Look! Enormous Painting in the Kitchen

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSenior Vice President of Content at AT Media
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning, The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
published Feb 3, 2012
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Take a look at this galley kitchen. Looks pretty ordinary, right? It has nice light, and a bold wash of color… and then, turn your head. That’s an enormous, gilt-framed painting on the wall, smack dab in the middle of this otherwise modest kitchen. Wow! What a statement! What do you think of this?

That is a serious statement in this kitchen, and I kind of like it. I’m not saying I would do it in my own space, but it shows a sense of drama and playfulness that I really appreciate in kitchen design.

Also? This kitchen is painted in a pretty fantastic color: Porter’s Roasted Red Pepper. How great of a name is that?

See the full tour: Mitch’s Creative Take on a Classic Space at Apartment Therapy

Related: Would You Hang an Oversized Mirror in Your Kitchen?

(Images: Sarah Dobbins)