Kitchen of the Week: A Young Couple's Brooklyn Kitchen Reinvented - Remodelista
Photography via Refinery 29 and Faculty Department, except where noted. We first spotted Lauren Snyder and Keith Burns’ white-tiled kitchen in a house tour on Refinery 29 and were immediately drawn in. Snyder and Burns cook at home often and like to entertain. Snyder wanted the kitchen to feel as open and light as possible, and to have open shelving. She chose ebonized walnut facing on custom cabinets; the refrigerator is hidden behind the cabinet at the farthest right. Burns wanted extra counter space, so the pair chose 30-inch-deep counters over the usual 24 inches. Snyder chose white subway tile with white grout for the back wall, and has no regrets: “Even the backsplash really doesn’t get very dirty–we’ve had no issues keeping it clean.” The cabinet with the wide rail handle hides the dishwasher. The pendant light is from the Brimfield flea market. Snyder’s genius knife storage solution is a magnetic strip–priced at around $10–wrapped around the edges of the glass shelving. Snyder’s tabletop collection includes pieces from Humble Ceramics. The leather-wrapped glasses on the left are vintage. The steel-and-glass shelving unit was fabricated by good friend Ben Duarte. Photograph via Ben Duarte Build/Design. The pair chose a Bertazzoni range and a hood from XO Ventilation–they found a good deal on the hood, and felt the Bertazzoni was “a really well-designed range at a medium price point.” On the storage shelf above the stove is an oft-used Dutch oven from Le Creuset. And if you’re in the market for a new range, read Decoding BTUs: How Much Cooking Power Do You Really Need? The couple’s dining table sits opposite the new open kitchen.