Location:DenverSize: 187 square feet (17 square meters); 11 by 17 feetHomeowners’ Request:"The entire vision for this home, including the kitchen, was a midcentury modern feel that seamlessly incorporated modern finishes that were cohesive with vintage mid-mod furniture and accents that the client had inherited," says designer Carrie Goldman, who collaborated with her client through Houzz ideabooks. "The homeowners wanted something on-trend yet also timeless. The lower Shaker cabinet doors are a nod to the traditional, while the flat-panel drawers and upper wood cabinets, open shelving, wrapped hood and paneled refrigerator are intended to modernize and elevate the space."
White, Wood, and Black Details
The lower cabinets are a saturated black with a blue undertone (Soot by Benjamin Moore). The upper cabinets, range hood, and floating shelves are hickory in a butter pecan stain. The flooring is white oak. The walls are finished in white Venetian plaster."The graphite stainless range and Soot lower cabinets are modern in color palette and style but also mute the lower half of the kitchen, allowing the eye to be drawn up with the white walls and light hickory cabinets," Goldman says. "This gives the illusion of a higher ceiling and a larger space."
Other Special Features
Marble-look quartz countertops.
Designer Tip
"One way to have fun with natural wood is to change the grain flow to create a unique visual effect," Goldman says. "Also, with cabinets, for a timeless transitional look, mix Shaker cabinets and flat-panel cabinet doors and drawer fronts. If you are leaning more modern versus transitional, try a flat-panel door; if you want to go more traditional, use more Shaker."
