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You are here: Home / Kitchens / Yellow Kitchen / Antique Island Kitchen

Antique Island Kitchen

January 28, 2011 by Jane F 16 Comments

antique island kitchen yellow kitchen with antique wood island - smithriverkitchens via AtticmagAn antique island stands out in a pale yellow, contemporary cottage kitchen.

There’s something very neat and understated about the antique island in this East Coast country house kitchen which shows a welcome balance between warm and cool, old and new. On the warm side are the elegant pale yellow, Shaker style perimeter cabinets. Then there’s the  dark wood antique island with charming window-front bins and display racks for platters on each end. While new, the vintage style island evokes the bins in an old apothecary shop and it’s highly functional. All sides of the island are used for storage of some type.

There are other interesting features in the kitchen. The peaked line of the ceiling line is reinforced by vertical slats of a white-painted bead board on the backsplash that rings the room.  Not a square inch of competitive horizontal tile here. Notice how the high contrast between light cabinets and dark wood island is echoed by the white farm sink and bronze-tone bridge faucet with gooseneck spout and sidespray. Kitchen counters on the perimeter are Calacatta d’Oro. The island is topped with butcher block.

antique island - pale yellow kitchen with vaulted ceiling and antique island - smithriverkitchens via AtticmagOn the cool side are stainless steel appliances – a Sub-Zero, built-in microwave, 6-burner Wolf range and integrated dishwasher — punched up by a brushed-steel chimney wall hood that soars all the way up to the apex of the vaulted ceiling, giving this kitchen a tall dose of drama.

antique island - close up of plate rack on the end of the natural wood island in a yellow kitchen - smithriverkitchens via atticmagAnyone familiar with my Yellow Eurosplash kitchen can easily see why I like this kitchen. Not only does it have mellow yellow cabinets, open display options and fond approach to stainless steel it has distinctive features that make it memorable. Yet overall, the kitchen adheres to a harmonious tone-on-tone color scheme that makes it feel simple and impeccably organized.

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Filed Under: Yellow Kitchen Tagged With: antique furniture island, antique wood island, Atticmag, beadboard backsplash, bridge faucet with sidespray, Calacatta d'Oro marble counters, farm sink, Smith River kitchens, stainless steel chimney hood, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf range, yellow kitchen cabinets

Comments

  1. laxsupermom says

    January 28, 2011 at 7:46 am

    Very pretty! I think yellow(or grey) is so much warmer than white. I especially like how the yellow looks with the deep wood tones of the island.

    Reply
  2. Jane F says

    January 28, 2011 at 8:48 am

    I agree. If this were a white kitchen it would be very pretty but I feel it would look a little dull. The color choice here is really strong — and gray would be really beautiful as well.

    Reply
  3. RHome410 says

    January 30, 2011 at 3:34 am

    I completely agree with you both. I LOVE this kitchen. Love the soft gold/yellow and would love it in a creamy gray, too. A number of soft colors would likely work. This is nice and sunny feeling, though. The island is really great.

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  4. Erica Smith says

    February 1, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    Someone just sent us this link – we designed this kitchen!
    Its one of our favs – simple yet complex color palette.
    Good luck with your kitchens!
    Erica & Scott Smith
    Smith River Kitchens
    NYC

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    • Theresa says

      August 4, 2011 at 2:09 am

      Hello! I am in the middle of a remodel and would love to know the color of these kitchen cabinets. I am looking for just the right yellow. This one looks beautiful. Thanks!

      Reply
      • ma keller says

        February 16, 2016 at 1:21 pm

        Please email color of kitchen cabinets and paint brand used.

        Thanks!

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        • Jane F says

          February 16, 2016 at 2:07 pm

          I’ll repeat here that the color of the paint, according to Smith River Kitchens who designed it, is Benjamin Moore Light Khaki semigloss.

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    • Holly Harrell says

      June 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm

      Where do I find a chimney hood that tall?? We are building a house and selected a chimney hood for our kitchen, but it is a cathedral ceiling. We did not even think about it when we purchased it. Now our contractor is just planning to build something to go over the hood, but I love the look of this one!

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      • Jane F says

        June 13, 2013 at 10:39 am

        Many brands of chimney hoods have extender kits that can elongate the chimney. This one looks to be custom built from sheet metal.

        If you have a hood that you like, check the specifications and see if a chimney extender kit is available or speak to the company about customizing.

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  5. Jane F says

    February 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Hi Erica, thanks for stopping by! We love your kitchens and this is such a beauty we’re honored to show it. People are so inspired by your work.

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  6. Jane F @ Atticmag says

    August 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    Hi Theresa,

    I contacted Scott Smith at Smith River Kitchens about the cabinet color. He tells me the paint color on the cabinets is Benjamin Moore Light Khaki semigloss. Hope that helps with your kitchen.

    Thanks for stopping by.

    Jane F

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    • Melissa P says

      October 13, 2011 at 1:59 pm

      hello, I absolutely love this kitchen too!
      Can you tell me the name of the wall colour?

      thanks

      Melissa

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  7. JMartin says

    March 24, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    Benjamin Moore Light Khaki semigloss cannot be the color, it is a brown not a yellow. Can we get the true color?
    Thank you

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    • Jane F says

      March 25, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      The color was provided by the designer. Colors can, of course, appear very different in the monitor than in person. Likewise they can appear to be very different geographically. My friend Ivette used a color that looked like cream in her house and the same color in my house, further north, looked like a mustard jar explosion. Muted colors and those with yellow pigments or undertones are especially mutable. I show this quite clearly in my post Tricks Color Can Play.

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