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Naomi Wattsgave her kitchen a Sydney-meets-East Coast update.
The Watcherstar, 54, unveiledher new kitchenand the inspiration behind it in a feature forThe Sprucepublished on Thursday.
Watts said she had the idea to renovate her kitchen during the earlier days of the pandemic when staying in for long stretches “brought on a new passion for our homes.”
“We all wanted our homes to become our safe haven, and we really doubled down on how we appreciated home and invested in it,” she added. “We wanted to feel comfortable and be surrounded with things that made us feel good.”
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Watts knew exactly what she wanted when it came to giving her kitchen a modern feel.
“I just really wanted to get rid of the ’80s vibes,” she told the outlet. “And there’s still a lot of wood, it’s just nicer toned wood.”
Before-and-after images shows Watts' previous kitchen with honey-brown cabinetry, black appliances, and stone countertops ,complete with a beige tiled backsplash.
Her faux-wood paneled refrigerator got a modern gray upgrade, while two columns in the center of the space now hold a pair of simple sconces.
Watts confessed that her new countertops aren’t what she initially had in mind.
“We did do the wooden countertop, which I didn’t plan for but we had problems with stonework not being delivered on time,” she said. “The supply chain stuff right in the middle of COVID was difficult and we had all kinds of, you know, curveballs thrown at us. So the butcher-block wooden countertop was a last minute decision.”
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She also toldThe Sprucethat she thought about removing the island altogether and putting a dining room table there instead. However, she later realized an island better fit her lifestyle.
“It’s functional as well as meaningful,” she shared. “There’s shelving on the sides as well as drawers on the back and people do always want to hang out in the kitchen at parties, don’t they?”
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Revealing what she loves most about her new kitchen, Watts said, “I like the combination of it being very much a traditional East Coast home mixed with a Sydney vibe. Modern but not austere.”
source: people.com
