Kitchen of the Week: Take fresh on Farmers Classic Style

Kitchen Overview
who lives here few and their daughter 7 years old; he is a restaurateur who likes to bake
Location Minnesota, USA
Size 39.6 square meters, plus a boot space of 17.8 sq m
Designer Jacqueline Jacqueline Fortier Fortier of Design

kitchen detail-packed this have an island of iron wrapped with worktop tin, glass cabinets and corner seat. "We are careful not to have too home-y," said Fortier. "This is the kitchen of the city, and we do not want to become a state."

wife loves color and, at the beginning of the discussion, 'it would be a lot more colorful than it ended up being', Fortier tells. "We pay much attention to controlling the project to not make it so wildly. In the end, it is really beautiful, the kitchen is a classic that can last 30 to 40 years."

Among the special touches of this kitchen, glass bulbs pendants over the island have gathered many admirers for house tours and open houses. They replace other lights were turned out too big. Fortier had the original bright chrome finished 'look like zinc knock down', then installed the old-fashioned Edison-style bulbs. "I do not think they'll get so many compliments, but people love the equipment," said Fortier. Appearance is not-quite-modern but not-quite-traditional blend with the overall design.

Pendant lamps, Cyan Design. Barstool, McGuire Furniture.

before before striking kitchen makeover shortage of visual interest and warmth.

after 'I am not a big fan of the islands, "Fortier said,' but they can solve some functional problems and this one does not. What I am trying to avoid is a standard wall many miles of closet and shelf space. "

The 1.83mx 1.17M island, the peak in luxury (lead-free) lead worktop, is a hard worker. In addition to housing a large house sink, a dishwasher drawers and pull-out trash bin, it offers seating useful.

The cooking set-up is an exercise in efficiency, range stove, flanked by cabinets, just a step away from the refrigerator, and a half-round of the sink and the facility clean-up.

metal framework hard this island gives way to the curtain fabric flowers fashioned sit under home sink depth. "I always try to sneak in under the curtain cloth in the sink," said Fortier. 'In the kitchen, you do not have many opportunities to add softness, because you want to be loud and functional materials and wears well. "

Not only the cloth slightly to bring other materials to the mix, it also brings, Fortier said, 'nostalgia' and a place to add patterns, the choice is 'interest but not too Victorian', in shades of steel gray -abu shot from the blue with yellow mustard on a soft white field. "It added a little femininity to an island mostly masculine," he said.

Farmers sink, Shaws, Rohl. drawer dishwasher, Fisher & Paykel, Fabrics, Camberwell Vas in citrine of Schumacher, island cabinets, designs bespoke by Jacqueline Fortier the design, created by Zroka Cabinet and Fixture.

The cozy corner apparently meant to eat, but it was intended as an art space for children's creative partner. "That was the first idea we decided on," said Fortier. 'The way I sell it, you have a daughter of this one, he's always doing a project, you do not want him to do on the island because you have to clean them when they are finished to sit down and eat. "Finally, Fortier imagine, the angle will be homework and computer stations.

Legs iron curved mirror those on the island, but the worktop is soapstone. Under the seat drawer home arts supplies. The curved seat-backs repeating form bench in the boot room. Fortier used magnetic paint on a wall corner so the artist beginners can display his works. The final touch: lights petite - 'a little girl's fantasy', Fortier said

The table and benches, bespoke design by Jacqueline Fortier design .. paint Bench, Temptation, BM 09 by Benjamin Moore, magnetic paint, Benjamin Moore.

the closet, with rustic tiles, open shelving dishes and chicken-wire closet, came closest to a real farm house visible. Worktops symmetrical door range made of different materials. On the left is a timber for cooking prep work, and on the right is soapstone, good cold surface for rolling dough for baking station husband.

dish shelf Fortier is an element of love. "I always put them in my kitchen dish rack," he said. 'They are so functional; That's one thing my clients love most about them. They are great for people who do not want an open shelf, but who wants a bit of character in their kitchen. "

The cabinets, made of maple paint grade, looked fresh and aged at the same time, thanks to the finish glazed in off-white painted surface. Fortier himself doing the glass, which, he explains, 'dulls the finish, which is one of the reasons for doing so. It also offers mold and hides fingerprints. "

'I always glaze kitchen cabinets me," he continued. "It is softer to the touch, softer looking to the eye. Blends well with dark worktops. It makes the kitchen more comfortable and older looking. Cupboard age better. "

The Royal Great in the kitchen are hand-island made of tin worktop. 'Pewter durable enough; it had been there for hundreds of years, "said Fortier. "It is an element that is wonderful to add any space, because it already had a taste of the age. It takes on the character of the client -. And the clientele is full of character '

Pewter is a well-known metal soft, but that only increases the charm, Fortier says . "I do not think people should be fearful about how the age of the raw material," he said. "That's where the beauty of the material out, when they take on the patina of the owner." it did not take long to rack this section to reflect their owners. Within one month of installation, the couple's daughter was engraved 'I love you' to the surface. 'How can you not melt when you see that? "Fortier said.

Pewter worktop, François & Co

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'A French kitchen really traditionally always had a blue and white tiles, "said Fortier. "We automatically knew we wanted to bring a French touch to it. 'The terracotta tiles rustic, in shades of midnight blue and black charcoal on the ground cream,' fit the bill '. While the overall pattern of large, detailed work is small, so the tiles do not beat fineness finished cabinets. at the same time, the tile work together across the kitchen to see a cohesive palette.

'All the elements come together perfectly, "said Fortier. "They're all mixed up, and I'm not matchy. It's neat in the end."

tiled splashback, Palio 1, Tabarka Studio. Range cooker, BERTAZZONI. Cupboard, bespoke design by Jacqueline Fortier Design. paint cabinets, Shoji White, SW 7042, Sherwin-Williams. Glass, custom glazes using Benjamin Moore Glaze Base by Jacqueline Fortier Design.

might say Farmers over chicken-wire closet. 'She likes chicken, "Fortier said of the homeowner. "It's a nod to his desire to have a chicken coop, or a little nod to the country kitchen, but minimal. This is the intro bit to a different style, but not in your face." The cabinet pull up to open and accommodate large bowls or platters the long one.