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BUTLER’S PANTRY ENTRY | Custom black French pocket
doors open to the butler’s pantry. The 100-year-old chair
was salvaged from an English church where Currie-Taylor’s
grandfather served as a verger.
BUTLER’S PANTRY | The butler’s pantry is a useful prep kitchen
when Currie-Taylor entertains. It includes a dual-temperature
wine fridge, beverage drawer, ice maker and additional
dishwasher for glassware. “The custom bar shelving is nearly
as popular as the breakfast cupboard,” Currie-Taylor says.
The ceiling pendant is a smaller version of the kitchen island
pendants, and the wall covering is the same as in the kitchen.
“One of my favorite elements is the large round window
that frames the water views. You can stand at the bar sink
watching osprey, egrets and the ever-changing waterscape.”
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side-by-side refrigerator/freezer for a cohesive look.
“The white oak cabinetry gives order to the kitchen
with food, pots and pans, and small appliances
behind closed doors.”
On the opposite wall, next to the range, Currie-
Taylor installed additional cabinetry that she refers
to as “the breakfast cupboard.” It holds coffee
and tea and the associated hot-beverage-making
appliances. “It’s truly the heart of the kitchen. It’s
where every day begins.” The cabinet is strategically
located directly across from the island sink. “Being
British, we survive on copious amounts of tea,” the
designer says. “So an instant hot tap was a necessity.”
Currie-Taylor paired state-of-the art appliances,
such as the hot faucet and the handmade ILVE
Majestic II range, with more rustic components.
“The range, flanked by the two black windows,
became the focal point of the kitchen. It was the
perfect place to incorporate one of the oak beams
we salvaged from the original 1908 cottage that was
on this property.”
The blend of classic and contemporary continues
with furnishings chosen to represent old and new,
Currie-Taylor explains. “We incorporated modern
leather counter stools as well as a 100-year-old
antique altar chair salvaged over 25 years ago from
the church in England where my great grandfather
was a verger.” Much like that idyllic space in Aix-en-
Provence, Currie-Taylor’s kitchen evokes the past
while enriching the present. “We don’t just use the
kitchen; we practically live in it!” DNJ
SOURCES: design, Gravitate To Interior Design in Red Bank;
flooring, Duchateau; wall covering, York Wallcoverings; wall
color, “Snowfall White” by Benjamin Moore & Co.; kitchen
and butler’s pantry cabinetry, Tedd Wood LLC; range, ILVE;
bar shelving, Soil & Oak; cabinet hardware in kitchen and
butler’s pantry, Top Knobs; countertop, Bedrock Granite
Inc.; stools at island, Pottery Barn; pendants over island,
picture lights above windows and butler’s pantry pendant,
Visual Comfort & Co.; custom range hood, Lead Dog
Builders LLC in Red Bank; faucet and instant hot faucet,
Brizo; sink, Kohler; butler’s pantry bistro brass shelving, Soil
& Oak; butler’s pantry custom steel pocket door, Rustica.
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