A Study in Black and White

This kitchen started out as a cramped room furnished with dark cherry cabinets. General contractor Mark Longacre Construction, Inc. removed the cabinets (and arranged for their donation to the Habitat ReStore; they were immediately purchased for reuse), along with the dark granite counters and tile floor, then enlarged the opening between the kitchen and dining room.

Although the kitchen appears extremely simple, careful thought went into every detail. (You can read about that and see process shots here.) Doors are hung on traditional mortised butt hinges. Drawers are inset and run on Blum Tandem slides. The cabinets are scribed to the floor and walls for the cleanest finish.

Wall cabinets of different depths flank the stove–a spice cabinet to the left, a deeper cabinet for dry goods and seldom-used items on the right. A hood insert is hidden in the recess above the stove. The ceiling fixture is temporary, left from the room’s previous iteration pending the homeowners’ choice of a new one. The stove is by Lacanche.

The light fixtures in the dining room are original to the 1920s house.