Before & After: A Galley Kitchen Reinvented - Remodelista
Creative director Jakob Daschek is Swedish, fashion stylist Barbara Abbatemaggio is Italian, and their overhauled NYC kitchen, designed by architect Lauren Wegel, an Annabelle Selldorf protégé, caters to both of their sensibilities. After nixing the idea of opening up the kitchen to the dining room–”it just didn’t work with the prewar apartment layout,” says Wegel–she transformed the 7-by-11-foot space into a bright, spic-and-span galley. The fridge (a Blomberg) and tall cabinets are tucked on the opposite wall. The counters are 1 1/4-inch honed Carrara marble–”a bit of home for Barbara,” says Wegel–and the floor is tiled with honed statuary and black marble in a basket-weave pattern from Complete Tile. A view from the dining room. And if you like the look of the chandelier glimpsed over the table, go to High/Low: Arctic Pear Chandelier. Wegel turned a dumbwaiter into inset shelving: “Because of New York codes, we had to fireproof the hell out of that cavity.” Barbara (who owns Sorelle Firenze with her sister) requested the open shelves; they’re supported by Chrome Rods from Hafele. Untouched for decades, the kitchen had broken-down appliances and faux brick walls. Wegel’s website is under construction. Wegel worked on another of our favorite New York remodels: A Hardworking Brooklyn Kitchen by Annabelle Selldorf. Go to Rehab Diaries to explore more kitchen remodels, including: Also don’t miss our recent Rehab Diary, Parts 1 through 4, in which a young couple in London chronicle their small-house overhaul–it starts here.