Our pal Ivette’s white English style kitchen with cherry counters has it all!
Cherry has just enough color to warm up this elegant white kitchen, which was a DIY labor of love by a talented couple. Counters — stained, sanded and repeatedly oiled to give them a satiny sheen –- are set off by big English-style cherry knobs (from Lee Valley) stained and oiled to match. Those play off unfinished Crown Point cabinets, which our friend Ivette painted herself (with Fine Paints of Europe ECO Satin #7430 Select).
To emphasize the Victorian bracket feet on the Crown Point cabinets, and lighten the visual load, Ivette cleverly coated the toe-kicks with Farrow & Ball’s Off Black so they essentially disappear! The island is fitted with shallow cherry drawers on the sink side and a SubZero wine refrigerator on the front. A pair of Sub Zero refrigerator drawers sits next to the dishwasher on the window wall. The 36” Rohl fireclay farm sink is fitted with a Barber Wilson’s bridge faucet. 
The Lacanche French Blue Cluny range sits against a wall of 6-inch tongue and groove paneling with a custom hood overhead. Cherry shelves, flanking the range, help keep a light open feeling – the kitchen has no upper cabinets.
The couple chose a 700- series Sub Zero refrigerator and installed it in a cabinet with side panels finished to match the ends of the island. On the island, a Franke Euro Pro stainless steel prep sink sports the Herbeau Valence faucet. Powell pendant lights are from Rejuvenation. White oak floors were finished with Waterlox.
