Designer Chris Graves (of Clarence & Graves) wanted a memorable palette, quirky vintage and antique pieces, and a certain joie de vivre for his kitchen remodel. Now the once dark ’70s space is a whimsical, welcoming, and meticulously considered space for his self-described “messy, colliding family.”
Chris’s decision to install a wall of steel windows and doors transformed it into a bright and airy space. “I knew they would be green, connecting it to the outside courtyard,” he says.
Inside, the mint green is offset by a pale pink walls (China Clay Mid by Little Greene) and dark green cabinets (custom mixed by deVOL).
The view to the courtyard takes center stage in the kitchen.
The marble backsplash in the sink looks like a Pollock painting, it makes me smile,” says Chris.
A unique design decision: inserting the sink into a chimney breast.
A vintage chair and Hungarian desk from a Kempton Antique Fair set a sweet scene.
Just off the main kitchen area is a wall of cabinets, painted in deVOL’s Mushroom.
The set of the doors on the far right conceal the washer and dryer.
“I was mindful of keeping the integrity of a city kitchen, so it had to be luxurious and practical,” says Chris.