Whats the idea behind those big fat wooden legs that frame the sinks?
It’s a turned baluster that looks like a leg on a farmhouse table. Andrew wanted to make the cabinets look more like furniture, with a reveal at the bottom instead of going all the way down to the floor and legs at the ends. The island is an antique English baker’s table. We cut a hole in it and added a prep sink, right opposite the produce refrigerator. You have a whole refrigerator devoted to vegetables? I have four children and I buy a lot of fresh, seasonal produce. I hate to have it mashed into little drawers. You forget about the lettuce down at the bottom, wilting away. Now I throw everything into colanders and put them in the Traulsen, which has glass doors. When you can see the artichokes, you want to eat the artichokes. What’s that incredible-looking range? It’s a La Cornue they’re handmade in France to your specifications. It comes with a high learning curve, but once you master it, it’s fabulous. The people who sold it to us showed up with a chicken and cookie dough, to giv
