Three elements color, materials and accessories – can take a kitchen out of the workaday class and into the realm of leisure living. When Dr. and Mrs. Goddard Du Bois remodeled a kitchen, porch, pantry and closets into one big room for cooking, family activities and informal parties, they chose a sophisticated color scheme of blue, white and black. It is carried out in two versions. In the kitchen emphasis is on white and black: white for the ceiling, countertops and the wood cabinets above the counter, black for those below. Blue curtains and blue glass are the color accents. Beyond the cooking island, the scheme is reversed. The ceiling is painted blue, bench and banquette are upholstered in blue plastic, the curtains are blue-and-white. Black dining chairs, white globe-shaped lighting fixtures, white-topped table are the accents. Warmth and bright color come from mahogany paneling, a copy of modern painting, a garden view. A black-spattered white vinyl floor links the two areas.
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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1959
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