before
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A Splash of Style Subtle changes in form and function refresh and refine a tiny condo kitchen BY JOETTA MOULDEN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET LENZEN
BEFORE
Going to the hair salon is not the usual way to gain a client, but hairdresser Cathy Clark was having problems with her condo and needed my help. “The kitchen backsplash decision was getting on my nerves and just wasn’t working,” she explains. “I couldn’t figure out how to pull it all together. The backsplash had me really stumped and I could not figure out what color to paint the walls,” Cathy said. Since we had worked together before on her living and dining rooms, (Houston House & Home, April, 2010 “ Finding Harmony”) Cathy knew what to expect and felt confident with my recommendations. We met at her nearby condo and had a look. Since her kitchen was small but wonderful, it just needed a few tweaks to make it spectacular. With one meeting, followed by a few emails, we transformed her condo kitchen. “You made it so easy,”
BEFORE (above): It was easy to see how small this condo kitchen was and how much it needed a smooth-flowing color scheme with the adjoining living/dining room. AFTER (top of page): Because the kitchen was diminutive, function and color flow was important.
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she exclaimed. “The more I had looked at tile, the more confused I became about what I wanted,” she explained.
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