While I love light and bright kitchens as much as the next person, sometimes a touch a warmth in the form of wood can create a more personal feel.
In this project, reclaimed wood was used to bring a bit of the outdoors to a New York kitchen. The DIY features a step-by-step video showing exactly how to recreate this project that can be added to the kitchen, over the fireplace or as a headboard.
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(Images: Jess Edwards)
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Comments (11)
Love it!
This fad of having reclaimed wood as art or backsplash is not my thing..I don't care for it but I do have to say that this came out super nice. Good Job!
I preferred the "before"--so bright and colorful.
I really like it both ways - the light and bright is more my style, but the more I look at the after photo, the more I really love the wood too!
Love the "after." It's so warm and comfortable. Yes, it's probably a fad, but it's a good one.
Wood (combustible material) seems too close to the range top.
Looks ok, better before though in my opinion
I like the after, but I LOVED the before. It felt more cohesive, but I guess that's not always the desired thing.
I prefer the before. So bright and cheery, with lots of character!
My vote goes to the before photo...looks brighter and more colorful, which is what I prefer in the kitchen.
I just did something very similar using thin sheets of wood I picked up from my local hobby store. I can't paint in my apartment and was looking for something of a larger scale to fill my bare walls. The total cost was about $25, and you can see it here: http://heythereitstim.shutterfly.com/pictures/8