Steal This Look: San Francisco Kitchen
From Julie
Our current favorite kitchen belongs to our friends Zak Conway and Dagmar Daley, who recently remodeled their 1896 Victorian house in the Mission District of San Francisco. Daley, an architect turned children’s clothing designer, devised a single, sleek walnut counter and, instead of building kitchen cabinets, created a bank of storage shelves hidden behind tall doors on the opposite wall. A single shelf above the counter displays Daley’s collection of Eva Zeisel pottery and white porcelain chemistry pieces collected from flea markets.
Here is Dagmar's advice on recreating the look:
"The faucet is a Sign of the Crab by Strom Plumbing PO 828 Wall-Mounted Faucet, sourced from Omega Too in Berkeley (you can get a similar one from Chicago Faucets). The key is to opt for a nickel finish and to use a wall-mounted model, which prevents the water from building up on a wood countertop. I used a Bosch Integra Dishwasher, which can be completely concealed behind the panel to look more streamlined. The vent hood is built into the long shelf above the counter, and I used a smallish cooktop by Fisher & Pakel, which I love, especially in this world of appliances on steroids.
"I bought the antlers over the sink and the Eva Zeisel ceramics on eBay, although you can get Eva Zeisel ceramics at Crate & Barrel now. The side table in the dining area is an old Victrola; as you can see, I almost never buy anything new, although a friend recently gave me the Full Contact Spice Grinder from Mint in New York City."
December 2, 2008
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Beautiful kitchen!
In case anyone is looking for a source for the faucet, you can buy it (as well as other Sign of the Crab products) through Vintage Tub. I bought SotC bath sink and tub faucets from them recently, and the quality is outstanding.
Show us the cabinets. I could do without the precious antlers and pointless porcelean dust collectors. The counter is great, the table and windows are perfect, but the rest of the kitchen doesn't seem very functional. And if a kitchen doesn't cook, then what's the point?
I love it! (well not exactly crazy about the antlers but love everything else.) Not everyone has a ton of dishes, pots, etc. and they don't need tons of cabinets. I know this kitchen would be perfect for me.
I love that the vent hood is integrated into the shelf! A great solution for an essential that can really be an eyesore. Andy unlike Steve in Brooklyn, I like her collection of porcelain, but agree about the dust problem. It is the one major question marks that I have about open shelving in kitchens - I don't want all my dishes covered in dust (eew), and I definitely don't want to spend my days dusting it all. Anyone with open shelves care to comment on this? Is it a problem? Otherwise, I love the idea.
Actually looks very functional to me, since there are tons of floor cabinets in large space. I'm glad to see a kitchen that isn't all white, or vinyl or mdf and the info about wall mounted faucets will be very useful to me.
