Designer Jacklynn Little helps a couple
find cozy comfort in a re-imagined
home.
Valerie and her husband live in a
seventy-year-old home. They wanted their
renovation to create a brighter, modern look
for their kitchen and family room.
Repeating design motifs across rooms adds
visual continuity and space. Slimly framed
edges, graceful geometrics, burnished metals
as well as reflective surfaces that move light
through both rooms.
“Gold is back in home décor in a big way,”
designer Jacklynn Little observes. In the
kitchen, cabinet handles are jewelery-like.
“They were simple but elegant. Some were
the former gold matte hardware spray
painted to polished gold to match some of
the new handles I selected.”
The homeowners were inspired by a
picture found online for the family room
fireplace and built-in bookcases. Designer
Jacklynn Little notes, “I added the same colors
to the kitchen cabinets, island and desk area.”
Jacklynn recalls, “They wanted the wall
cabinets to be white just like the trim in the
house, and the island dark to coordinate
with the counter top. The desk area uses a
combination of white and black to balance
with the kitchen.” Cabinets above the desk
are mirrored, which complement the dining
room’s windows. “The reflection is amazing!
The kitchen br ings the outdoors in,” Valerie
states.
Valerie describes the home’s layout as
typical for a 1940’s home with the formal
dining room and living room to the right with
stairs leading up to three bedrooms and two
full baths.