Vote for the Best Kitchen in the Remodelista Considered Design Awards: Amateur Category - Remodelista
Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. In the Best Kitchen/Amateur category, our five finalists are Deborah Bowman, Diani Living, Maya Ivanir, Michelle Pattee, and Dean Isidro. Deborah Bowman | Calistoga, CA, USA | Kitchen Remodel. On the other side of the kitchen, a set of oversize sliding windows open to the forest in back of the house; in the kitchen, one has the sense of being outdoors.” Caroline Diani | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | Kitchen Remodel. I didn’t want anything to be too matchy-matchy, and I wanted a furniture feel in the kitchen. “I had the archway put in to open up the entrance to the dining room. I always dreamed of creating an open-plan living space. A Pinch folding stool is one of our favorite and most used things in our kitchen.” “Each cabinet and hardware was designed by me. I wanted it to feel like furniture grouped together instead of having a uniform feel. This was especially important because the kitchen opens to the living area.” “I’ve had this old Ikea pot rack that in every house I’ve lived in for the past 22 years. It’s so useful. Pots of all sizes collected over the years.” “Vintage silver leaf coasters with a wood salt bowl from Kenya. Juliska cereal bowls.” “I designed the hutch with chicken wire so you could see all the treasures inside and not close in the kitchen too much as it’s already small. I also wanted the fridge to be the only solid block.” Maya Ivanir | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Kitchen Remodel. When the Realtor showed us what was then a two-unit fixer-upper, the first thing I imagined was the dining table. “The kitchen from the front door and the living room. The dining table is the axis. On the far side are the private areas. Lots of northern natural light hits the pure white walls and the whitewashed, reclaimed Douglas fir floors.” “The Yellow Bluestar range is what my then-six-year-old called ‘the centerpiece’ of the kitchen. Vintage CalArt gray and yellow triangle tiles were just enough for the narrow backsplash and were completed by subway tiles.” “Butcher block turned a vintage display cabinet into a practical island with lots of storage. I left the original labels on the drawers so guests would wonder what it used to be. The dining chairs are from a dining set found in a thrift store.” “We drilled an Ikea metal shelf, purchased for a different purpose, to hang the pots and pans. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that I had been collecting yellows before I knew it was going to be so central to my color scheme.” “The open shelves allow me to display my favorite dishes and my amateur ceramic creations.” Michelle Pattee | Sebastopol, CA, USA | Kitchen Remodel. Chosen by: John and Juli Baker, who said: “The thing we liked the most about this project was how surprisingly well the rough-sawn wood complemented the industrial stove and appliances. The kitchen has a softness through the wood, but it also looks durable and not precious, which makes one inspired to use it.” Dean Isidro | Flanders, NY, USA | Kitchen Remodel. Chosen by: Remodelista editor in chief Julie Carlson, who says: “This modest galley kitchen makes efficient use of a small space; the kitchen island on wheels can function as a work surface... ...portable bar, and dining spot. The rustic wood open shelves add a nice touch of character, the wall mounted pharmacy light is a good task-lighting solution, and the wall-mounted soap holder adds a cheery dash of color.” “Pipe and reclaimed wood shelving.” Start voting–and vote daily, now through August 8, on both