A black-and-white kitchen with an ebonized island, white quartz counters, subway tile and the original heart pine floors kept and refinished.
The Black and Pine Kitchen
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Old floors, new bones.
This kitchen keeps what was worth keeping. The home's original wide-plank heart pine floors were preserved and refinished, and everything above them was rebuilt: ebonized oak cabinetry with brushed nickel pulls, a long ebonized island with a white quartz top, white subway tile to the ceiling, and a bank of triple windows over the sink dressed with monogrammed linen café curtains and rope tie-backs.
- Ebonized oak perimeter cabinetry and a freestanding island
- White quartz counters with an undermount sink and bridge faucet
- Floor-to-ceiling subway tile with mirrored candle sconces
- Original heart pine floors preserved and refinished
- Plaster range hood and a French door to the adjoining room
A kitchen this restrained lives or dies on its finish work. Cabinet reveals, tile layout and hardware alignment are visible from a foot away, every day.
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