Larger than Light Winter 2017 - Cooking Up Southern Comfort

Last year designer Ken Fulk breathed life into an 1850’s home in New Orlean’s Garden District.

It was the first time Kitchen of the Year took place inside of a private residence. This year, House Beautiful continues that trend with a home in the Bulkhead area of Atlanta, Georgia in the established Peachtree Park neighborhood. Not only is the 9th annual Kitchen of the Year in a private residence, it’s home to lawyer and single mother of young twin boys, Elizabeth Garvish, giving renowned designer, Matthew Quinn of Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio, even more incentive to make the home both livable and stylish.

Using a diverse mix of industrial, country and modern styles, Quinn worked his magic, creating a space at once functional and breathtaking. “The layout is wonderfully accommodating for family time and entertaining. That’s hard to pull off — something that feels intimate for three or 30,” said House Beautiful editor in chief, Sophie Donelson.

The design of the kitchen features an open layout with a sumptuous selection of whites, blues, grays and golds, while design elements like exposed beams and the curved breakfast nook marry in a natural, yet unconventional way. This mixed medley of design and texture is no accident. According to Quinn it’s a touch of Southern flair. “Not everything is the same. We’re more eclectic here. Everything is not all shiny; patterns and metals are mixed.”

Having proudly sponsored Kitchen of the Year for three years running, Littman Brands fixtures can be found throughout the home, serving to elevate and enhance each space. Last year’s house was filled with over 20 Troy and Hudson Valley Lighting fixtures. This year’s residence boasts an impressive mixture of Troy, Hudson Valley and Corbett Lighting pieces, which include quite a few sconces – a favorite of Quinn’s thanks to their design versatility.

“Using sconces in kitchens, bars and butler’s pantries adds an element of sophistication to a

Cooking Up Southern Comfort

Matthew Quinn Sheds Light on House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year Photography: Emily Jenkins Followill, 2016 House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year 16

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For three years running, Littman Brands has proudly participated in House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year project. This year’s house in the Bulkhead area of Atlanta, Georgia presented unique challenges and opportunities in design. This year’s choice for Kitchen of the Year is in a private residence, home to lawyer and single mother of young twin boys, Elizabeth Garvish. This gave renowned designer Matthew Quinn of Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio even more incentive to make the home both livable and stylish.

Using a diverse mix of industrial, country and modern styles, Quinn worked his magic by creating a space that’s both functional and breathtaking.

“The layout is wonderfully accommodating for family time and entertaining,” he said.

“That’s hard to pull off — something that feels intimate for three or 30,” House Beautiful editor- in-chief, Sophie Donelson said.

The 2016 KOTY house in Atlanta’s Peachtree Park neighborhood. Exterior-Photo-Kathryn W RogersKWR Photography.

The design of the kitchen features an open layout with a sumptuous selection of whites, blues, greys and golds. Design elements like exposed beams and a curved breakfast nook marry in a natural yet unconventional way. This mixed medley of design and texture is no accident. According to Quinn, it’s a touch of Southern flair.

“Not everything is the same,” Quinn said. “We’re more eclectic here. Everything is not all shiny; patterns and metals are mixed.”

Last year’s house was filled with over 20 Troy and Hudson Valley Lighting fixtures. This year’s residence boasts an impressive mixture of Troy Lighting, Corbett Lighting, and Hudson Valley Lighting, including quite a few sconces – a favorite of Quinn’s, thanks to their design versatility.

The open-plan kitchen showcasing Hudson Valley Lighting’s Lewis chandelier as a focal point.

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“Using sconces in kitchens, bars and butler’s pantries adds an element of sophistication to a space by creating a layered look,” Quinn said. “They need not match the overhead lighting exactly. Style, scale and proportion should be considered first. Then a sconce selection can be made to be featured or to blend in.”

Hudson Valley Lighting’s Lewis chandelier is the focal point of the kitchen, with its glistening crystal and solid brass rods in varying lengths. It hangs above the breakfast nook, with its vertical lines lending an elegant sense of movement while uniting the entire space.

Ornamented above the window is Hudson Valley’s Leyden sconce. Its white shade and Aged-Brass frame complement the overall color scheme of the room.

“The clean lines and simplicity of the Leyden sconce in brass work seamlessly on the range wall, allowing the Lewis chandelier over the breakfast table to be the star of the kitchen space,” Quinn said. “Meanwhile, right next door in the bar, the sleek Marlow pendant, in Polished Nickel, highlights the oval window in an already dramatic space that mixes metal, wood and high-gloss lacquered cabinets.”

The walk-in pantry faces the entryway of the house, which prompted Quinn to use beautiful glass doors with chevron glass tiles from AKDO, while placing Hudson Valley Lighting’s Middlebury fixture inside, against Thibaut’s Windward Sisal grass cloth, to draw the eye toward the ceiling.

Known for incorporating fashion-forward elements and materials within their designs, Corbett Lighting was used in the bar area with its organic, molecular-inspired Element flush mount.

Integrating classical elements, the office displays grey damask wallpaper and two of Hudson Valley Lighting’s Hillsdale vintage-cast swivel wall sconces. The powder room combines classic and contemporary styles by uniting a traditional pedestal sink with a modern

The walk-in pantry featuring Hudson Valley Lighting’s Lynden flush mount.

Corbett Lighting’s organic Element adds an aura of intrigue to the wet bar.

paperweave charcoal wallpaper. The vanity mirror is illuminated by two of Troy Lighting’s Andromeda sconces, which emphasize the beauty of modern simplicity while adding a futuristic touch.

Throughout the home, a total of 24 Hudson Valley Lighting, Corbett Lighting, and Troy Lighting chandeliers, pendants, flush mounts, and wall sconces work in tandem to create an atmosphere of livable elegance and artistic nuance, a rich ambience of Southern gentility in which no comfort is lost.

Hudson Valley Lighting’s Hillsdale swivel wall sconces add a wide range of adjustability for the office.

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The wet bar, showcasing the Marlow Pendant from Hudson Valley Lighting.

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A view of the kitchen sink with a touchless faucet.

Custom panels conceal multiple appliances.

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