Before & After: This Kitchen’s Whole Remodel Is Great, But the Floors Are to Die For
Professional’s Name: Patrick Thompson
Company: Patrick Thompson Design
Location of Project: Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
Designed by Patrick Thompson — founder and principal of Patrick Thompson Design (PTD) — for his own home, this black and white, sleek kitchen mixes industrial-inspired design with a touch of biophilia. The black cabinets create a stark contrast against the white subway tiled walls. Patrick also incorporated pops of orange and blue to bring in a bit of warmth to the space.
The size of the kitchen was the largest challenge when trying to maximize usable square footage without changing the footprint. The home is a 1926 Craftsman bungalow and Patrick wanted the kitchen to complement that period of style while still being representative of PTD’s aesthetic. The house uses a boiler system for heating so to avoid a radiator taking up floor space he opted for an electric-heated floor beneath the custom mosaic tile pattern. The floor was custom designed based on an inspiration photo and created by Dal-tile.
Black shaker door cabinets from IKEA pair with COM hardware, a farmhouse sink, and a faucet by Kohler and light fixtures by commune in Los Angeles.
The kitchen needed to be nice, clean, and modern but still conducive to a family of four with lots of sticky fingers and muddy paws!
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This post originally ran on Apartment Therapy. See it there: Before and After: This Kitchen’s Whole Remodel Is Great, But the Floors are to Die For