This Bright Kitchen Remodel Is Full of Cost-Saving Ideas (But You Won’t Be Able to Tell) – Architectural Digest

The inspiration: I have an interest in durability and things that get better with age, Ben explains. Everything gets a bit marked or damaged, but that just adds character. I like things that are quite matte in finish, with a tactile sense and a natural utility to them.

Square footage: 13 square meters (approximately 140 square feet)

Budget: 9,000 (approximately $12,350)

Ben can expand the antique table and reposition the swagged pendant to accommodateguests while entertaining.

Countertops: Green concrete made with Lanxess dye. It feels like it could be the color of copper when it goes green, Ben imagines. We used a very light touch treatment, which will allow it to patina and stain.

Cabinets: Custom tri-ply oak fronts with a mix of original and new standard bases

Hardware: Schoolhouse Mid Century Knobs in Natural Brass

Backsplash: Villeroy & Boch matte gray tiles with brass rods and oak floating shelves. I quite like the idea of adaptability, says Ben. You can play around and change it and create a display.

Faucet: Dornbracht Tara Wall-Mounted Three-Hole Kitchen Mixer in white. The tap is quite an unusual shape, Ben says. It looks like its from a hospital. Its nice to have something a little bit eye-catching. Its a contrast to everything else.

A floor-to-ceiling bookcase flanks the opposite side of the open space.

Floors: Poured resin with electric underfloor heating

Lighting: Zangra Pure Porcelain and Artek Alvar Aalto Golden Bell Ceiling Lamp in brass. Ben says that these bulbs are nice because they throw the light in all directions.

Furniture: Vintage Robin Day teak table and Jasper Morrison for Magis Folding Air-Chairs. The table has a clever fold-out mechanism so you can make it twice the size, Ben says.

Door and storage unit: Valchromat.Its a through-color, high-density fiberboard, Ben says.

Most wild splurge: Ben spent more money on craftsmanship than materials and dedicated countless hours of his own valuable time to the project.

Sneakiest save: The concrete countertop was a relatively cheap choice.

The best part: Ben is partial to the flexible backsplash, with its rods and shelves that can be arranged in endless configurations. I naturally tinker with things, he says.

What Id never do again: We lived in the flat while it was being renovated, which Id never recommend to a client in any way, Ben admits.

Final bill: 9,000 (approximately $12,350)

Its an industrial approach to a countertop, even though its green, Ben reflects.

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