Ask the Kitchen Experts: Jersey Ice Cream Co. - Remodelista
Chances are, you’ve already admired the work of Jersey Ice Cream Co.‘s Tara Mangini and Percy Bright–the duo are longtime Remodelista favorites and recent members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory.
This weekend, Tara and Percy are on hand to help us launch our new feature, Ask the Kitchen Expert.
Beth Kirby’s Kitchen
“For Beth–who, in addition to being a blogger, is a photographer, recipe developer, stylist, and teacher–the kitchen is the heart of her everything. So we really wanted to hit this one out of the park,” Tara says.
Photograph by Beth Kirby.
Self-taught design and construction savants who got their start remodeling Percy’s former house in Philadelphia...
Photograph by Beth Kirby.
...the couple are able to tackle just about any task. They even Venetian-plastered the hood above Beth’s state-of-the-art Lacanche Sully range.
Photograph by Beth Kirby.
For budget reasons, Tara and Percy recommended keeping the existing lower cabinet framework as a skeleton to which they added new cabinet fronts that they built on site.
When Remodelista editor Justine bought her family’s Massachusetts house, it was filled with historic character–except the kitchen, which required an overhaul.
Justine Hand’s Kitchen
Tara and Percy updated the existing orangey-hued wood cabinets with several coats of white paint.
A few simple moves, such as replacing the existing yellow granite counters with wood ones from Ikea and installing a new farmhouse sink, create an uplifting work station by the window.
Hudson Valley Kitchen
Tara and Percy renovated this 1860s house in the Hudson Valley from top-to-bottom in two months: They were hired in September and were finished by Thanksgiving.
As they told Design Sponge, “In the kitchen, we wanted to create a look that was bold and classic, something that was unfussy and romantic that feels very true to the house.”
The wainscoting around the room is painted in Black Horizon by Benjamin Moore with plastered walls above.
The designers repurposed an existing built-in cabinet and completely altered its look by changing the cabinet fronts.
Percy and Tara are available for the next 48 hours to answer your kitchen questions and quandaries.
