Greek Revival

Architect Jay Gleysteen created an elegant and inviting kitchen using rich, traditional colors, columns and gentle geometrics.

Rare and stunning blue Brazilian granite used for the countertops set the color scheme for the kitchen

Fluted half-pipe columns and a classic door style and hardware add Greek revival touches in the kitchen.

To break up the beadboard ceiling, three Greek revival panels were centered over the island.

• The goals for the kitchen’s design included a room that would be the center of family activities, that accommodated a serious cook, and that took advantage of the wonderful views.
  
• The large kitchen is open to the main family room and adjoins smaller rooms (the butler’s pantry and food storage pantry) through short corridors.
  
• To blend with the unusual blue granite counters, the island was built with deep blue base cabinets and an unstained cherry wood top with a rubbed oil finish. The island houses a prep sink and dishwasher.
  
• Appliances include a side-by-side refrigerator with cabinetry panels and a double-oven gas cooker with convection heat.
  
• Glazed and crackled off-white tile was used for the hearth surround for the large cooker. A dark high-contrast grout was used to emphasize the crackling as well as the tile design. The inlaid design is surrounded with egg-and-dart molding, another Greek revival detail.
  
• Silver-toned metals are used for hardware, faucetry and lighting.
  
• The less-casual breakfast area has an octagonal shape, with windows on three sides. White beadboard wainscoting sits beneath yellow walls, while the coved ceiling and indirect lighting echoes the floor’s shape.
  
• The butler’s pantry has cabinetry painted dark blue with seeded glass fronts for the upper cabinets, and a dark mahogany counter.
  
• Open, shallow shelving was used in the food storage pantry so items wouldn’t get lost in the back. A wine cooler is located in the pantry.