The Viola Kitchen

Austin, Texas

Limewash, Viola, and Copper

A kitchen designed as the social heart of a celebratory home. A custom walnut island anchors the room, surrounded by Viola marble, warm copper fixtures, and hand-finished limewash walls. The effect is grounded and luminous, shifting beautifully throughout the day.

The room at evening, chandelier lit
The kitchen in limewash, viola, and copper
The working length of the roomMorning through the sheer curtain
The island in full light
Copper and limewash at close rangeThe bar nook, glassware and the medallion
Copper and marble, close

A kitchen meant not only for cooking, but for ritual, preparation, celebration, and lingering long after the evening begins.

The Room, Alive:
The kitchen in use on the nightCocktails made at the islandPreparation and company
The room gathered around the counterRitual, preparation, celebration
A detail of the counter and copperGlasses and flowers set out on the bar
Tulips on the island as the evening closes

Designed To Be Enjoyed.

Role
Concept, interior design, art direction, and styling
Scope
Kitchen design, custom island and cabinetry, limewash and copper finishes, lighting and fittings; within a Victorian restored throughout and outfitted for hospitality
Photography Jeremy Dodderidge; Leah Beth Flippen; Kimberly Schuh, Cult of Bloom Gallery
Florals Linda Ramsey, Cult of Bloom