A pair of kitchen hutches spark a deceptively simple designer kitchen
Natural pine was the theme for designer Mariette Himes Gomez, who placed two pieces of traditional kitchen furniture side-by side to fill an entire wall. While both hutches offer good storage and display, one [left] is composed of a top cabinet that hangs on the wall over the bottom dresser. The top section of its counterpart sits directly on the base cabinet. It’s a graceful solution that avoids a “great wall” effect — essentially too much of a good thing. The big cream-colored Aga cooker is a clue to the location of the kitchen: Ireland. It’s also interesting to see an unpainted, natural wood hood. The family dining table also helpspreserve a kind of homey simplicity that belies the size of the space and designer pedigree.
