Anne and Gary’s 1959 ranch home in Oregon is a wonderful work in progress and I love checking in with their blog as they settle into their new old classic and continue to make it their own. Currently, they are planning a kitchen update. When I saw their existing kitchen and its layout, I thought immediately that it had “Mondrian” potential. Mondrian = color blocks, like the famous artist. This style had a following from about 1955-1965.
Anne is sort of interested…and I know she’s already working a plan. Whether she goes with this look or not, it’s fun to know about this kitchen design.
Even so – isn’t Anne and Gary’s kitchen great already? I love the picture windows, the brick wall, the way the wall cabinets look built-in and the overall open concept.
Here is some additional Mondrian inspiration:
Notice how the oven is used as one of the color blocks:
While this is a woodtone kitchen, a bit of Mondrian is added with the combo of pain and shelving:
A 1966 color combo with a colonial (!) feel:
And even – today’s modern fashion, in this snazzy Yves St. Laurent number!
Our thanks to RetroPam for this post on the Mondrian look in kitchens. We love the pictures, and they give us lots of ideas.The top picture even features a color scheme similar to ours.
We’ve been intrigued with this look since seeing it in a home featured on page 78 of the Summer ’07 issue of Atomic Ranch (www.Atomic-Ranch.com).
It took Pam to tell us that this look is known as Mondrian and to hook it back to the Yves St. Laurent dress!
Currently, we’re working on the functional design of our cabinets–things like where to have drawers vs cupboards. They’ll definitely be painted so stay tuned to see how they end up.