Photo: Neil Alexander
“This kitchen was part of a new construction in a rural section of Rhode Island. It was designed to complement the home’s traditional New England shingle-style tradition. One of the ways we did that was to create two of the pieces as furnishings to give it the feel of an old-style kitchen. The sidepiece takes on the appearance of a freestanding hutch. It’s solid cherry with matching veneers in a combination of glass and solid doors and open shelving. The center island has turned cherry legs and positive toe kick, like a furnished piece."
Photo: Neil Alexander
"Applied molding drawerfronts add visual interest without complexity; they’re placed over flat panel rail and stile doors, which are less ornate than a raised panel would be. Shingle style houses are characterized by large spaces and a degree of simplicity. We kept quite a lot of open floor space as a kitchen in an older home would have. It’s a very uncluttered room and the running trim is not overly ornate. We tried to uphold the old New England preference for simplicity of design.”
Designer: Ian Thompson & Don Brouillette
Thompson & Brouillette Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island
www.tandbwoodworking.com
