Residential Project
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR
This 1920's Spanish Colonial Revival house is located on one of the most coveted streets of the small community of Spaulding Square in West Hollywood, California. The stewards of this home are avid entertainers and hosts, not to mention that one of them has a professional cooking background.
Needless to say, the kitchen had to be the center of attention with an island being the main stage on which cooking extravaganzas would be performed, flanked on one side with an extra seating nook for the interested and hungry spectators.
The couple loves blue, gray, and white tones, so this is the fundamental color range of the home that stretches from striking blue in the main kitchen area to the subdued tones of gray in the auxiliary spaces. In search of a statement color for the kitchen cabinets, Lulworth blue of Farrow & Ball caught everyone’s attention as being not only a fresh and bright tone but one which also turns into a deep peaceful hue in the low lit time of the day.
The laundry room carries a transitional tone of gray color that reappears throughout the space.
The project took about 9 months to complete. After taking down the kitchen walls and creating the bar in the back of the kitchen, the overall space acquired a seamless flow and a welcoming reprieve much needed for lively gatherings. And in this flow, the blue, centered and lavished in the foreground, is the warmest color.
PHOTOGRAPHER: MADELINE TOLLE