Stylish Ikea hack kitchen with mint green cabinet fronts by Reform of Denmark
Photography by Karen Maj Kornum of Another Ballroom, courtesy of Reform. Pulling off sophisticated Ikea kitchen upgrades seems to be getting easier by the day And today we re taking a look at... ...a sprightly apartment kitchen in Frederiksberg Copenhagen that was given the Reform treatment see High Brow Ikea Hack from Reform of Denmark The horseshoe-shaped kitchen has Reform’s sixties-inspired Basis linoleum fronts and oak counters applied to Ikea’s standard cabinets (known as Sektion in the US and Metod in Europe). Tikkie’s favorite color is pale green and she had long envisioned it for her kitchen “The cool mint in combination with the warmth from the wood handles and the countertop play quite well together,” she says. Further customizing the setup the simple grid work backsplash is composed of Nudalava Tiles from Made a Mano Reform is now selling its fronts... ...in the US This month it opened 22 Waverly in the Brooklyn Navy Yard a showroom that it shares with two other Scandinavian creative companies A brass faucet and half-gold bulb pair well with the wood accents and inject an additional note of warmth. For faucet ideas, check out 10 Easy Pieces: Best Budget Kitchen Faucets. Open to the living and dining area, the kitchen is lit by a playful trio of Zangra hanging bulbs—the Mirror-Bottom Lightbulb and Ice Cream Lightbulb—that help connect Tikkie’s surprise color choices. Paintings and prints are displayed salon-style. Years of working in fashion gave Tikkie her flair for living with color. A mint green hutch links the living area to the kitchen.