Desperate Kitchen Makeover: Hollywood Regency Kitchen
HGTV's Kitchen Cousins Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri create a modern kitchen with a nod to the past as they transform a plain and dated kitchen using luxe and glitzy touches inspired by Hollywood Regency style.
By:
David L. Haynes
A Kitchen Cousins Take on Hollywood Regency Style
Kitchen Cousins John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino took an ugly, outdated and unfinished kitchen and turned it -- and adjoining rooms -- into this stylish space with high entertainment value and a healthy dose of glam.
A Kitchen Cousins Take on Hollywood Regency Style
Angel and Melissa's house is an older home that already had touches of classic, upscale California design. The Cousins drew on that for inspiration and, for the overall renovation, built on some existing motifs. "We're going with a Hollywood Regency aesthetic," says Anthony, "which combines elements of timeless glamor, glossy darks, clean whites, bright metals and lavish prints."
Elegantly Rustic
Simple wood furnishings blend with sleek and shiny decorative accents in the newly remodeled dining room and kitchen.
Statement-Piece Dining Table
For a distinctive custom addition, the Cousins hand built this new dining table using wood reclaimed from old wine barrels and a welded iron frame.
Simplicity and Spice
The new dining table is staged using basic white dishes and simple unadorned flatware.
Touches of Green
John built custom walnut wall-mounted planter boxes, gave them a dark stain finish and added succulents in varying shades, bringing natural and raw wood elements to the dining area.
Glitter, Glitz and Fine Cookware
Two sides of the new kitchen are wrapped in a dark fire-clay tile backsplash and, for a bonus Hollywood flourish, finished using a specially mixed gold grout.
Organically Sculpted
In another purposefully nature-inspired addition, Anthony and John fashioned a custom live-edge tasting bar for the kitchen peninsula using a wood slab cut from a white ash tree.
Creatively Contrasted
On one of the kitchen walls, new cabinets painted in dark gray provide smart contrast with the white quartz countertops and farm style sink as well as with the white cabinetry on the opposing wall.
Storage Issue Resolution
The renovation wish list included lots of additional storage space. That wish has been checked off the list with new floor-to-ceiling white cabinets that surround the refrigerator and span an entire end wall.
The Kitchen, BEFORE
The homeowners also had on their kitchen wish list the repair of the unsightly, unfinished wall on one side of the kitchen -- a leftover from an earlier bathroom addition. They might also not be sorry to see the turquoise tile countertop and backsplash go.
Kitchen, AFTER
A new wraparound fire-clay tile backsplash, dark gray cabinets with gold accents, apron front sink and white quartz countertops make for a much more elegant and eye-pleasing presentation.
Kitchen, BEFORE
Kitchen, AFTER
Kitchen, BEFORE
Angel runs a small-batch tequila distillery, and he and Melissa are both wine enthusiasts, so the couple was in search of a creative way to display and serve from their collection of select wines and spirits. Prior to the renovation, that took the form of modular kit shelving placed directly in front of a pantry door.
Kitchen, AFTER
The new tasting bar with live-edge wood countertop makes for an ideal addition for serving and entertaining.
Kitchen, BEFORE
Kitchen, AFTER
Oversized 24"x24" black porcelain floor tiles provide a touch of elegance and added contrast against the white quartz counters and cabinetry.
Kitchen, AFTER
Open Concept
Prior to the renovation, a wall separating the kitchen and dining room made the kitchen feel small and confining. An underlying objective of the makeover was to provide an open concept design that would make the kitchen feel more like an integral part of the house.
Kitchen, AFTER
The wall between the kitchen and dining room was replaced with a knee wall, making room for the new kitchen peninsula with integrated appliances.
Kitchen, Detail
Stainless appliances were selected for their sleek, contemporary look, including this new range and wine cooler.
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
John fashioned this walnut lined spice cabinet, making creative use of the shallow space where a fold-down ironing board had once been hidden away.
Kitchen, Detail
A matched set of cutlery mounted in an attractive wood rack is among the new, visually coordinated accessories in the updated kitchen.
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Accessories were selected in styles and finishes to match and complement the new stainless appliances.
Kitchen, Detail
Kitchen, Detail
Dining Room, BEFORE
Angel and Melissa have a strong sense of style that employed a number of classic elements. But they were ready for a change in their dining room which, like the kitchen, felt a bit narrow and closed in prior to the renovation.
Dining Room, AFTER
Taking down a portion of the dividing wall between the dining room and kitchen made both spaces feel larger.
Dining Room, BEFORE
Dining Room, AFTER
Anthony constructed the custom dining table using an angle iron frame with mitered edges and welded legs. A plywood insert served as the platform supporting oak wine-barrel slats.
Living Room and Dining Room, BEFORE
Living Room and Dining Room, AFTER
For the dining room, John and Anthony went with a green toile wallpaper in a botanical print pattern. "Wallpaper is back in a big way," says Anthony "and it just adds a level of sophistication that you can't get with paint sometimes. And being that we have these big, bold lights and darks in the kitchen, the pattern added to the dining room is just another layer of visual interest."
Dining Room and Living Room, BEFORE
Dining Room and Living Room, AFTER
Dining Room and Living Room, BEFORE
Dining Room and Living Room, AFTER
Living Room, Detail
Dining Room and Kitchen, AFTER
White silk curtains add another touch of Hollywood elegance in the dining room.
Kitchen and Dining Room, AFTER
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Wine-barrel stamps are visible in some of the reclaimed barrel slats that make up the surface of the dining table.
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Simple straight-back chairs with slat backs and seats upholstered in natural cotton were selected to accompany the custom wooden dining table.
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
The curtain rods in dark rubbed bronze finish have decorative tree-branch finials that mesh nicely with the botanical print design of the wallpaper.
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Dining Area, Detail
Crystal cocktail and shot glasses, glass decanter and retro styled ice bucket and coctail shaker help make for a well-appointed tasting bar.
Dining Area, Detail
Natural Talent
Licensed contractors and kitchen design experts John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino take a pause to reflect on this formerly desperate kitchen -- now given new life in an updated Hollywood Regency style.
