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Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury galley open plan kitchen in Chicago with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, quartz benchtops, white splashback, ceramic splashback, coloured appliances, ceramic floors, a peninsula, beige floor, white benchtop and wood.
Michael Norpell's Wall To Wall
Michael Norpell's Wall To Wall
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Removing the Wall Opens the Kitchen to the Living Room

Midcentury Kitchen, Chicago

By removing a wall, the kitchen was opened up to both the dining room and living room. A structural column for the building was in the middle of the space; by covering it in wood paneling, the column became a distinctive architecture feature helping to define the space. To add lighting to a concrete ceiling, a false ceiling clad in wood was designed to allow for LED can lights; the cove was curved to match the shape of the building. Hardware restored from Broyhill Brasilia furniture was used as cabinet pulls, and the unit’s original Lightolier ceiling light fixtures were rewired and replated.