This past long weekend, I took the train out to Hudson, New York, to check out the Rivertown Lodge, by Brooklyn firm Workstead (it’s been on my design visit to-do list for a while now). A standout feature of the hotel lobby" The communal eat-in kitchen with turmeric-colored cabinets and a mix of high and low fixtures. We liked the look so much we went straight to the source for ideas on re-creating the look at home.

Above: Owners Ray Pirkle and Kim Bucci worked with Hudson local Rowland Butler to build the custom cabinets. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Workstead.

Above: Ray had the cabinets painted in a bold yellow color and finished the counters with burnished schist, a natural stone alternative to granite.

Above: Italian appliances?big and small?are met with cookware and tabletop accessories sourced from around upstate New York. Photograph courtesy of Rivertown Lodge.
Materials

Above: The cabinets, designed by Rowland Butler, were painted in Farrow & Ball’s bold India Yellow paint color in Modern Emulsion, a satin finish; $99 for a gallon.

Above: The walls are painted in Benjamin Moore White Dove. For more on white paint, see our post 10 Easy Pieces: Architect’s White Paint Picks.

Appliances

Above: The Bertazzoni Professional Series 24-Inch Oven is $999 at Elite Appliance.

Above: The Bertazzoni Professional Series 24-Inch Smoothtop Electric Cooktop is $899 at AJ Madison.

Above: Pirkle installed the Panel Ready U-Line 1000...