The centerpiece of the newly remodeled kitchen is a bright orange range and hood by SMEG. King and Hund matched it with cobalt blue oversized rectangular ceramic tiles, the opposite hue on the color wheel. Ikea Voxtorp Walnut cabinetry is topped with clean white quartz countertops from Hallmark Stone. The couple removed a soffit that went around the perimeter of the ceiling and added a large skylight to bring in more light. They worked with STL Build Pro on the demolition and completion. Tremand Kitchen services did the cabinet installations.
The kitchen is open to a cozy family room. Painted a neutral gray, the room is punctuated with pops of cobalt blue, including a reproduction Womb Chair and ottoman, throw pillows and artwork. The black and white “rug” is made of FLOR modern carpet tiles.
A large aluminum Christmas tree glistens in front of the living room windows. Many of the vintage glass ornaments are Hund’s from his childhood. A pair of midcentury armchairs purchased from an antique dealer came from a Dallas office building. A “No wire hangers” needlepoint pillow by Jonathan Adler injects a sense of humor.
King and Hund recently redecorated the home office with a midcentury Bassett Furniture desk they bought from AG Vintage and a colorful patchwork carpet made from FLOR carpet tiles.
Christmas decorations are on full display in the red and yellow dining room, covering the midcentury modern antique table and sideboard. A silver Sputnik chandelier sparkles above.
The walls of the master bedroom are painted black, offset with furniture in white and warm woods. A pair of George Nelson cigar wall sconces flank the bed and a vintage metal wall sculpture by Curtis Jere hangs above. The graphic rug is made of FLOR carpet tiles.
King makes festive and colorful wreaths from vintage ornaments and sells them in his Etsy shop, Kitschland. They are displayed throughout the home during the holidays. He also makes fun holiday dioramas from the vintage ornament boxes using miniature trees, elves, Santas and other materials.
In addition to wreaths, King makes fun holiday dioramas from the vintage ornament boxes using miniature trees, elves, Santas and other materials.
King and Hund added the bright four-seasons sunroom off the family room in 2007. A pair of red reproduction egg chairs brings in signature color and a tulip table and chair set from Lexington Modern provides a comfy casual dining spot.
Sunlight from the wall of floor-to-ceiling windows spills into the colorful living room. A large print called “Puf’s Pad” by the artist SHAG hangs above the sofa. To the right of it is a commissioned piece of King and Hund’s house at night from Haus by Santi. An Eames Wire Base Elliptical Table, a.k.a. the “surfboard table” is filled with glassware, pottery, books and other treasures.
The home’s old kitchen before the remodel was dark and had a soffit around the perimeter of the ceiling, which made it feel smaller and more closed off. The upper cabinets and open shelves were removed for the new kitchen and a full wall of storage cabinets was added surrounding the refrigerator to open the space and clear the countertops of small appliances.
Since purchasing their 1962 midcentury modern home in the Crestwood Gardens neighborhood in 2002, Jeff King and David Hund have slowly remodeled each room, one by one. This year, they took on their biggest project to date with a full kitchen renovation. The centerpiece of the new kitchen is a bright orange range and hood by SMEG, offset by a cobalt blue ceramic tile backsplash.
“Obviously we’re not afraid of color,” King says.
Finding the range and hood at Appliance Discounters was the catalyst for all of the other design choices. “When we saw it, we were like, OK, we have to make this work,” says King. Once they purchased it, they immediately started looking for blue tile — the opposite hue on the color wheel. Finding oversized 3-inch-by-12-inch rectangular tiles for a great deal at Home Depot allowed them to take it all the way from the countertops to the ceiling, creating a dazzling effect.
“It came together really quickly once we had the orange and blue,” King says.
While the footprint of the kitchen did not change, removing a soffit that went around the ceiling and adding a large skylight in the center made it feel more open and spacious. Hund says the old kitchen was the darkest room with little natural light. “Now we feel like it’s a part of the house,” he says.
Before and after views of the remodeled kitchen. Before photo by Jeff King. After photo by Cheyenne Boone, Post-Dispatch.
In addition to bringing in natural light, another goal of the renovation was to open up more counter space. Without making the room itself larger, the best solution was to create an entire wall of well-organized storage surrounding the refrigerator that allowed them to hide the microwave, toaster and other smaller appliances and get them off the countertops.
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