Rustic Kitchens to Drool Over
By Kate Jerde
AD's roundup proves that a rugged yet refined look works just as well in the city as it does in the country.
A stone wall, ceiling beams, and a barnlike door add rustic touches to the otherwise contemporary kitchen of a Malibu beach house designed by Michael Lee.
Designer Russell Groves converted a 19th-century barn that had been moved from Canada to Connecticut into a 15-room house. The kitchen’s modern appliances and zinc-and-marble countertops contrast with the barn’s original wood beams, posts, and flooring.
Architect Gordon Pierce conceived an informal ranch house for a couple in Colorado; Elissa Cullman designed the interiors. A muted color scheme is used in the kitchen, where wood finishes dominate.
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Interior design firm Sills Huniford brought a contemporary interpretation of country to the kitchen of a Tribeca penthouse via beadboard cabinets and Venetian-plaster walls; the bleached-and-pickled table was originally painted black.
Antique beams crisscross a Nantucket kitchen designed by Karin Blake and the Nantucket Architecture Group. Painted diamonds span the wood floor, and the counters are butcher block.
In a 200-year-old barn that she transported to coastal Rhode Island, designer Ellen Denisevich-Grickis created an eclectic kitchen setting: Rustic beams mix with a vibrant Shaker-style island, Murano-glass chandelier, and Viking stainless-steel appliances. The concrete floors are embedded with chips of mirror, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell, and sea glass.
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Whimsical details—a dramatically angled hood, and ceiling fixtures with overscale inverted lampshades—enliven the kitchen/family room of actress Diane Keaton in Beverly Hills, California. Designer Stephen Shadley remodeled the space; the range is by Viking.
Architect Howard J. Backen built a dream home in Napa Valley for the owners of Diamond Mountain Vineyard. The spacious kitchen is at one end of a vaulted pavilion flanked by covered porches with sliding glass doors. The kitchen is separated from the living area by an antique baking table from Ireland.
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photos: Mary E. Nichols; Scott Frances; David O. Marlow; Scott Frances; David O. Marlow; Richard Mandelkorn; Scott Frances; Erhard Pfeiffer.
