Will people just pass by or can they get angry and go all the way to those islands?
Indeed, Behnke said. “If you want to have a casual conversation with the people working in the kitchen or take in the view, you might want to take the plunge and go inside,” she says.
As with most of Behnke's projects, the working kitchen, a stainless steel restaurant-style theater presided over by the chef, his staff, and sometimes the supporting caterers, is located on the lower level.
“This can only happen in Los Angeles,” said Alexandra Abramian, a Los Angeles-based design writer and home office and design editor for The Hollywood Reporter. In her work, she said, “point zero zero zero five percent.” “These places are designed so that you never have to leave. A beauty salon, a massage room, a candy room! You're bringing the city into your home, so you don't have to go down that slope.” If this is to be done, leave it to the experts.”
But I digress.
Julie Carlson is the editor-in-chief and founder of Remodelista, a design-forward remodeling blog that celebrates its 10th anniversary in November. This anniversary means that Ms. Carlson has overseen her decade of kitchen trends: open-shelf kitchen trends. IKEA hack. Arched vintage style home appliances. Plywood cabinet. Deconstructed kitchens and kitchens of all colors of blue. and black, yellow, and bright green. Last year, she moved from Mill Valley, Calif., to Brooklyn Heights, where she's nearly finished renovating the kitchen of her brownstone parlor-floor apartment.
She's trying to play the long game.
“Trends cycle very quickly,” she said. “Even things that look new and fresh can start to feel outdated after a year or two. You won't see blue kitchens anymore. Brass faucets? Everyone will look at them with despair in a few years. I wanted to create the boringest, most unremarkable kitchen.”
She drew inspiration from British fashion designer Anna Valentine. His minimalist white kitchen was designed by London-based architecture firm DRDH and was itself inspired by the works of Danish painter Wilhelm and his Hammershoi, who painted tranquil interiors characterized by pale colors. I am. winter light. Consisting of his three elements: a white freestanding cupboard, a long pale wood table and chairs, and a counter-height cabinet topped only with white marble, there are no shelves, tiles, or fixtures in sight.
“It's a uniform idea applied to the kitchen,” Ms. Carlson said. “Hopefully, you will grow old gracefully without getting bored.”
