Remodelista contributing editor Izabella Simmons is a Swede with style to spare. When Izabella and her husband Brandon moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, to remodel an 80-year-old house, all her years of design research kicked in. Her kitchen remodel features locally sourced materials, appliances, and cabinetry, and accessories shipped globally, thanks to the Internet. Here’s a look at the kitchen and sources direct from Izabella.
![izabella and brandon worked with a local kitchen design store on the black and 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/simmons-kitchen-01-733x509.jpg)
![a detail of the kitchen drawers and open shelves, a schema that izabella and br 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/izabella-simmons-kitchen-detail-little-rock-arkansas-copy-733x1079.jpg)
![the marble countertop and backsplash are carrara marble. the open shelves are s 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/simmons-kitchen-04-733x933.jpg)
Materials
![walls are painted benjamin moore decorator’s white; \$69.99 per gal 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/benjamin-moore-decorators-white-paint-733x496.jpg)
![kitchen counters are primarily carrara marble while the island countertop is si 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/silestone-engineered-quartz-counters-white-zeus-extreme-733x489.jpg)
Appliances
![the refrigerator is an electrolux side by side column refrigerator and freezer 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/electrolux-side-by-side-column-refrigerator-and-freezer-set-733x489.jpg)
![the island cooktop is a bertazzoni professional 36 inch drop in gas cooktop (db 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bertazzoni-professional-36-inch-drop-in-gas-cooktop-733x489.jpg)
![the dishwasher is the scandinavian asko built in dishwasher (d5636xxlshi); \$\1 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/asko-dishwasher-d5636xxlshi-model-733x489.jpg)
![the stacked microwave oven and wall oven are both from ikea though no longer av 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ikea-nutid-thermal-oven-stainless-steel-733x489.jpg)
Faucets & Fixtures
![izabella first wrote about her kitchen faucet decision in high/low: dornbracht 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/grohe-concetto-kitchen-faucet-1-733x489.jpg)
![izabella chose the blanco precision undermount super single bowl stainless stee 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blanco-precision-undermount-super-single-bowl-stainless-steel-sink-733x496.jpg)
Lighting
![the pendant lights in the kitchen are bestlite bl9m pendants in chrome and matt 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bestlite-bl9m-pendant-chrome-black-733x489.jpg)
Furniture
![the nicolle counter stool in matte black is \$369 at rejuvenation. for more on 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/nicolle-bar-stool-with-back-black-733x489.jpg)
Accessories
![izabella sourced a swedish rag rug for her kitchen. she cites a similar swedish 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/beyond-france-ltd-vintage-swedish-ragrug-733x489.jpg)
![pallares solsona carbon steel knives, a remodelista favorite, are found in the 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pallares-solsona-wood-handle-kitchen-knives-733x496.jpg)
![mason cash white glazed mixing bowls start at \$\16.99 for the 0.\25 quart size 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/white-mason-cash-mixing-bowl-set-733x489.jpg)
![izabella bought a vintage coors porcelain funnel at a local estate sale. the fu 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ceramics-by-coors-porcelain-funnel-izabella-simmons-733x489.jpg)
![the classic french made peugeot salt and pepper shakers are available 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/peugeot-paris-u-select-natural-salt-mill-733x489.jpg)
![the scandinavian stelton em77 vacuum thermos jug in white is \$60 on amazon. 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/stelton-em77-vacuum-jug-white-733x489.jpg)
![izabella picked up an m. crow leather strap cutting board on a trip to new york 36](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/m-crow-leather-strap-cutting-board-733x489.jpg)
![the fog linen chambray stripe kitchen cloth is \$\15 at fog linen work. 37](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fog-linen-chambray-kitchen-cloth-stripe-733x489.jpg)
![the white leather drawer pulls in the kitchen are spinneybeck white leathe 38](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spinneybeck-white-leather-sling-pull-733x489.jpg)
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