Kitchen

Finding the ‘extraordinary‘ tile for this Seattle interior designer begins in central Oregon, Redmond to be exact, home of Kibak Tile. I’d love to know the ‘why’ of central Oregon that caused Susanne Kibak to locate in Redmond in the mid-1980′s so an interview might be on my to-do list. Mostly, I am so thankful that these tile inspirations are available for Faith Sheridan Design Group to create stunning mural back-splashes in kitchens providing a personal kitchen design.

Susanne Kibak with the paper version of Pine Branches

In a recent project on Mercer Island, I used Sakura Pine Branch to connect the kitchen to the outdoors. My mural inspiration started here with this image.

This home is nestled into a waterfront property on Mercer Island and embracing the surroundings seemed a natural fit with this mural.

Working with Ann Sacks Seattle I was able to select custom colors for the mural elements and find a place for the tiles that conforms to the focal backsplash wall in the kitchen.

The final punch list is underway at this site so I took the opportunity to clear the counters and take a photo to share of the mural installation and cabinets. The contractor for this project is Prestige Custom Builders and the custom cabinets builder is Collette Collins Design, both of Seattle.

Custom Pine Branch Mural for Mercer Island Kitchen

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Tags: Ann Sacks, Faith Sheridan Design Group, interior designer Seattle WA, Kibak, Kitchen, Tile mural design
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Last week Bridget Otto of the Oregonian featured this Seattle interior designer‘s kitchen project in the Home and Garden section. My friends and clients, Don and Sally Wolcott, contacted me last summer and quoting Sally, “We are not ready to downsize”. Bucking a trend they instead chose to remodel their kitchen and family room fireplace. Since before and after images energize and inspire, my post is about just that!

The ‘before’ kitchen was 20 years old and showing age.

Ready for a remodel

Bridget, “the Wolcotts had considered repairing and painting their cabinetry, but when they tallied up the costs, they realized they’d be paying a good bit for the same cabinets.” I suggested Pacific Design and as it turns out the owner, Mel Archer, built their cabinets 20 years ago. Sally and Don eagerly renewed their relationship with Mel to remodel their kitchen.

Updated Wolcott Kitchen

Some key changes:

• The glaze, which softened the paint and added definition to the cabinets.
• Angled power strips made by Task Lighting eliminate power receptacles in the new tile backsplash.
• Status Ceramics backsplash tile with a custom crackle finish

Gather family and friends in your new kitchen and surround them with aromas of your marinara sauce simmering on your commercial style gas range. Imagine the stories, laughter and toasts as folks savor your tasty appetizers. Then relax as your nearly silent dishwasher finishes the cleanup as you continue your conversation. Call us today to get started on your kitchen. 206.973-3743

Tags: Bridget Otto, Faith Sheridan Design Group, interior designer Seattle WA, Pacific Design, Portland Kitchen Remodel, Task LIghting
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2010 elevated the old and mainstay stores, like Restoration Hardware, are filled with pseudo-aged, unfinished furniture. What about real vintage and antique furniture? In my interior design practice in Seattle, I see clients investing in key pieces and I refer to them as the ‘soul’ of the home. Other clients plan and design around family heirlooms. They reflect on the many memories shared with the furniture. We are rapidly approaching 2011 and I happened upon a ‘trends list’ for 2010. Sure enough ‘Old is New Again’ was one and another ‘Mix it Up’ noted that “classic 19th century pieces mix with vintage and current furniture from this year”, (Kimberly Ayres).

Check out the piece my clients are using in the redesigned island of the kitchen.

Finished on all sides, it boasts ample storage and a beautiful marble top. In the room it will separate the kitchen from the family room and inspire conversation about the ’ well traveled look’. In this instance my clients looked at online antique stores and sourced this buffet in Chicago.

Imagine the stories and fun gatherings that will surround the addition of this vintage piece to the kitchen. For the gourmet group gatherings, this 78″ server is perfect for setting up a buffet with accessories and linens. Wine and cheese pairings or tasty desserts, the antique server becomes a functional, vintage addition to a gourmet kitchen.

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Tags: antiques and vintage furniture, Faith Sheridan Design Group, interior designer Seattle WA, remodel, renovation
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A few weeks ago, Halie Rosenberg, a Growers guest contributing writer, contacted me. As an interior designer in Seattle, I was intrigued with her story concept for the blog, http://www.growersandnomads.com. After some conversation with Halie, I shared the story of ‘clicking’ with a client around a mutual love of cooking and the story unfolded.

The outcome of the conversation, Halie’s article, related the essence of a successful client and designer relationship: listening carefully. In this instance, I learned about the importance of family gatherings, large and small, and how the kitchen was a central feature. When I listened to my client, I immediately saw the kitchen and it’s design with two islands ( many cooks), lot of seats and the necessary appliances.

Images Roger Turk, Northlight Photography

To Halie’s question, “What element(s) turn a space into a happy home?” I answered, “A comfortable home is all about you—your lifestyle and personality that you want to express.”

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All images by Roger Turk, Northlight Photography.

Tags: client and designer relationship, Faith Sheridan Interior Design, interior designer Seattle WA, Kitchen, love of cooking
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Joe Freenor writes a blog nearly every day at his website, http://cft411.com. And this week he surprised me with his interpretation of my Zen Kitchen remodel. Immediately, I was taken with the well written post and then it all made sense when I read Joe’s biography. Here’s a portion:

“But what I really wanted to do was to look more closely at the kitchen design that Faith Sheridan came up with, because I think it is really quite extraordinary. What first caught my eye with this particular kitchen is that it occupies all of 160 square feet of space, which is about the size of the kitchen I have to contend with. And trust me, given a kitchen as small as that, one really does tend to contend with the space. Lots of the time, I think, we just give up on it.”

“Because what Faith did is such a transformation, I wanted this blog’s last photograph to be a “before shot,” because it reminded me of W.L. Bateman’s saying, “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting what you’ve always got.” If the new kitchen were to be different, all the thinking that went into the re-design of it had to be different, which is exactly what Faith delivered.”

Read more about Cabinet & Furniture Trends & Information here.

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