Jenny, that is an awesome kitchen, congratulations! I love the art and your open shelves, plus those cabinets are gorgeous. Really well done!

Thanks for the nice comments. To answer a few questions, The shelves are approx. 12" wide by 3" deep. They are hung on some kind of hidden bracket type thing - I can get more details from my DH. The open shelves make it so easy to grab stuff while cooking and throw it back up there after cleaning. We bought a 1960 home and this is the original kitchen footprint. It is closed off from other spaces so I don't mind having cooking stuff visible. The white oak is not quartersawn, although that would have been a nice addition for sure! :-) The tiles behind the range are a handmade Moroccan tile called Zellij, first read about them on Atticmag.

What a fresh looking unaffected kitchen! Just love it. Your floating shelves are one of the best I have seen. You must get details from DH and post it all. I love the lightness and the clean lines.

In my view one of the top ten most wonderful kitchens on GW.

I would love to see more details about the shelves, too. And peek into the pantry, please? And maybe a close up of the cab fronts to see the knobs, and especially the handsome base moulding and the toekick arches. Is that too much and too greedy for details? I hope not.

Such an original, and completely succesful, design. Brava!

Especially love the radiator cover and the (original to the house?) dutch door with its serving shelf. And all the lines, perfectly set-off with the round, ovoid and organic shapes of stuff on shelves and walls and art.

Thank you for this holiday treat!

Liriodendron

Simply gorgeous. I love its originality and all of the exquisite details. Thank you so much for sharing - this is an inspiration!

Sigh, this is so incredibly lovely. Totally magazine-worthy without the obvious pretense or faux glamour of some of those showplace kitchens you see in magainzes. Thanks for posting the photos for all of us to admire!

Beautiful, I especially love the cabs, open shelves and counters. Perfect kit to work in, enjoy!

I love this kitchen. You should upload it to Houzz.com. Very inspiring.
Enjoy!

I think this proves that oak CAN be gorgeous.

I love this for so many reasons:
1) it uses wood in its natural state and let's the beauty of that wood shine through in an understated way.
2) it has black appliances for contrast with the medium to light tones of the white oak. I love that because it shows that this is a home kitchen, not a cooking show set or a restaurant (I have SS, wish I'd been able to swing the up charge to white or black).
3) it isn't identifiable as a kitchen from the 90's or 80's or any specific time frame.

The marble and open shelving are beautiful and keep this at the level of "aspirational" kitchen for me, at least. With the pet fur that flies around here during shedding season and DH's propensity for leaving greasy spoons or drippy bottles of olive oil around, those 2 elements would not work for me. But that doesn't mean I don't love them ;)

Stunning, I love everything in this kitchen.
Enjoy.

Unique & lovely! I really like how you've incorporated your beautiful artwork into your kitchen. Awesome cabinets. The room is fresh, crisp, relaxing & charming. Enjoy your new space!

Love the horizontal boards! The kitchen has such a clean fresh look and the white oak is a color wood that I am so attracted to. I am a huge fan of the floating shelves and you did such a nice job with this!! Beautiful :)

Thanks all for the nice feedback. A few other pics since you asked Lirio! DH corrected me that yes some of the oak is quartersawn. The baseboard hot water heat is original to the house and those radiator covers have been something I've had to come to terms with decor-wise! We have been slowly replacing them with wood covers throughout the house - the original covers were painted metal.
I used Porous Plus 511 on the marble and truly it doesn't stain. I've discovered puddles of oil and wine that have been left over night without any staining. It does etch but with a honed finish and cloudy color you can't really see it. I do not baby it at.all. The shelves work out pretty well as its all stuff I use regularly and clean so the dust doesn't get a chance to get too settled.
Knobs - they are small, 1" but I have no problems opening the drawers.

End of cab run

Cabinet feet - they are boards that cover the regular toe kick area

Diagram of how shelves were hung - we put blocking in the walls and then an L-bracket comes out and the shelves were fitted on and then screwed down from the top into the bracket.

Current panty - This will be another DIY component, DH has the shelving plan and hopefully will build it soon!

wow, gorgeous, yet feels like home! I love your shelves! thanks for posting all of the details!

That is really a warm, inviting and pretty kitchen. Very unique. Great job!

I agree it looks like the outdoors came indoors. So many beautiful elements with the light cabinets and counters, and the wall planks and shelving.

It's a wonderful kitchen...but those floors!!! They're beautiful :)

Everything works so well together from the cabinets and marble to the appliances and the open shelves. They look great with the walls. Thanks for sharing...now I know what style of floor I'd like to get for my current kitchen.

Very pretty kitchen - it's unlike any other I've seen on GW. You've done a great job making it unique and inviting. The wood is gorgeous and a great rejoinder to people who think oak is dated.

Really gorgeous. I love the warmth; the floor, the cabinets, everything is just great.

Different and beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the info on the shelves! Those close-ups really show the beauty of the wood. All around just lovely.

gorgeous!! I normally do not like rustic, but the open shelves, clean lines, and light colors really speak to me. well done!!

What a stunner kitchen! And I don't usually even like oak cabs, but these are gorgeous! Well done, everywhere I look! Especially love your custom hood and backsplash.

What a beautiful, fun, kitchen. Rustic, yes, but also simple, and light-filled, and peaceful. When I hear "rustic", I think of a room that's busy with too much wood. This kitchen makes the most of the beautiful natural wood, yet it's clean and elegant.

My kids are probably thankful we don't live in that gorgeous home, because if we did, I'd be dancing around that airy, natural kitchen all day, like some kind of crazed forest nymph.

That is one of my favorite kitchens! I love everything about it. Great job!

That is just a fabulous kitchen! I love the walls, they are so wonderful. The cabinets are also just gorgeous as well. What a great kitchen you've created. You will enjoy that for years and years.

It's beautiful!

Thanks for sharing some additional details on how the open shelving was done. I would love some more close-ups of the shelving and underside, if you have time.

Really lovely! I especially like the shiplap boards, and the tiles behind the range. Wonderful combination of materials. Congratulations!
Lynn

junicb - if you are still reading, I took some photos of the shelves and their underside with light tape, will try to post it tomorrow.

I am still reading! No rush - whenever you have time...

Just love your kitchen! Fantastic job! Enjoy it in good health!

Jenny - any update on the photos of the underside of the shelves?

Hi Junicb - here is a photo of the lights underneath the shelves. They are LED strip lights, you just cut and stick them up there, and then the end is hardwired into the wall.

Jenny - I don't know how I missed your response!

Thanks for the update. By any chance, do you know the brand and vendor for your tape lighting? We are having a hard time finding the right style to go with our open shelving.

Is it low-voltage? Where is the driver/transformer hidden?

Thanks!

Junicb
The brand of tape lighting is Hafele led lighting. Yes low-voltage, and the transfomer is in the basement I think DH said. The wires go into the walls and down to the basement. Let me know if there are any other questions I can help with. We ordered some of the stuff through our cabinet company (they had a lighting specialist) and then some of it my DH ordered on his own (he is very handy!). Let me know if there are any other questions I can help with. I am very happy with it - its very bright and has a nice natural bright tone too it - not too blue.

Thanks again, Jenny! Your kitchen is beautiful!

Jenny-This is one of the most interesting kitchens I've seen on here in a long time. I love the way you have combined the different elements and materials. I'm a little late in commenting, but thanks for sharing.

What a beautiful and very unique kitchen!

Your kitchen is lovely. So warm. Congratulations!

I have no idea why I keep losing this thread right when I mean to comment on it.

You have done a truly terrific and original job. Your kitchen has broad appeal as a softly contemporary space and yet you have avoided all of the cliches of overdone contemporary kitchens. Love the way the brass on the BS came out--just the right note.

Congratulations!

Wonderful cabinets. The inset doors are so well done and the oak is beautiful. The wood and floors give it such a naturalistic, calm, warm feel. Congradulations. Enjoy.

Thanks for the nice words all! Cooking in it has been so much fun.

Hi Jenny, we are doing planked walls and thick shelves. Do you know the color of your walls? And also, what size are the planks? 6"?
Also, we're the walls painted before they put wood on?

Thanks for the detailed info on the shelves. We are DIYing and they are a debate in our house. DH says they need corbels, I can show him yours and say "not so much"!
Love your cabinets, is your hood DIY or did your cabinet maker construct it?
I love the wood on it, it's gorgeous!

Don't know how I missed this reveal thread, but still have a picture of your kitchen!
Oh, one more thing, are you loving your marble?

Thanks so much

I fall for the painted cabinets every.single.time having sworn off bare wood, and let me just tell you that your kitchen has me swooning. Oh my! It's gorgeous! Well done!!

Hi Susie, to answer some of your questions - the planks are about 5 1/4" wide, with a little gap inbetween. They were put in on top of the drywall, then painted in once they were in place. Unfortunately the longest shelves are starting to pitch forward just a bit. Both my husband (who is handy) and our contractor think they will not come off the wall, BUT we all decided we'd feel better to put brackets in. I have some really heavy stuff I'd like to put up there, like a big le creuset dutch oven etc. and I'd feel better with the brackets. I picked out some metal ones and I will paint them white to blend in with the wall.

as for wall color, its either Sherwin Williams Dover white, or just plain white, I don't remember.

And yes, I still love the marble. It does etch but doesn't stain at all once properly sealed. I did do a re-seal on it after about 6 months.

Good luck with your kitchen! Thanks for the kind words.

wow, what a beautiful and unique kitchen!

Is there a lot of dusting involved with this type of wall? I LOVE them, and your entire kitchen!

OH WOW! Really gorgeous-I love the light wood and white paired together. :)

Thanks! No there is no dust issue with the wall. The kitchen was a complete gut, and we installed the wood (yellow-poplar) boards on top of new drywall, then painted it. So no more dust than you'd usually get.

Love your cabinets! What finish did you put on top of the stain? Has it yellowed any? Thanks for your help! Hoping to get this look with our new white oak cabinets!