We removed the wall that divided the living room from the kitchen and added a much-needed island that is high on both style and function.

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August 28, 2021

Nicole White For House Beautiful

Jamaican-born, Florida-based interior decorator Nicole White considers creating beautiful kitchens her secret weapon. With a recent kitchen renovation landing the cover of House Beautiful the secret is out and your Style Observer (SO) team is beyond chuffed!

White takes SO on an exclusive behind-the-scenes reveal.

“We tackled this renovation in the middle of the pandemic last summer. It was nerve-wracking to meet clients and have them stand 10 feet away. But they had pleaded for an onsite meeting, in lieu of a virtual one, for us to fully comprehend how truly dysfunctional the space was. And dysfunctional it was! There were walls that stopped short of the ceiling, and very little prep space. Our goal was to make it functional and fabulous, and we dare say we accomplished that.”

Nicole White, CEO/principal designer Nicole White Designs Interiors

We chose a black backsplash, black hood, and black pot filler as a beautifulway to showcase how going tone-on-tone works.

White kitchens remain the most popular, so our mission is to always findways to make them as interesting and refreshing as possible. Black-and-whiteis a classic and the gold on this electric range was the added jewellery. Wealso try to hide small appliances when possible and did so with this well-usedcoffee station that can be hidden once enough sips have been taken.

We removed the wall that divided the living room from the kitchen and added a much-needed island that is high on both style and function.

We added a mini bar zone in this kitchen, as well, where drinks can be prepared while guests mingle inthe living room. They can also grab a drink from the double wine cooler added at the end of the island.(Photos: DAN CUTRONA PHOTOGRAPHY)

HouseBeautifulmagazine TheUltimate Guide ToKitchens issue featuresNicole White’skitchen on thecover

The refrigerator is hiddenbehind panels and is housedwhere a walkway used to be.We closed that off since therewere other access points tothat area of the house.

The island seats four andallows guests to sit and chatwith their hosts while theycook or just hang out to eatand chill.

The black andgold electricrange was ourclients’ musthaveand the starof this show!We designed thekitchen around it.

Nicole White For House Beautiful

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