Kitchen Tour: An American In London Creates Her Dream Ikea Hack Kitchen
Photography by Ferren Gipson
Ferren Gipson, an American art historian in London and host of the podcast Art Matters, lives with her husband and their five-year-old son in a Victorian row house in Peckham, which, she explained, they bought in 2020 with plans to right several wrongs, including the kitchen.
After moving the boiler and washing machine out of the way, Ferren sketched a plan for the cookspace: streamlined, sunny, textural, and composed. Take a look at the revamped kitchen.
The full kitchen.
“We were inspired by design elements found in commercial spaces, such as terrazzo flooring, and wanted a vaguely 1960s/70s feel,” says Ferren.
While working from home, the couple has been adding finishing touches, like a brass dish drainer and rainbow-shaped dish tray from OYOY of Denmark.
The kitchen construction took six weeks—with the family in residence: “not recommended,” says Ferren.
Brown-and-black-speckled terrazzo replaced the existing mock-wood vinyl.
A Fordelaktig cooktop from Ikea and toaster from Hay (not yet available in the US). The still-life is by Ferren: “I paint to relax—some turn out better than others.”
A pantry cabinet is neatly tucked at the front of the kitchen for increased storage.
A collection of ceramics by British pottery Denby,
The kitchen opens to the dining area.
The family’s Golden Doodle, Bobby, at rest in front of the newly revealed brick fireplace.