Kitchen Designed for Comfort

Giving the island focal-point status are a pair of 17th-century antique English lanterns. Not just pretty faces, the lanterns were electrified and provide task and mood lighting. In addition, recessed ceiling fixtures can be dialed up or down. "I always use versatile lighting in a kitchen. That way you can change the mood from industrial lighting for cooking to romantic light in the evening," Denyse says.