We’ve long been taken by Catskills-based furniture designer Brian Persico—for his Shaker-esque, impeccably made wood creations, yes, but also for his attention to the most minute details. “I am committed to using only natural materials, and the wood I use is often from less than 20 miles of my home,” Brian writes on his site. “Beyond the wood, metal hardware, and more tangible materials, my finishes and glues are also made with natural ingredients, many of them recreated according to recipes I’ve discovered from times before most of the toxic chemicals available today were available.”
The same is true of the Catskills home Brian and textile artist Hannah Haworth have created together: Like Brian’s furniture, most every bit is sourced locally. (So much so, in fact, that we photographed the house for our forthcoming book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living, coming out from Artisan Books in September.)
Meanwhile, we spotted on Instagram that Brian and Hannah gave the previously neutral kitchen a dark wash of paint in recent weeks. “Here’s the results from painting our kitchen green,” Brian’s Instagram caption read. “This year we learned that with two kids and two big doggos…. a white kitchen is unsustainable.”
Join us for a look—and a report on how the new palette’s holding up.
Photography courtesy of Brian Persico and Hannah Haworth.
![all of the cabinetry is brian\2\17;s work, built from trees felled on th 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-4-733x1100.jpg)
![the only recent change: painting the cabinetry in dark, moody ottosson linseed 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-2-733x1100.jpg)
![time worn pots hang above the soapstone farmhouse sink. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-6-733x1100.jpg)
![the counters, too, are soapstone, with a built in drainboard on one side. the d 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-1-733x489.jpg)
![brian\2\17;s own chairs surround the family\2\17;s table. in the 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-3-733x1100.jpg)
![the fridge is fitted with hand carved wooden handles. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-5-733x1100.jpg)
![and the verdict on the newly colorful kitchen? \2\20;it\2\17;s be 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brian-persico-green-kitchen-7-733x489.jpg)
For more colorful kitchens:
- Going Big with Color in a Small Space
- A Characterful Kitchen in Kent, England, from an Under-the-Radar Design Savant
- A Colorful Custom Kitchen in Hertfordshire (with a Tight Budget and Even Tighter Space)
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