Last month we took a look into the Victorian cottage of Krissy O’Shea in Somerville, MA. The project is a clear blend of high and low decisions: custom cabinetry and Farrow & Ball paint offset by keeping old kitchen cabinets and vintage furniture. Admiring the kitchen, we decided to dissect the key elements of the space.
![the white and dark gray kitchen is compact (just \280 square feet) but designed 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/krissy-oshea-kitchen-full-somerville-justine-hand.jpg)
![krissy oshea kitchen range full somerville justine hand 1](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/krissy-oshea-kitchen-range-full-somerville-justine-hand-1466x2012-1.jpg)
Paint
![the living spaces and kitchen walls are painted in benjamin moore super white ( 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/benjamin-moore-super-white-paint-color.jpg)
![the lower kitchen cabinets are painted with benjamin moore raccoon fur (\2\1\26 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/benjamin-moore-raccoon-fur.jpg)
![the custom kitchen island, complete with matching carrara marble top, is painte 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/benjamin-moore-gray-timber-wolf.jpg)
Tile & Lighting
![inspired by a photo of an old victorian kitchen, the owners opted for penny til 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fireclay-tile-white-wash-hexagon.jpg)
![the verner panton flowerpot vp7 pendant light in glossy white is \$7\23 to \$83 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/verner-panton-flowerpot-vp7-pendant-light.jpg)
Faucets & Fixtures
![the owners bought their perrin & rowe holborn bridge kitchen faucet while o 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/perrin-and-rowe-holborn-bridge-kitchen-faucet.jpg)
![the zline farmhouse single bowl sink with bottom grid is similar to the vintage 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/zline-farmhouse-single-bowl-sink-bottom-grid.jpg)
Appliances
![the samsung flex duo gas range stainless steel is \$\2,788 at the home depot. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/samsung-duo-gas-range-stainless-steel.jpg)
Hardware & Accessories
![the cabinet hardware is the rejuvenation large massey drawer pull; \$60 each. 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/rejuvenation-large-massey-drawer-pull.jpg)
![the lascaux vintage moroccan rug is \$\1,3\20 at apartment f. 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/lascaux-vintage-moroccan-rug.jpg)
![the john julian porcelain mixing bowls seen on the countertop start at \$\100 f 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/john-julian-porcealin-mixing-bowls-1.jpg)
![the blackcreek mercantile & trading co. blackline cutting boards start at \ 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blackcreek-mercantile-and-trading-co-blackline-cutting-boards.jpg)
![designed by makoto koizumi for kaico, the classic kaico kettle is \$75.\15 at h 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kaico-kettle-makoto-koizumi.jpg)
![the henry dean clear hurricanes, shown in size small, is \$\175 at march. 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/henry-dean-clear-hurricanes-1.jpg)
For more ideas see our posts:
- Steal This Look: The Modern Farmhouse Pantry
- Steal This Look: A Cheerful Kitchen in Echo Park
- Steal This Look: Dining Room at Mãos in London
- Steal This Look: A Pale and Perfect Under-the-Eaves Kitchen in Copenhagen
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