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09/10/2015

GRAFF Adley l Atlanta Magazine

True Traditional

Tradition reigns in the home of Bonnie MacNaughton, a long-standing antiques dealer at the Stalls on Bennett Street. So she and husband John wanted a kitchen that would blend with the rest of their Norman Askins–renovated Buckhead residence.

Consulting with longtime Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio guru Laurie Lehrich, the couple decided on a warm, cozy Old World look for the cooking space. “It’s small but efficient. It’s an embracing space,” Laurie says.

The scheme incorporated colors from Bonnie’s existing patterned wallpaper, a design component she was determined to save. “I have very particular tastes, so I wanted to find colors that would work,” says the home-owner, who personally picked the Taj Majal quartzite at Marmi Natural Stone for the counter-tops. She sourced the square tiles of the backsplash—an unexpected alternative to more industry-al subway tile, especially due to their diagonal orientation—from Renaissance Tile & Bath.

Anchoring the room is another MacNaughton must-have: a reclaimed wood island. Presiding over a well-worn Oriental rug and original oak floors, it commands almost as much attention as the classic La Cornue range. “I love the little doors,” Bonnie says. “It allows me to essentially have two ovens without a huge door swing.” To complement a nearby limestone fire-place, contractor Paul Timoney fashioned hearth-like masonry to frame the high-end appliance, then crowned it with a re-claimed barn beam.

Well-equipped William Ohs cabinetry more than makes up for the wall space lost to the ornate brickwork. The creamy white door fronts are punctuated with weathered bronze hard-ware. Bonnie’s collection of cop-per pots also adds character to the room’s warm finishes.

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