Richview, Etobicoke

The island was never painted. It did not need to be.

• Perimeter sprayed white, island excluded
• Granite, backsplash and floor kept
• Existing handles reused

1. 

   01

   Espresso everywhere, island included, which is how the room was built and why it read heavy. The granite and the stone backsplash were fine. The problem was that there was no relief anywhere — every surface at eye level was the same dark brown.

2. 

   02

   The estimate says it in two words — excludes island. Everything round the edge went to the booth and came back white; the island stayed exactly as it was. That is a two-tone kitchen for the price of one colour, and it works because the island was never the thing that dated.

3. 

   03

   Handles reused, granite kept, backsplash kept, floor kept. The only thing that left the house was the perimeter doors, for ten days. Leaving something alone is a decision — it just does not appear on an invoice.