Reader Rehab: A Photographer's Kitchen in London - Remodelista
From updating to rationalizing existing space, we all have our reasons for renovating. With the budgetary constraints attached to her situation, the ex model and actress (remember the “Mysterious Woman“ in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut?) “Looking back, I not only can’t believe I did it but also how much I managed to do in that short period of time,” Campbell says. “I was very influenced with the way paneling and cladding is used in America and was drawn to the added warmth and character it can bring to a room.” Campbell hid her refrigerator and freezer in a custom built cupboard to the left.Above: Campbell’s kitchen is north facing, and she used steel frame doors with their larger openings to bring in as much light as possible.“I have a very strong sense of my style and had built up a comprehensive look-book before I had even completed on the purchase,” Above R: The only thing Campbell kept from the original kitchen was the Lacanche cooker. “Instead, I wanted a French bistro feel, which dictated my choice of worktop (Carerra marble) with a profile rather than a bull nose edge.”“I had a funny dead space at the end of my kitchen, and Plain English suggested that I turn it into a pantry,” Campbell says. Campbell was ready to start work on her kitchen the minute she completed on the purchase of her house, because she had spent hours in advance producing her look-book.