A Yellow and Black Cook's Kitchen

Before

Using the vibrant colors of yellow and black, designer Richard Anderson spices up a lackluster kitchen with enough culinary details to whet any chef's appetite.

• A bright yellow glaze is dabbed onto the walls with a rag and an aging glaze is rubbed onto the cabinets.
• A colorful wallpaper border is applied above the tile and set off with black- painted trim.
• The cabinets are embellished with black-and-white checked wallpaper. Tiny rolling pins, normally used as recipe holders, are used as cabinet hardware.
• A piece of plywood and plant brackets combine for an inventive pot rack. A dowel rod is inserted into the plant brackets and cup hooks are inserted into the rod for a place to hang pots.
• Quarter-round molding is attached inside the window area to support three glass shelves.
• A cabinet door from a salvage store is attached to the face of the molding surrounding the recess in the wall. Chalkboard paint is sprayed on the lower half for a place to write grocery lists.
• A towel holder is created by mounting a rolling pin onto plant brackets then attaching the brackets to the wall with screws.
• A colander is fashioned into a hanging light fixture. A hole is cut in the bottom and a bulb is inserted and attached to a lamp kit. A fabric strip is sewed together to create a cover for the chain.
• Accessories include a plaster chef figure picked up at a restaurant, storage baskets and a mirror placed over the counter.

How-to: Plywood Urn Table Base

Steps:

1. Create a template in the shape of a garden urn.

2, Trace onto two pieces of plywood and cut out.

3. Cut a slit in the top of one and the bottom of the other and slide into place.

4. Spray with textured spray paint for a concrete look and top with a piece of glass.

Pair a rolling pin with plant brackets for a clever towel rack.

How-to: Roller Towel Rack

Insert a rolling pin in two plant brackets and attach the brackets to the wall with screws.

Itemized Design Elements

$30.46 — paint and glazing medium (Home Depot: Ralph Lauren - Tea Stain glaze, RL 2420; Behr - Faux Glaze, yellow latex paint)
$18 — wallpaper and trim (Home Depot - York, TJ9100BR-04)
$42.13 — wallpaper for cabinets and rolling pins (Kitchen Collection: rolling pin recipe holders used a cabinet pulls)
$18.69 — pot rack
$55.50 — glass shelves in window
$20.93 — cabinet door and chalkboard paint
$170.22 — table and chairs
$48 — tabletop accessories
$32.94 — rolling pin towel bar (Kitchen Collection: rolling pin)
$19.96 — colander light (Kitchen Collection: colander)
$19 — chef and bread basket
$6 — metal book stand
$18 — storage baskets

$499.86 — Total Cost