We recently profiled the remodel of Paris resident Stephen O’Sullivan’s 55-square-meter apartment on Remodelista, and one small detail—the custom sink skirt—caught our eye. The project, imagined by French architects Suleïma Ben Achour and Antoine Lallement (of newly launched Studio Classico), uses graphic colors and patterns to the space’s advantage, without sacrificing style.
Once considered rather old-school, a sink skirt can add interest (and hide clutter) in a room often dominated by stainless steel.
See below for pictures of O’Sullivan’s kitchen, and five of our favorite modern fabrics to steal the look.
Apartment photographs by Marvin Leuvrey and Charlotte Robin, courtesy of Studio Classico.
Above: To go with the apartment’s new checked floor, Suleïma found a length of Ikea fabric on Etsy patterned with all of the colors used in the apartment. She had it stitched into a sink curtain to loosen up the space and “introduce a bit of humor: we think design should inspire some emotion.” Above: The graphic pattern mimics the clean lines of the kitchen.
Steal This Look
Above: Chand Indigo Fabric, from Remodelista favorite John Robshaw. Says Robshaw: “Chand is a recycling of a small leaf print put together into medallions, then printed edge to edge across the cloth, like layers of vines blooming over a garden wall.” Price available upon request. Above: This printed fabric, from Studio Four NYC’s Wayne Pate collection, evokes the French impressionists with a graphic twist. Trees of Derain printed fabric; $157.50 per yard. We featured Pate on Remodelista–read our profile of his work here. Above: From UK-based Hus & Hem, 100% cotton Scandinavian fabric in Spira Renfana Brown, at £26.00 per metre. Above: Räsymatto, a classic cotton fabric from Marimekko, at $54.00 per yard. Above: From Hable Construction, Ropes Nectarine, a 100% linen printed fabric handmade in the USA. $1.50 for a sample, orders upon request.
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