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Spacious Kitchen Receives Aquatic Makeover
Photos: Courtesy of New Canaan Kitchens
This spacious L-shaped kitchen, designed by Rebecca Reynolds, features solid alder cabinetry in a honey shade on the perimeter and a stain two shades darker on the large, functional island.
A bronze/brushed stainless steel hood from RangeCraft and a Viking dual-fuel cooktop are paired with a mosaic tile backsplash in ocean-inspired shades.
The large tropical fish tank on the right acted as the inspiration and focal point for the space, reflecting the clients’ love of diving.
Radius cabinetry appears at both ends of the island to add visual appeal.
- Rebecca Reynolds, principal of New Canaan Kitchens, LLC of New Canaan, CT, created the design for this large, multi-entry kitchen, which centers around a large fish tank. The tank provided both the inspiration for the design as well as the biggest challenge to it.
- The presence of life the tank created within the kitchen led Reynolds to select earthy elements and colors. She specified granite countertops in a pastiche of muted pistachio green shades and deep azure, with bands of bronze veined throughout. Custom alder cabinetry is featured in both base and wall-hung cabinetry in two different stains: deep honey on the perimeter, and a stain two shades darker on the island.
- The designer specified a variety of appliances for the clients, a busy pair with young children, including a Viking 48" dual-fuel cooktop, with a bronze/brushed stainless steel RangeCraft hood above it; a 48" refrigerator, also from Viking; a double-bowl “beach” sink from Franke, and a variety of products from Sub-Zero’s 700 series, including refrigerator drawers and wine refrigeration within the butler’s pantry, which Reynolds also designed. Two sets of dishwashers were included, as well as two trash pull-outs, and two microwaves, all split between the perimeter workspaces and the functional island.
- The butler’s pantry features a third dishwasher, onyx countertops and a Linkasink hammered copper bar sink crowned by a weathered bronze faucet.
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