Kitchen Renovation Part 3: Accessories Round-Up
In this Kitchen Reno/Round-up crossover episode I am providing the kitchen accessories I have sourced for my kitchen and links where these products can be purchased.
When designing a room you may have a special accessory that you know you already want to incorporate or include and if that is the case it can be used as inspiration, or a jumping off point for the design- providing colours or finishes to incorporate within the design. However, if you are looking to source new decor for a room where the materials and finishes have already been decided on then you will want to be conscious these choices are used to enhance your design story and not distract from it. Check out my earlier blog post on 5 Designer Tips to Accessorizing Your Kitchen Without Sacrificing Function or Style for some advice on how to filter your purchases and edit your décor choices to achieve your design goals. These tips are kitchen specific but can be applied to all rooms in the home.
With the accessories I sourced for my kitchen I made choices based on providing a balance of my the three metal finishes used in the house (stainless, brass and matte black) as well as the balance of creamy whites and the wood tones of my home. In order to do this I used the 60-30-10 design rule. Like most rules there are many loopholes and situations where it doesn’t need to strictly apply, but the reason this rule is referenced so often is it helps designers filter or edit décor to achieve balance to a space - and having the right balance to properly express your design is a key design principle.
Kitchen Design by Julia DeDecker Interiors
To explain the 60-30-10 rule I will use colour as it is often used when determining a colour palette. A dominant colour should be 60% of your design e.g. colour of the walls, large furniture and textiles with a supporting colour taking up about 30% of decor e.g. an accent wall, smaller furniture and throw pillows. The final 10% is your accent colour used for small décor e.g. accented in the art displayed or in a throw or used in the pattern on drapery.
This same rule can help you balance the materials and finishes as well, for example I have three metal finishes in my kitchen. With large appliances being stainless steel that is about 60% of the metal finishes seen in my kitchen. I chose brass lighting fixtures and cabinet hardware which completes about %30 and lastly the interior door knob on our door the basement and some small finishes in the dining room (both not in photo) are matte black which makes up the remaining 10% of the metals in my design. By keeping in mind the existing balance of materials and finishes, I can then select my accessories to complete my goals and achieve a balanced finished look.
Below is the round-up of my kitchen accessories. Some I had before the renovation and some of these items I have yet to purchase but hope to soon while they are available. Links to all are provided below. One such item I have had for years is the Gordon Ramsay Maze Place Setting that was purchased years ago by friends and family from our wedding registry at Hudsons Bay. Knowing that the kitchen in our one bedroom apartment in Hamilton where we lived at the time of our wedding would not be our forever home, I opted for a classic white dinnerware set for everyday use. I felt that it would suit all kitchens in our future instead of a decorative china set (to the horror of grandmothers everywhere) or a colourful set of dishes that might fall out of favour. I knew that the clean lines and slightly off-white colour could follow us from home to home and be used daily. When designing this kitchen I knew these classic white dishes would look great on the floating shelves in our new kitchen.
Silicone utensils: Indigo, Wood Utensils: Amazon, Utensil Crock: Presidents Choice (Zehrs), Charcuterie Board: Otter Creek Woodworking, Marble dish: Homesense, Soap and tray (multiple colours and finishes available): Amazon, Ceramic Berry pint (hides my scrubbers), Presidents Choice (Zehrs), Marble butter dish: Crate and Barrel Canada, Dinnerware Set: Gordon Ramsay at The Bay, Runner: Ruggable, Display bowls (wood and metal): J.D. Lighting, Counter stools: Structube, Canister (I use as glass vase): Anchor (I purchased at Zehrs in Tillsonburg but cannot find online from this retailer), Black Pottery Vase: Pottery Barn.
Hopefully some of these tips and links can help you accessorize your next project. Have you heard of the 60-30-10 rule before? How do you apply this in your kitchen? Let me know in the comments!
