A Look At Our Kitchen
This kitchen was a full renovation– and Alex did every bit of it himself. New cabinets, new tile, new counters, new everything. It was a big undertaking and the result is one of my favorite spaces in the whole house!
The wallpaper gets the most questions and honestly it almost didn’t stay. The fruit wallpaper felt a little formal to me at first– beautiful, but not quite us.
And then I hung a Duke’s mayo embroidery by Whistle Pig Art on the wall and suddenly the whole kitchen made sense. That one piece made it feel like ours.
That’s the thing about a room– sometimes it just needs one unexpected detail to click into place.
Here’s everything in the space, linked and sourced.
Paint Colors
The cabinets are Card Room Green, the island is Down Pipe, and the range wall is Dead Salmon. All are Farrow & Ball colors.
For a deeper dive on how we use color throughout our whole house, read more about our home color palette. And if you’re already familiar with it, you’ll know that Down Pipe and Dead Salmon aren’t in the palette! I have plans to make a few changes in the kitchen soon.. stay tuned!
The Big Things
Counters
Calacatta Venice marble in a honed finish, purchased locally from Viktor’s Granite and Marble in Asheville. We can’t recommend them enough if you’re local!
Cabinets
Unfinished kitchen cabinets from Best Brand Cabinets in the Cameron style in maple. We chose inset cabinets which incurs an additional fee per cabinet. They arrived on pallets and we painted them ourselves using a hand sprayer!
Stove
We have an Ilve range (Nostalgie II). It’s beautiful!
Sink
We always get a lot of questions about our sink! I don’t see the exact one anymore but this one is super similar. It’s reversible if you want to have a smooth front.
Hardwood Floors
Oh my gosh, I love our floors! They were recently refinished by Travis of Avox Craftworks. He used Loba English Chestnut and the floors are red oak.
The Details
Stools
Euro Style Vienno counter stools
Pendant Lights
DeVol pleat porcelain pendant in size small
Backsplash Tile
4×4 Zellige tile in Casablanca
Drawer Pulls
Forge Hardware cup drawer pulls and round antique brass knobs
Faucets
Insideast brass bridge faucet and brass wall faucet. These are great for the price.
Wallpaper
Morris & Co fruit wallpaper in Beige/Gold/Coral. We ordered samples in several colors before landing on this one– highly recommend ordering samples before you commit.
Art
Duke’s mayo embroidery by Whistle Pig Art. Send her a message on Instagram for available pieces and custom work.
Party Goose by Liz Wiesel (she’s local to the Asheville area!)
Fruit Bowls
Did the colorful fruit bowls stop you in your tracks? They’re by East Fork (& they are local to Asheville!!!) I especially love their popcorn bowl size for counters.
