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A peek into Studio Felix's Ramsay kitchen, one of the winners of our first annual WL Design 25 awards.
This peachy-pink kitchen wasn’t just designed to combat the dreary white-and-grey palette of Alberta winters: Calgary design firm Studio Felix also intended it to break the pattern of too-serious, monochromatic custom infills. “We wanted to create a whimsical, playful space,” writes Felix principal Suzanne Tetrault in her submission.
Here, a smattering of coloured tiles plays off the cheery peach-coloured island, which balances on two natural stone legs. Handmade geometric pendants and a rounded, white-oak range hood soften the geometry of the space to create an environment that warms up even the coldest of winter days and breaks the cookie-cutter mould at every turn.
Project: Ramsay kitchen Designer: Studio Felix Collaborators: Icon Developments Location: Calgary
Meet all of the 2024 WL Design 25 winners here.
Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]
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