File this beneath When the Complete Is Better than the Sum of its Elements:
Ever since Julie first took a tour of San Francisco designer Charles de Lisle‘s reclaimed retreat in Sonoma (see: Off the Grid: A Fashionable, Low-Influence Retreat in Sonoma by Charles de Lisle), we’ve been admiring the way it manages to be concurrently low-impact on the earth and excessive on model—placing to mattress any notions that the eco-conscious can’t be aesthetically interesting.
At the moment we’re taking a more in-depth have a look at de Lisle’s kitchen, made solely from salvaged standalone items. Taken alone, every half—an previous laundry sink, a reclaimed work desk—may not appear to be a lot. However with de Lisle’s discerning eye they’re remodeled into one thing recent and environment friendly.
Images by Eric Petschek.
Above: The retreat, which de Lisle shares together with his associate, Studio Volpe designer Ralph Dennis, is made up nearly solely of reclaimed and eco-conscious elements: plywood cladding, classic home windows salvaged from an Air Drive base, and photo voltaic panels on the roof. The sunshine-filled fundamental room has a sitting space and Jøtul range on one finish.
Above: On the different finish is the environment friendly kitchen, stripped of the extraneous however not of fashion. The cast-concrete laundry sink was repurposed from the unique cabin, paired with a no-fuss chrome steel work desk from Grainger that homes a cooktop and toaster oven. The wall-mounted faucet is from Kohler, and the eating desk is a classic workbench initially rescued by de Lisle’s father. A plywood shelf overhead frames the workspace and holds ceramics.
Above: The fridge was repurposed from de Lisle’s San Francisco workspace and given a makeover. Fronted solely in plywood, it takes on the look of a built-in cupboard.
Above: For a full tour of the off-grid retreat—together with the Japanese cedar soaking tub for bathing al fresco—see Off the Grid: A Fashionable, Low-Influence Retreat in Sonoma by Charles de Lisle.
And for extra off-grid kitchens—and homes—we like, see:
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