When you walk in the Londres front door and look to your right the first thing to catch your eye is the rich chocolate color. The new kitchen is very open. The dark stained lower cabinets seem to ground the space while the light upper cabinets keep it fresh and airy. The granite slab the Londres chose is warm and rich with an intricate design.
Karin Washler, the designer, used three different elements for the back splash. “I wanted to do a back splash that would compliment the granite slabs,” Karin said.
The tile for the back splash is all by Walker Zanger in Hayward. The “subway” style and mosaic tiles compliment each other very nicely and sandwiched in between is a chair rail in Vibe Boogie Brown. What a fabulous name for the color.
Behind the Wolf Range she used Moroccan Mosaic again in that Vibe Boogie Brown. To top it off she used a large farmhouse sink in a coppery finish and a matching square bar sink. From top to bottom this kitchen makeover is gorgeous. It’s so warm and inviting and it is truly a great place to entertain or cozy up with just the family.
Karin wanted the WOW factor and I think she achieved that. “This kitchen lets people know the hip and fashionable vibe the Londres portray with everything they do and how they live day to day.”
Designer: Karin Washler, G K Washler + Associates, gkwashler@sbcglobal.net, 925.735.0337
Contractor: Barry & Barry Builders in Danville 925.743.0644
Cabinets: Dimensions Unlimited in Benicia 707.746.6624
Appliances: General Appliance of Berkeley 510.549.0800
Hardware: Belmont Hardware in Walnut Creek 925.256.4341
Granite slabs: Sosa in Livermore
Hardwood Floors: Lumber Liquidators in Albany
Tile back splash: Walker Zanger in Hayward (Andrea Stark)
Moroccan Mosaic in Vibe Boogie Brown color 12″x12″ mesh backing
Rail Moldings in Vibe Boogie Brown color 1 1/4″ x 6″
Gram mercy Park Hampton beige for the off white tile design “subway” style 2″x6″
Pastia Clove Onyx Mosaic in Taj field
Sinks by: Native Trails, Island sink is the Farmhouse sink in Antique finish and bar sink is small square also in Antique finish
Bar Stools by: The Decor store in Livermore 925.960.9823
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Gorgeous! When can I move in? I love the copper farmhouse sink. That’s what I wanted in my kitchen but we had to trim the budget somewhere!
LOVE that backsplash! If I read about it without seeing the pictures I’d think it was crazy busy…but it’s great. I’m filing away the photo for sure.
What a great kitchen; you always find the most amazing houses to write about. Of all your writings I like the post you did about your own iconic photo the most. Somehow it just resonates with me and with a lot of others I am sure.
Janet
Nice work !
This kitchen is amazing! I know many homeowners struggle to stay on budget when redesigning their kitchen. The kitchen shown above has a great amount of class, but also has a touchy of trend and hipness! The sink is the best part! Great job!