The Fine Art Of French Decorating: Pocket The Fashion Of Julia Child's Kitchen
Back inwards November, Julia Child's onetime French cottage, known affectionately every bit "La Pitchoune," or "the niggling one," hitting the marketplace for the starting fourth dimension time, listed at or then $880,000. The famous chef's stucco getaway was built on the grounds of Simone Beck, co-author of The Art of French Cooking. Child as well as her married adult man Paul visited the 1,614-square-foot habitation every yr from the fourth dimension it was built into the 1990s, amongst the understanding that ownership would render to Simone as well as her married adult man 1 time they were through amongst it. That happened inwards 1992, afterward Simone died.
The kitchen of La Pitchoune was modeled afterward the 1 inwards the Childs' Cambridge, Massachusetts, habitation (which y'all tin come across on display at the Smithsonian), consummate amongst extra-tall counters—Julia was 6-foot-2—and pegboard inwards lieu of upper cabinets, presumably allowing Child to chop-chop select grip of any tool she needed, rather than rifling through cabinets.
No 1 would pull Child's kitchen every bit masterfully decorated. It's cluttered as well as a niggling fleck hodgepodge, amongst a high-end stainless steel gas stove only a few feet from a rather mundane white dishwasher. But it's also endlessly charming: The pegboard provides the relaxed vibe of opened upward shelving, the butcher block isle is both functional as well as cozy, as well as the combination of the emerald-green backsplash as well as copper-colored terra cotta flooring adds warmth as well as depth.
It's admittedly an odd color combination for a kitchen, but it's undeniably statement-making, whether the mood of the room is relaxed (like Child's kitchen) or formal (like Cameron Diaz's NYC kitchen; come across below).
So how tin y'all pocket all the charm of Child's kitchen, spell upping its vogue quotient?
Backsplash
Traditional: William Morris Vintage, Anemone inwards Emerald Green Small Square Tile ($16.85 per 6" foursquare tile, zazzle.com)
Budget: EliteTile Penny Porcelain Mosaic Tile inwards Emerald ($9.31 per foursquare foot, wayfair.com)
Floor
Traditional: Solistone Hand Made Terra Cotta 6" past times 12" Floor Tile ($9.60 per foursquare foot, Home Depot)
Modern: Salerno Ceramic Tile American Wood Series Red Oak ($1.55 per foursquare foot, BuildDirect.com)
Hint: Try wood-look tile inwards a herringbone pattern!
Budget: Marazzi Super Saltillo Desierto 12" past times 12" Tile ($1.89 per foursquare foot, Regal Floors)
Island
Traditional: Aurora Mills Maple Butcher Block Table ($1,379, OneKingsLane)
Modern: John Boos Work Table amongst Undershelf ($489.95, ChefsFirst.com)
Budget: French Country Small Workcenter ($489.98, overstock.com)
Light fixture
Traditional: Art Deco Antique Pendant Light ($375, ogtstore.com)
Modern: Cyan Design Vertigo Silver Four-Light Chandelier ($822.50, Bellacor)
(Yes, this is a serious difference from the original. But this fixture glams upward the space, if that's what you're going for.)
Budget: Camden Medium Federal Style Pendant amongst Mellon Glass Shade ($278.90, houseofantiquehardware.com)
Storage basket
Traditional: Antique French Square Picnic Wicker Basket amongst Lid ($136.27, Etsy.com)
Modern: Kelby Large Square Lidded Basket ($49.95, Crate & Barrel)
Budget: Birch Lane Large Woven Storage Bin ($39, Wayfair.com)
Shelf
Traditional: Knape&Vogt 24" Shelf-Made Images Instant Shelf ($37.99, wayfair.com)
Modern: Plank Floating Wall Shelf ($29.62, Walmart)
Budget: Lewis Hyman Venezia Shelf Kit ($23.45, Opentip.com)
Mortar as well as Pestle
Traditional: Antique French Mortar as well as Pestle ($199, eBay)
Modern: Marble Mortar & Pestle ($99.95, Williams-Sonoma)
Budget: French Kitchen Marble Mortar & Pestle ($29.95, Crate & Barrel)
Now come across it all together...
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