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Craftsman Kitchen (Philadelphia)

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Dining Kitchen

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Kitchen - Craftsman Kitchen sized crafts and arts l-shaped kitchen with a farmhouse sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, no island, and medium-toned wood floors is shown in the photograph.

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Dining in Indianapolis A photograph of a mid-sized, modern, l-shaped eat-in kitchen with a medium-toned wood floor, an undermount sink, brown cabinets with flat panels, granite countertops, a gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and an island is shown.

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Detroit Dining Kitchen A mid-sized 1950s u-shaped medium tone wood floor and beige floor eat-in kitchen with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, brown backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances, two islands, and beige countertops is shown in the photograph.

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Dining Boston

sized crafts and arts An eat-in kitchen with a l-shape and a medium tone wood floor is shown in the photograph. It has a beige backsplash, an island, a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, a mosaic tile backsplash, marble countertops, and paneled appliances.

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Kitchen Enclosed A medium-sized transitional u-shaped kitchen with a brown floor and medium-toned wood cabinets, an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, a glass tile backsplash, paneled appliances, and an island is shown in the photograph.

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Kitchen Louisville

Kitchen with a large transitional l-shaped porcelain tile and multicolored floor, an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, quartz countertops, white backsplash, stone slab backsplash, stainless steel appliances, two islands, and white countertops is shown in the photograph.

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Kitchen - Great Room A medium-sized 1960s l-shaped, open concept kitchen with a dark wood floor and a brown floor, a farmhouse sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium-tone wood cabinets, quartz countertops, a white backsplash, quartz countertops, white appliances, and an island is shown in the photograph.

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Transitional Kitchen - Enclosed A medium-sized transitional u-shaped kitchen with a brown floor and medium-toned wood cabinets, an undermount sink, beaded inset cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, a glass tile backsplash, paneled appliances, and an island is shown in the photograph.

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Farmhouse Kitchen San Francisco A large farmhouse kitchen with a medium-toned wood floor and a brown floor is shown in the photograph. It has white cabinets, a gray backsplash, an island, limestone countertops, a gray backsplash, and paneled appliances.

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Kitchen Wichita A mid-sized transitional l-shaped kitchen with a medium tone wood floor and a brown floor is shown in the photograph. It also has an island, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, a white backsplash, and ceramic backsplash.

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Luxe, Calme et Volupte: An American Designer Reinterprets a Cannes Villa

Elliott Barnes is an American in Paris with impeccable design creds: he has a masters in architecture and urbanism from Cornell, collaborated with the late great Andrée Putman for 16 years, and now runs his own firm, Elliott Barnes Interiors (EBI). His projects include the Ritz Carleton in Wolfsburg, Germany, scenery for a Benjamin Millepied ballet, and Daniel Rose’s new Paris restaurant. He’s known for his refined, sotto voce renditions of the good life. The version that recently caught our attention? A 19th-century, Provençal-style seaside villa in Cannes that Barnes was enlisted to usher into the 21st century.

Photography by Francis Amiand, unless noted, courtesy of EBI.

Above: The three-story house belongs to a European family who use it as a vacation retreat. Barnes notes that they had owned it for 25 years before he arrived, and says he was careful to “soak up the spirit of the place–and to not replicate a faux Provençal, but rather to embody its authenticity.”

As an all-over refresh in keeping with the villa’s roots, he applied lime plaster to the walls and curved ceilings. “Lime plaster wasn’t in the house as I found it,” Barnes tells us, “but it’s a traditional technique used locally on plaster rendered walls.” Shown here, a sitting area with a new lime-plastered wood fireplace and EBI armchairs in a polished cotton gabardine (known as the Toi & Moi Armchair, they’re available from Ecart International, which Putman founded in 1978).

Above: Taking inspiration from the house’s single arched doorway, Barnes “parsimoniously injected other arches.” He took a luxe-minimalist approach to the furnishings. The living room’s two-toned sofa and outsized low coffee table are both by Christian Liaigre. The flooring is wide-plank oak.

Above: Envisioning the vacationing owners and their friends gathering in the kitchen, Barnes created a refined-rustic look by inserting solid oak beams and a paneled oak ceiling. The cabinets are cerused oak and the counters are lava stone from Pyrolave—”the stone itself comes from the Auvergne region of France; the finish is hand applied and then baked in a kiln,” explains Barnes. Learn its pros and cons in Remodeling 101: Lava Stone Countertops.

The windows throughout are all new. Here, the windows over the sink look onto the dining room terrace, and the opposite bank of windows have light-filtering translucent shades made from a rubber-fiber textile with an irregular weave from Luc Druez Fabrics.

Above: The kitchen has a minimalist table and benches, an EBI signature design in oak, and a wall of built-in storage that incorporates the fridge and freezer and the door to the laundry. The floor is a mottled gray stone from Cascais, Portugal.

Above: The adjoining dining area features EBI’s Table Octave, made in France and available from Ecart International. The French doors open to a back terrace.

Above: A built-in china cupboard off the dining room.

Above: The lines of the arched doorways and stair walls are highlighted by the lime plaster, which adds nuance and depth to the walls. Read about a DIY version in our posts Limewashed Walls for Modern Times and Build-It-for-Less Materials.

Above: The master suite has a sitting area with a meridiènne, a low sofa that stands against a stained oak wardrobe.

Above: In another bedroom, a freestanding stained oak wardrobe is set in a wall niche.

Above: On the bedside tables, we were happy to spot a Remodelista favorite, the BTC Hector Medium Dome Table Lamp with a bone-china shade. (See the Remodelista book, page 297, and High/Low: The Classic English Table Lamp from Original BTC.)

Above: The master bathroom features a freestanding oval bathtub from Bette and a double sinks with mirrors that echo the arched windows. The metal radiator is from Alphamétal, a French company that specializes in renovating (and also reissuing) classic cast-iron radiators.

Above: The guest suite has an en suite bath divided by an archway and wood-framed screen. The double headboard is painted pine, and, Barnes tells us, was “inspired by boarding school headboards that I ran across in a convent in Provence.” The floor is Marbre Boulonnais, a marble from Northern France.

Above: Barnes has been based in France since 1987, just two years out of architecture school, when Putman summoned him to come work in her Paris office. He grew up in California and has projects all over the world, including a house addition in San Francisco. Photograph by Michaël Crotto.

Above: A glimpse of the stucco house, fronted by a tower that overlooks the Mediterranean.

Above: The existing pool was preserved.

Above: The grounds are dotted with sitting areas, plantings, and olive trees.

Continue exploring France with us:

Fontevraud Abbey: The Ultimate Haunted Hotel

D’Une Île: A Rustric Retreat in Normandy with Cottages to Rent

Les Petites Emplettes: A Shop in a Chateau

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