The new arrangement gave Harney an unexpected bonus. The stove was moved to where the sink had been and it made sense to move the sink "underneath the window, which is pretty common," she said.Ī new floor-to-ceiling pantry was installed in the empty space where the refrigerator once sat. Where the stove was located was the only place we could put the refrigerator," Nelson said. In order for the refrigerator to fit in the kitchen, the major appliances had to be relocated. "I wanted ways to normalize all that great color that's there," Nelson said. They chose white for the quartz countertops, sink and most of the upper cabinets. I don't do a lot of remodels, but I thought that was pretty cool."įor the lower base cabinets, orange and turquoise were the colors of choice.Īnd although Harney and Nelson both loved going chromatic with the kitchen, it was important to show some restraint. The tile guy said it was an easy process to install. "They were labeled A, B, C, D and E for where the tiles should go. "It was a pretty quick process and they were able to manufacture the tiles within a few weeks," Harney said. Mercury Mosaics in northeast Minneapolis fine-tuned the idea and custom-made the tiles in blue and orange, with hits of chartreuse (a nod to the previous cabinets). Harney, who studied art and printmaking in college, had an idea in mind for the backsplash above the stove: tile art depicting bubbles from a steaming pot. "It's really fun because it comes in big sheets so there's not a lot of seams and they have these great colors. "Marmoleum is a revival of linoleum, which is really pure to the era of the house and a really green product," Nelson said. Now, the kitchen is bursting with bold hues, starting with new Marmoleum flooring in "celery green." "And I love color, too, but I don't always get to do that with my clients' kitchens."īefore the remodel, the kitchen was mostly neutral tones, with the exception of lower cabinets, which were a pale chartreuse. It took zero convincing for designer Christine Nelson (Christine Nelson Design), who is semiretired, to take on the challenging small kitchen revamp. "Everybody does those neutral kitchens now. While Harney was at it, she decided to go against the flow in her 1927 craftsman-style abode. Floored newsletter Get our Floored newsletter Go inside Minnesota's most eye-catching homes, plus get tips on how to spruce up your own place in your inbox every Saturday.
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