Reno’s Archives - Poppytalk https://poppytalk.com/category/home-garden/homes/renos The beautiful, the decayed and the handmade Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:16:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://poppytalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-7A075157-731D-4CA9-8813-85C6839B1136-32x32.png Reno’s Archives - Poppytalk https://poppytalk.com/category/home-garden/homes/renos 32 32 An Artist’s Guide to Renovating a Kitchen (Part 2) https://poppytalk.com/2021/07/part-2-an-artists-guide-to-renovating-a-kitchen-by-sarah-delaney.html Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:41:00 +0000 https://poppytalk.com/?p=13038 I n June we featured the recently renovated kitchen from Vancouver artist, Sarah Delaney. This past week they completed all the finishing touches and she sent over some fresh pictures to share. I’m so in love with all the light wood and white surfaces and thought you’d like to see the final outcome too! Check it out after the jump along with Sarah’s accompanying notes. It was important for us to stay true to our design ethos of a simple, contemporary, west coast home. We wanted to honour nature, by keeping the finishes honed, matte, or textured. Here are a

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Kitchen Reno Upper Shelving

It was important for us to stay true to our design ethos of a simple, contemporary, west coast home. We wanted to honour nature, by keeping the finishes honed, matte, or textured. Here are a few of my favourite design choices:

— PANTRY – Includes lots of hidden storage, including designated spots for our microwave and coffee maker. – I designed it to have solid doors, keeping it really simple. And long wooden handles that I sourced on Etsy. – Includes open shelving for our plates and bowls, which we have been collecting from local potters over the past few years. 
— CUPBOARDS – handleless and knobless, giving it a really modern look. – built in hood fan surround, minimizes the hood fan – Hood fans are required to be mounted a particular distance from the stone top (depending on electric or gas), but uppers are generally 24” above counter. By having custom upper cupboards, I was able to design them a little shorter than standard. This way they are the same height as the hood fan surround, and create a sleek link. They also increases our backsplash height. – went with textured Riftcut oak laminated for the base cabinets along perimeter, and to add some warmth and rawness to the kitchen. This secondary finish is as also repeated in the pantry shelving.
— COUNTERTOP – chose a white quartz for both the countertop and backsplash. – opted for a 2CM countertop — much more slim and contemporary than your standard countertop thickness. – I saved money by selecting 2CM countertop but spent a little extra on the waterfall edge on the one side of the kitchen island. This gave the thin counter more integrity on the overlap. 

— EXTRAS – Selected this Blanco single sink in white. – Selected a single floating shelf to house some favourite treasures and give the white kitchen some personality. 

Cupboards by Kitchen Art Design, lead designer was Kara Lindstrom 
Countertop and backsplash by Paragon Surfacing 
Construction Management by Nadi Group
Appliances were existing
 
(MORE images below).
SARAH DELANEY SCHICK 
Instagram: @sarahdelaneyart 
Flooring kitchen reno

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]]> An Artist’s Guide to Renovating a Kitchen https://poppytalk.com/2021/06/an-artists-guide-to-renovating-a-kitchen-by-sarah-delaney.html Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:10:00 +0000 https://poppytalk.com/?p=13165 T oday we invited Vancouver artist, Sarah Delaney to share a little sneak peek and insight into her newly renovated kitchen that she shares here in Vancouver with her husband, Andrew. You may recall we did a home tour here on Poppytalk a while back of their old apartment which was equally beautiful (link here). Now in their new apartment, Sarah (who actually went to school for Interior Design) was able to work her skills, making all the design choices, material selections and took on the role as project manager by hiring out and coordinating each trade (from countertop to

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Pantry After Kitchen Reno
Step 1: 
Pin all favourite kitchens. My Pinterest has become my file folder and safe for all things inspiration. I have a lot. 
 
Step 2: 
Create a shortlist of favourites. Identify of all the things that tie these kitchens together. ie. white and raw, natural wood, minimal hardware, beams, open shelving, plaster 
Kitchen Reno Inspiration
Step 3: 
Learn about your home — the age, the neighbourhood’s history, the city’s style. And try to incorporate these aspects. This will help the design remain timeless. 

I live in Vancouver — a coastal city, known for it’s rainforests and big cedar trees. Vancouver is a relatively young city, and didn’t develop a well known style until after WWII. This new aesthetic emerged into what we refer to today as “West Coast Style”. It’s a contemporary design that prioritizes its vistas and takes advantage of its natural resources, not surprising this includes local wood. 

Vancouver is often referred to as the “city of glass”, for its extensive use of glass and natural lighting. I live in a part of Vancouver called Fairview. My townhome was build in the mid 1980s when this neighbourhood was really taking off. A prominent design style of the time was Post Modernism. Many of the buildings in this area have nods to the Mediterranean or Southern California (lots of stucco, roof parallels, open common courtyards, arched windows). 

Step 4: 
Evaluate your choices with history and heart of the city in mind. Knowing these facts made it easier to make my own design choices. I tried to honour modernism, by selecting contemporary silhouettes and natural finishes that aligned with this ethos. ie. I couldn’t go making a country farmhouse style home or a Southwestern Adobe in the middle of Vancouver. 
Inspiration for kitchen reno
Step 5:  
With all this in mind, make a list of what your “key materials” are. Try to stick to this list as a guide for a cohesive look. This can be hard with all the design trends out there! For examples, even though I love the look of veining in quartz and marble, I knew it wasn’t part of my plan. Also, I reminded myself that it is important to include materials and details that are personal and unique to you – – especially in decor and in ART ! 
Kitchen materials inspiration
My materials list includes: 
Natural maple (from back in Ontario) 
Riftcut oak Matte White Beige and cream (never grey) 
Black (accents) 
Wool 
Ceramics in natural and terracotta tones 
Wicker and woven textures (from my travels) 
Emphasis on handmade details, art, objects, patterning
Thank you for sharing Sarah! Follow Sarah at the links below for more inspiration and her beautiful art.
 
SARAH DELANEY SCHICK 
mail: hello@sarahdelaney.com 

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