We’ve tapped The Fake Martha blogger Melissa Coleman a number of occasions prior to now for her experience on streamlined, simple cooking. (See The Solely 5 Pots and Pans You’ll Ever Want and The Solely 5 Issues You Have to Prepare dinner a Scrumptious Thanksgiving Turkey.) So when photos of her kitchen transform landed in our inbox, we found she additionally prefers an interesting simplicity on the subject of design. Sadly, although, the renovation course of itself was something however easy.
Melissa and her husband had bought their lakeside chalet (nice bones however in determined want of consideration) in Grand Marais, MN, and determined to overtake it at a very inopportune time—simply earlier than Covid hit and phrases like “international provide chain” and “Zoom conferences” entered each day lexicon. Compounding the poor timing: they had been additionally about to welcome a brand new child, their second little one, into their lives. Suffice to say, the highway to completion was bumpy and lengthy—two years lengthy—however they couldn’t be happier with the outcomes and, particularly, with the kitchen.
“Being on this kitchen makes me need to pack up our life and head north,” says Melissa, whose full-time residence is 4.5 hours away in Minneapolis. “The steam by some means rolls off your espresso in a different way right here. I really like that the kitchen feels lovely and particular, but not too treasured. Like you possibly can are available in and prepare dinner and make a large number.” Under, she walks us by way of all of her design choices that culminated on this hard-working area that additionally invitations lingering.
Pictures by Melissa Coleman, courtesy of The Fake Martha.
