Style Guide: Kitchens
Real-Life Redo: Hardworking Small Kitchen
Rethinking the layout of Features Editor Jessica Thuston’s cramped kitchen resulted in a space that’s as good-looking as it is hardworking. Here are her tips for kitchen remodeling.
Create an Illusion of Space
Jessica cleared the back wall of the kitchen and created an opening into the dining room. “This change, hands down, had the
most impact in transforming our room," she says. "The whole area feels bigger and has a nice traffic flow, and I can now keep
one eye on the stove and another on Tripp as he plays in the next room.”
All white walls, cabinets, and countertops also make the space seem bigger. “To keep the room from feeling too flat, I added
color and texture with accessories such as curtains and a jute rug,” Jessica says. She reinforced the vintage look of the
house with a new tongue-and-groove wood-plank ceiling and a trio of oversize globe lights, a splurge item.
Wall, ceiling, and trim paint: White Dove (OC-17) by Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com.
