A New Kitchen With a Warm Patina
For a new California kitchen, designer Samantha Lyman added a warm patina with a glass sheet backsplash, lights from an old Dutch ship, and delicate, jewel-like hardware.
Cabinetry by English Country Pine
The cabinets relate to the armoire, but they don’t copy it exactly.,,That’s because we wanted to preserve the armoire’s integrity as an independent piece. The cabinets are large in scale, but fine in detail. The knobs are small, one inch rather than an inch and a quarter or an inch and a half. Most people do cabinet hardware too big. When you go with a smaller knob, it feels more like jewelry.
The cabinets relate to the armoire, but they don’t copy it exactly.
That’s because we wanted to preserve the armoire’s integrity as an independent piece. The cabinets are large in scale, but fine in detail. The knobs are small, one inch rather than an inch and a quarter or an inch and a half. Most people do cabinet hardware too big. When you go with a smaller knob, it feels more like jewelry. – See more at: http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/designer-samantha-lyman-interview1-0612#sthash.Olz5udaD.dpuf
