Antique Chic
A good eye and a little creativity can often prove more valuable than an unlimited budget. Sometimes all it takes is one amazing centerpiece–such as the knotty, worktable anchoring this English colonial kitchen–to create a showstopper. Designer Michael Del Piero found it at an estate sale and paired it with refurbished factory stools from the 1930s.
Del Piero’s penchant for monochromatic layering and homespun accents is evident in this modest makeover outside Chicago. To create a neutral backdrop, she specified French-glazed terra cotta tile countertops and white appliances. These are subtly interwoven with the kitchen’s existing cabinets, which were repainted in an antique eggshell color and outfitted with hardware hand-forged by Amish craftsmen.
Old house renovations always come with surprises and in this case, there was a nice one. When the kitchen’s tired linoleum flooring was ripped up, the designers found original pine plank floors underneath.
