Inside an Earthy Kitchen in the Suburbs of Pittsburgh

After practically twenty years dwelling in a 1908 shingle and stone home in a captivating Pittsburgh suburb, engineer and inside designer Heather Wildman lastly renovated her kitchen. It took years for the Wildman Chalmers Design co-founder to avoid wasting up for the venture, then even longer to determine precisely what she needed. Solely as soon as she accepted that she would wish to develop the area to realize her targets did she really break floor. “I had at the very least 5 designs over time,” she says. “I used to be attempting to work inside the footprint as a result of I didn’t wish to do an addition, however I simply wasn’t blissful. I needed to come to the belief that I wanted to construct an extension to make it the best way that I need it to be.”

With the additional sq. footage—and by combining just a few small current rooms—Heather was in a position to create her very best kitchen and eating space with prime views of her leafy Japanese maple. She didn’t design with a particular aesthetic in thoughts, merely selecting finishes she was drawn to and that will maintain up towards her household’s put on and tear, like inexperienced limestone flooring, white oak paneled cupboard fronts, and Vermont Danby marble counters. This technique led to an earthy look that blends conventional and modern silhouettes—with an unique stone wall because the cherry on prime. Let’s take a tour.

Images by Erin Kelly.