Steal This Look: A Compact Yet Organized Kitchen in the East Village - Remodelista
New York City restauranteur Jay Strauss was searching for smart storage solutions when overhauling his incredibly compact kitchen in the East Village. Working with a Grainger pegboard panel, Jay DIY-ed a Julia Childs-like pegboard panel for storing all kitchen implements. Photograph by Jay Strauss from Reader Rehab: An NYC Restaurateur’s DIY Pegboard for His Compact Kitchen. The resulting color palette of the compact NYC kitchen is a cool gray-white with an electric dose of complimentary yellow. Photograph by Jay Strauss from Reader Rehab: An NYC Restaurateur’s DIY Pegboard for His Compact Kitchen. All kitchen tools, from pots and pans down to vegetable peelers and lighters, hang on the pegboard. A similar gray color as seen on the cabinets is the Benjamin Moore Gray Owl OC-52. It’s one the shades profiled in our post Architects’ 8 Favorite Warm Gray Paints. A similar bright yellow to the color Jay painted his kitchen pegboard is Benjamin Moore Oxford Gold 315. Shown is the Bianco Carrara Prefabricated Marble Countertop from Seconds & Surplus. For more info see our post Remodeling 101: Marble Countertops. The Grainger Pegboard Panel in Tan is $110.80 at Grainger. An easy alternative is Great Jones modular Pegboard Set, $50, which includes a 20-by-20-inch powder-coated steel pegboard, hooks, magnets, and hanging hardware. The Thor Kitchen 24-Inch Under Cabinet Range Hood (TRH2406) is $492 at AJ Madison. The Viking Professional Classic Series 24-Inch Pro-Style Gas Range (VGIC2454BSS) is available through Viking dealers. The Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair in white is $396 at Design Within Reach. While there have been many riffs on the design, the original Saarinen Round Dining Table shown with polished coated marble is $11,470 at Design Within Reach. The Davenport Cabinet Latch in Satin Nickel is $39 at Schoolhouse. The classic Wesco Food Storage Container in red is $109.94 at Wayfair.