The cabinets are painted a soft sage green that sits lightly in the space and connects them with the garden. The dark-stained engineered wood flooring, which has in-floor radiant heating, creates a strong base for the pale design.
A simple oak shelf above the sink keeps the area open and offers display space. The cabinet to the left of the sink contains a corner shelving system to make use of a potentially dead area, and the cabinet to the right is a dishwasher. The doorway leads into the mudroom.
The couple were set on having Carrara marble countertops. They knew the pitfalls of the porous stone but wanted a natural product. “Marble has a depth you just don’t get with quartz,” Higham says. The countertop company coated it with a dry protection, “so, provided it isn’t abused, it should last well,” he says.
“We chose a honed matte finish rather than polished. We find that with a polished finish, sometimes the polish starts rubbing off. A matte finish tends to last better,” Higham says. “As long as the owners aren’t chopping highly acidic or alkaline things on it and they clear up spills, it should work really well.”
Cabinet paint: Color-matched to Vert de Terre, Farrow & Ball; handles and knobs: Kilburn antique brass, Corston; sink: Farmhouse 800 Belfast, Villeroy & Boch; instant hot water faucet: 3-in-1 Fusion in patinated brass, Quooker; pull-out spray, Bidbury & Co.
A simple oak shelf above the sink keeps the area open and offers display space. The cabinet to the left of the sink contains a corner shelving system to make use of a potentially dead area, and the cabinet to the right is a dishwasher. The doorway leads into the mudroom.
The couple were set on having Carrara marble countertops. They knew the pitfalls of the porous stone but wanted a natural product. “Marble has a depth you just don’t get with quartz,” Higham says. The countertop company coated it with a dry protection, “so, provided it isn’t abused, it should last well,” he says.
“We chose a honed matte finish rather than polished. We find that with a polished finish, sometimes the polish starts rubbing off. A matte finish tends to last better,” Higham says. “As long as the owners aren’t chopping highly acidic or alkaline things on it and they clear up spills, it should work really well.”
Cabinet paint: Color-matched to Vert de Terre, Farrow & Ball; handles and knobs: Kilburn antique brass, Corston; sink: Farmhouse 800 Belfast, Villeroy & Boch; instant hot water faucet: 3-in-1 Fusion in patinated brass, Quooker; pull-out spray, Bidbury & Co.