Cindy’s favorite accent color is red, so it’s no surprise that when her cottage kitchen was being renovated—installing custom white-ash countertops and a farmhouse sink as well as removing the upper cabinets to create open shelving—the remaining cabinets got a fresh coat of deep-red paint.
“The kitchen is so practical and efficient,” she says. “It may not be large and glamorous, but everything is nearby and easily accessible.”


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