{"id":562,"date":"2017-02-17T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laurenliess.com\/pure-style-home\/a-navy-kitchen-reveal\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T18:07:42","slug":"a-navy-kitchen-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenliess.com\/a-navy-kitchen-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Navy Kitchen Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy more-than-halfway point through February!! \u00a0I am SO ready for spring and am just getting into planning the kitchen garden on the side of our house. \u00a0I&#8217;m also in the process of sending over years of work to our web designer for our online portfolio and it&#8217;s made me realize I have so many projects to share with you!! \u00a0Today I thought I&#8217;d share a favorite kitchen of mine. \u00a0We worked on this project with <a href=\"http:\/\/cunninghamquill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cunningham Quill Architects<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrmichaelconstruction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CarrMichael Construction<\/a> and our clients are dream clients who completely renovated their historical home from top to bottom. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t get &#8220;before&#8221; photos because the house was completely re-worked and rooms were moved every which way so today it&#8217;s just the &#8220;afters.&#8221; \u00a0Here&#8217;s a view of the main working wall:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" src=\"\/blog\/NavyHouse\/Norman_14016LL-19_318_web.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>{Navy perimeter cabinets with a warm walnut island and a mix of metals, white Silestone countertops with a soapstone island. \u00a0Cookbooks are stored in the right side of the island (with a vintage towel bar) and the microwave is hidden on the left side of the island. \u00a0BTW- The ovens are not shown but are on the right side of this elevation.\u00a0}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It makes me incredibly happy to see kitchens in action and I love seeing them truly being used, counters covered in ingredients and sippy cups, and my client CAN COOK. \u00a0(Oh my GOSH can she cook! \u00a0I&#8217;ve had to go home with the recipe of every meal she&#8217;s made. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/NavyHouse\/Norman_14016LL-19_348_web.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>She wanted a combination of open and closed storage beside the cooktop so we did cabinets with shelves below. \u00a0I love that they&#8217;ve got a spot for the less attractive necessities and open space for things they want to get to quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The kitchen was one of the first spaces I designed and it helped established a palette of navy, brass and wood for the entire house:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/NavyHouse\/Norman_14016LL-19_357_M_web.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>{I often think of the door &amp; door hardware as a microcosm for what&#8217;s going on in the rest of the house and this one is the perfect example of that.}<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/NavyHouse\/Norman_14016LL-19_314_web.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>A beverage station with wine fridge and coffee bar sees daily use: \u00a0(but probably not in that order \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{I often think of the door &amp; door hardware as a microcosm for what&#8217;s going on in the rest of the house and this one is the perfect example of that.}<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/NavyHouse\/Norman_14016LL-19_316_web.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We picked the navy for the house right from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurenliess.com\/shop\/moth-wing-in-navy-by-the-yard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Liess Textiles&#8217; &#8220;Mothwing&#8221;<\/a> curtains. \u00a0(below) A custom table by <a href=\"http:\/\/lorimerstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lorimer Studios<\/a> with modern black windsor chairs and a faux leather banquette make for a cozy kitchen dining area:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve written about it before, but I believe having a well-designed home straight up leads to a different kind of life&#8230; an easier, simpler, more organized life. \u00a0When you can really get into the nitty gritty of a house and thoughtfully think through the design of every single space and how it can work best for you, there&#8217;s a relaxed satisfaction that comes out of living there, of things working so well. \u00a0There&#8217;s a common misconception that decorators\/designers are all about making things &#8220;pretty&#8221; and that they don&#8217;t think much about &#8220;function&#8221; but there&#8217;s no way to create something truly special and livable without major attention habits, function and flow. 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