bdhomesf | Painted Furniture Transformations #3 A Kitchen Story

Although the theme of this kitchen remodel was THAT blue, the result was decidedly green.

LED recessed lighting was installed in the ceiling and LED rope lights were used inside and under the cabinets for task lighting.

Low VOC paint was used throughout the room, and a bespoke wooden table was made for the client from Dominant Sapwood Walnut by The Grothouse Lumber Company in Pennsylvania glumber.com.

The remodel created a more efficient flow to the room—moved walls, lengthened the island, improved storage. A fun highlight are the "appliance garage" areas behind the wall to tuck away countertop appliances, hidden by aluminum "garage" doors.

And of course, the new and old cabinets painted THAT blue, Benjamin Moore 1638 Midnight Blue.

bdhomesf | Painted Furniture Transformations #3 A Kitchen Story

More and more, I meet with clients who are interested in repurposing—reusing, recycyling, upcycling—call it what you like. Sometimes it's sentimental, sometimes it's budgetary, and sometimes it's just because they believe it's the right thing to do for our planet. Whatever the reason, I think it's always a good idea to consider repurposing if it makes sense in the design of the space.

So I wasn't surprised when a client who was embarking on a kitchen remodel asked me to use some existing cabinets in the new design. She is a green-minded executive of a company that manufactures alternative packaging for liquids. Of course she wants to upcycle!

Inspiration for the kitchen came from the color of her existing blue tile counters. She knew she'd have to lose the counters in the remodel, but asked if I could use THAT color blue in the new design. Easy. Since I knew we'd need to change the color of the repurposed cabinets, it made perfect sense to paint all of the cabinets—old and new—THAT blue.

Here's the before: