From fresh-baked beignets to mouthwatering muffulettas and savory gumbo, New Orleans is a city known for its home cooking. But delicious dishes aren’t the only thing the Big Easy is cooking up. House Beautiful magazine recently took its 8th Annual Kitchen of the Year to New Orleans, catering to those who love a well-designed kitchen as much as the Creole cuisine cooked in it. Littman Brands served as the lighting sponsor for the Kitchen of the Year, which came to life in an 1850s home located on Camp Street in the Garden District. With his beautiful redesign, the internationally-recognized interior designer Ken Fulk honored the city’s indigenous design elements and celebrated the kitchen as the new American living room. Last year, Troy Lighting, CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting) and Hudson Valley Lighting® were displayed in designer Steven Miller’s Kitchen of the Year at the 2014 San Francisco Decorator Showcase (featured in Larger Than Light Winter 2015). This year, Troy and Hudson 1850s home located in the Garden District of New Orleans Valley provided more than 20 classic and industrial inspired designs to enhance Fulk’s vision throughout the home. Fulk was inspired by the home’s Italianate architecture, as well as the city’s history, love of food and entertaining to create his eclectic design. Because this was the first time the Kitchen of the Year took place inside a private residence, Fulk wanted to design a space that felt lived-in and organic to the family and their New Orleans lifestyle. This approach could be found in his use of raw accents, mixed finishes, honest materials and in a hand-painted mural showcasing shrimp boats and life on the bayou.
Troy’s rustic Toledo sconces illuminate a colorful seating area in the Kitchen of the Year 16
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