150
163 main street, essex ma 01929
www.spindlerantiques.com
978.768.6045
A FINE QUALITY VENETIAN
ETCHED AND CUT GLASS MIRROR,
italian, circa 1920s
furniture, decorations, works of
art, lighting & curiosities from
the 17th to the 20th centuries
in-depth
LIVE
sensibility. Four entry columns, purely decorative and
non-load-bearing, were removed, along with a checker-
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gold stair balustrades and substituting clear acrylic rods
proved an especially witty and effective change that
represents Duffy's and the homeowner's preference for
clean design and modern materials.
The kitchen is, however, the physical and aesthetic
centerpiece of the project. Gutted and totally rebuilt, it
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limestone, an array of appliances for the home chef, a
water-like patterned granite, a white glass backsplash,
and upper cabinets fashioned from pale bird's-eye ma-
ple, while the lower ones are made from intensely dark
zebra wood. "Harmonious contrast is the theme that
runs throughout," Duffy says.
The two contrasting but subtly related wood tones
determined the kitchen's stylistic vocabulary and drove
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Dennis Duffy is a master at creating dream kitchens.
