surface that best suits your space, style, and budget, learn about the options: SOLID HARDWOOD flooring is made up of a single piece of timber cut into a plank. It is available in many wood species and finishes. ENGINEERED WOOD flooring is made from a hardwood layer topping a base of less expensive plywood. Engineered floors tend to be more economical than solid hardwood while giving a similar look. TILE flooring comes in several sizes and materials, including ceramic, porcelain, stone, clay, or glass. LAMINATE flooring is made by printing a digital photo onto high-density fiber-board. Laminate can give the look of wood, stone, and other surfaces. VINYL flooring is made of synthetic materials and comes in sheets, tiles, and planks. It’s also sold…

1 FINDING INSPIRATION. “I envisioned a well-traveled young couple who had been around the world and wanted their master bath to remind them of a hotel they had visited in an exotic land,” designer Keith Baltimore says of his inspiration for this space. His first step in taking an all-white room with little architectural detail to another place was wallcovering in a bright emerald green palm motif, opposite. “It’s extremely tropical—the perfect way to set the tone,” he says. 2 USING UNEXPECTED MATERIALS. Stone, porcelain, and glass blend in the custom vanity, this photo, that introduces colors inspired by volcanic stone. Strong vertical lines of the sink and mirror components intersect the horizontal expanse. “To me, the vanity is reminiscent of a big steamer trunk,” Baltimore says. “It’s a natural…

ON THE COVER Architecture: Kate Johns, AIA, Chatham, New York; 518/392-7909; katejohnsaia.com. Construction: Bill Stratton, Bill Stratton Building Co., Chatham, New York; 518/392-4200; billstrattonbuildingcompany.com. Range—Wolf Appliance Inc.; 800/332-9513; subzero-wolf.com. Vent hood rusted steel finish—Raw Urth Designs; rawurth.com. Backsplash subway tiles in white with crackle glaze—L’Esperance Craftsman Style; 518/884-2814; lesperancetileworks.com. Perimeter countertops Absolute Black granite, island countertops Turkish marble—see local dealers. Perimeter sink Farmhaus Fireclay Quatro Alcove sink—Whitehaus Collection; 800/527-6690; whitehauscollection.com. Perimeter faucets from the Concord collection—Kingston Brass; 877/252-7277; kingstonbrass.com. Pot filler—Grohe America Inc.; 800/201-3407; groheamerica.com. Sconces at windows Heirloom in Old Bronze—Hudson Valley Lighting Inc.; 800/814-3993; hudsonvalleylighting.com. Wall paint Sailcloth, cabinet paint Duxbury Gray, trim paint Revere Pewter, ceiling paint Glacier White—Benjamin Moore; 888/236-6667; benjaminmoore.com [P]. Blue dishes on shelves—IKEA; ikea-usa.com. Green dishes on shelves—Pier 1 Imports; 800/245-4595; pier1.com. Woven tray on island—Cocoon; 845/255-6862; cocoonathome.com. Woven tray with artichokes—Crate &…

Amanda Frederickson is a caterer, food stylist, test-kitchen chef, and now a cookbook author with a new book, Simple Beautiful Food, published by Ten Speed Press. When she and husband Luke moved from Los Angeles to a vintage home in Nashville, their priority was clear: Turn the tired old kitchen into the ultimate space to work, play, gather, and eat. She shared her design process with us. Q FOR AN OLD HOUSE, THIS KITCHEN FEELS VERY SPACIOUS. HOW DID YOU USE THE EXISTING SPACE? When we got the house, its kitchen was sort of a back room—tiny, with limited counter space and old cork floors. We found an empty space right next to it, on one side. On the other side, we discovered dead space between the kitchen and dining room.…