Have you been pigeonholing your pots and pans as only good for their intended uses? At their impeccably detailed rustic-luxe ranch house in Sonora, Mexico, just south of Bisbee, Arizona, they’ve elevated stockpots as ceiling lights and used serving dishes as clothes organizers.
Thinking beyond the stove and table: an enameled stock pot hangs as a lampshade in the family’s ranch kitchen.
DIY Enamelware Lights
Photograph by Eric Piasecki/OTTO.
A second pot serves as a ceiling light: “It’s drilled into the ceiling using screws and anchors. It has a light bulb and a wire.” A Cinsa Olla Vaporera color Turquesa Steamer Pot is $84,95 from MexGrocer.com.
The lacquered metal, oak, and leather Sonora table is a signature Casamidy piece—at the couple’s contemporary furniture workshop is in San Miguel de Allende, everything is made by hand using old-world techniques and often finished with stitched saddle leather.
Closet Organization, Courtesy of Cookware
The Casamidy Mercado Armoire has shelves sized for serving dishes as storage.
“I found the trays at a local supermarket and knew they were more or less the size of a folded shirt,” says Jorge.
“The more enamel textures and colors in the house, the better,” says Jorge.