New This Week: 4 Kitchens That Rock Industrial Style
See how metal, concrete and other tough materials come together to create beautiful spaces that can take a beating
Industrial style is all about durable materials meant to stand up to the kind of wear and tear you’d find in a high-output factory. For a busy household, that makes this approach great for hardworking kitchens, where lots of metal and concrete will take anything a modern family can throw at it. Here, four kitchens embrace the style with zeal.
2. Streamlined Steel
Designer: Barbara Rose-Leigh
Location: North Bend, Washington
Size: 144 square feet (13.3 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. A kitchen with highly functioning individual stations so several people can cook together.
Industrial style. Stand-alone industrial range. Durcon laboratory-grade epoxy resin countertops. Drafting chairs from the University of Washington, used as bar stools. Stainless steel appliances, open shelves, backsplash and range hood. Concrete floor.
Other special features. Custom sapele wood cabinets. Foot pedals for kitchen sink. A pantry through the doorway stores all the small appliances on countertops for easy accessibility. Open storage for ease of seeing and reaching. “Anyone new to this kitchen can find their way around immediately,” designer Barbara Rose-Leigh says.
Designer secret. “Window composition,” Rose-Leigh says. “My personal favorite window is the floor-to-beam interior corner window adjacent to the range. It provides a peripheral view to the exterior even if one is sitting at a drafting stool at the island.”
Refrigerator: Liebherr; range: BlueStar; range hood: Braun; windows: Marlin Windows; sink and faucet: Kraus
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Designer: Barbara Rose-Leigh
Location: North Bend, Washington
Size: 144 square feet (13.3 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. A kitchen with highly functioning individual stations so several people can cook together.
Industrial style. Stand-alone industrial range. Durcon laboratory-grade epoxy resin countertops. Drafting chairs from the University of Washington, used as bar stools. Stainless steel appliances, open shelves, backsplash and range hood. Concrete floor.
Other special features. Custom sapele wood cabinets. Foot pedals for kitchen sink. A pantry through the doorway stores all the small appliances on countertops for easy accessibility. Open storage for ease of seeing and reaching. “Anyone new to this kitchen can find their way around immediately,” designer Barbara Rose-Leigh says.
Designer secret. “Window composition,” Rose-Leigh says. “My personal favorite window is the floor-to-beam interior corner window adjacent to the range. It provides a peripheral view to the exterior even if one is sitting at a drafting stool at the island.”
Refrigerator: Liebherr; range: BlueStar; range hood: Braun; windows: Marlin Windows; sink and faucet: Kraus
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3. Vintage Vigor
Designer: Stan Hajos of QuarterLab Design Build
Location: Windsor Park neighborhood of Austin, Texas
Size: 170 square feet (15.7 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. Designer-builder Stan Hajos worked on this project for resale, going for a modern-vintage version of the original 1950s kitchen.
Industrial style. Hammered-copper sink. Custom walnut and steel rod shelves. Concrete floor. Antique brass faucet, pot filler and cabinet hardware.
Other special features. Minty green cabinet color. Dark walnut tongue-and-groove ceiling. Tight-grained black granite countertops flanking the stove. Glossy white subway tile backsplash that extends to the ceiling. Herringbone-patterned subway tile backsplash above the stove.
Designer secret. “Details,” Hajos says. “We are always thinking about details in a room. No matter what your budget is on a project, you have to learn to pick your battles. So we like to use some standard materials but then spend a good chunk of money on certain details to make the project pop. Take the hammered-copper sink, for example. This is not an inexpensive item but it does give a wow element to the room. It’s a conversation piece and gets people talking.”
Hammered-copper sink, 36 inches: Sinkology; antique brass faucet and pot filler and Provence vent hood: Signature Hardware; custom cabinets and walnut shelving: Mark Cedar Designs; Artistry series appliances: GE; concrete-overlay flooring: Concrete by Design; windows and doors: Milgard Windows & Doors
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Designer: Stan Hajos of QuarterLab Design Build
Location: Windsor Park neighborhood of Austin, Texas
Size: 170 square feet (15.7 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. Designer-builder Stan Hajos worked on this project for resale, going for a modern-vintage version of the original 1950s kitchen.
Industrial style. Hammered-copper sink. Custom walnut and steel rod shelves. Concrete floor. Antique brass faucet, pot filler and cabinet hardware.
Other special features. Minty green cabinet color. Dark walnut tongue-and-groove ceiling. Tight-grained black granite countertops flanking the stove. Glossy white subway tile backsplash that extends to the ceiling. Herringbone-patterned subway tile backsplash above the stove.
Designer secret. “Details,” Hajos says. “We are always thinking about details in a room. No matter what your budget is on a project, you have to learn to pick your battles. So we like to use some standard materials but then spend a good chunk of money on certain details to make the project pop. Take the hammered-copper sink, for example. This is not an inexpensive item but it does give a wow element to the room. It’s a conversation piece and gets people talking.”
Hammered-copper sink, 36 inches: Sinkology; antique brass faucet and pot filler and Provence vent hood: Signature Hardware; custom cabinets and walnut shelving: Mark Cedar Designs; Artistry series appliances: GE; concrete-overlay flooring: Concrete by Design; windows and doors: Milgard Windows & Doors
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4. Warm Loft
Designer: Jillian Lay of Royalty Construction
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Size: 208 square feet (19.3 square meters); 13 by 16 feet (3.9 by 4.8 meters)
Homeowners’ request. “This kitchen was designed for a spec show home,” designer Jillian Lay says. “So I really had to keep in mind all different types of families and what their styles might be. I wanted to create a kitchen that had a New York loft feel, with a touch of masculine but still classy and most of all functional.”
Industrial style. Custom barn doors in a matte metal finish with satin etched glass. Gray quartz countertop with a similar look to concrete. White brick backsplash. “I wanted to capture a timeless style, but when you think of timeless you don’t necessarily think of industrial,” Lay says. “But in actuality, industrial has been around for many decades.”
Other special features. Pine planking with custom black wiping stain on the range hood and island base. Custom walnut cabinetry.
Designer secret. “One of the major contributions for this kitchen is having a fully integrated fridge,” Lay says. “It allowed me to be more creative in the cabinetry, and having that as more the focal point instead of the appliance. Symmetry is always a good thing to have somewhere in a kitchen.”
“Uh-oh” moment. “When dealing with wiping stains, it can be trickier than anticipated,” Lay says. “When we developed a custom wiping stain for the walnut sample, it turned out perfect, allowing the walnut tones to come through with just a bit of color in the stain. When the doors were done and ready to be installed, I just knew that wasn’t the color that was supposed to complete the kitchen or what the sample had looked like. Figuring out what had happened, [I found out] it was the exact same stain but my sample was done by a different person in the shop…. You can have the same wiping stain, but the way one person might apply it can totally change the look. So unfortunately all the walnut had to get redone. All the effort paid off.”
Custom cabinets: Euro-Fab; Satinet countertop: Vicostone Quartz Surfaces; ovens: Bertazzoni; refrigerator: SubZero; dishwasher: Miele; stools: HomeSense; pendants: Matteo Lighting; hardware: Richelieu Hardware
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Designer: Jillian Lay of Royalty Construction
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Size: 208 square feet (19.3 square meters); 13 by 16 feet (3.9 by 4.8 meters)
Homeowners’ request. “This kitchen was designed for a spec show home,” designer Jillian Lay says. “So I really had to keep in mind all different types of families and what their styles might be. I wanted to create a kitchen that had a New York loft feel, with a touch of masculine but still classy and most of all functional.”
Industrial style. Custom barn doors in a matte metal finish with satin etched glass. Gray quartz countertop with a similar look to concrete. White brick backsplash. “I wanted to capture a timeless style, but when you think of timeless you don’t necessarily think of industrial,” Lay says. “But in actuality, industrial has been around for many decades.”
Other special features. Pine planking with custom black wiping stain on the range hood and island base. Custom walnut cabinetry.
Designer secret. “One of the major contributions for this kitchen is having a fully integrated fridge,” Lay says. “It allowed me to be more creative in the cabinetry, and having that as more the focal point instead of the appliance. Symmetry is always a good thing to have somewhere in a kitchen.”
“Uh-oh” moment. “When dealing with wiping stains, it can be trickier than anticipated,” Lay says. “When we developed a custom wiping stain for the walnut sample, it turned out perfect, allowing the walnut tones to come through with just a bit of color in the stain. When the doors were done and ready to be installed, I just knew that wasn’t the color that was supposed to complete the kitchen or what the sample had looked like. Figuring out what had happened, [I found out] it was the exact same stain but my sample was done by a different person in the shop…. You can have the same wiping stain, but the way one person might apply it can totally change the look. So unfortunately all the walnut had to get redone. All the effort paid off.”
Custom cabinets: Euro-Fab; Satinet countertop: Vicostone Quartz Surfaces; ovens: Bertazzoni; refrigerator: SubZero; dishwasher: Miele; stools: HomeSense; pendants: Matteo Lighting; hardware: Richelieu Hardware
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1. Elegantly Exposed
Designers: Lisa Mann & Keary Horiuchi of Tola architecture (architecture), Karen Blankenship of Blankenship Design (interior design) and Alina Ainza of Loop Lighting (lighting design)
Location: New York City
Size: 200 square feet (18.5 square meters)
Homeowners’ request. “Fondly referred to as ‘The Shed,’” designer Lisa Mann says, “this kitchen is designed as a building within a building. The one-story freestanding post-and-beam structure sits below the lofty 14-plus-foot arched ceilings, creating a place of intimacy at the action center of the home.”
Industrial style. Custom copper countertops with integral sink and backsplash. Exposed mechanical systems — copper pipes, black plumbing pipes, electrical conduit, bolts and brackets. Classic linoleum floor — and rafters.
Other special features. Reclaimed-plank pantry shelves. Linear LED fixtures. Raised walnut butcher block chopping station.
“Uh-oh” moment. “Running services through the floor was not an option in this building, so gracefully providing electrical and water to and from the main work areas was an enormous challenge,” Mann says. “We spent hours both at the drawing board, mapping out conduit and pipe runs, and in the field, emphasizing the importance of craftsmanship for these typically behind-the-scenes moments.”
Countertop with integral backsplash and sink: Brooks Custom; professional side-by-side 48-inch refrigerator: SubZero; range: Lacanche; range hood: Faber; panel-ready Benchmark series dishwasher: Bosch; faucet: Watermark; natural linoleum flooring in Sahara and Red Copper colors: Marmoleum; walnut butcher block: Brooklyn Butcher Blocks; custom cabinetry and structure fabricator: Four Daughters; cabinet pulls: Schaub & Co.; Sage Mountain cabinet paint and Pure Pink, Baby Boy Blue and Wales Green accent paints: Benjamin Moore; structural engineering: D’Huy Engineering
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