When Nature Meets Shaker

Susan Muschweck Interior Design embraces the shadow and light of natural materials, the landscape, and fine craftsmanship.
Photography by Dave Bryce.
This article appears in the Spring 2022 issue of *Pittsburgh’s Finest Kitchens*. Visit Don’s Appliances showrooms for a copy or buy one here.

This high-fashion palette begins with a contemporary twist on the Shaker cabinet, finished here in glamorous black. In order to balance this moody look with moments of warmth and to avoid it becoming too “bachelor-like,” Susan added several carefully chosen contrasts that include the warm tones of walnut flooring. The cabinetry is topped with bright, deeply-veined quartz; yet more visual texture comes in the form of brass pulls, acrylic knobs, and the basalt and metallic porcelain backsplash tile. These crowning elements have not only a warming effect but also introduce a bit of sparkle, continued in the antiqued mirrored glass found in the cabinet doors.

In this photo:

Cabinet door: Custom, painted in Sherwin-Williams Caviar SW 6990

Quartz surface: Ultimate Granite MSI Quartz Calacatta Laza

Hardwood floor: Mirage Floors Engineered Hardwood in American Walnut

Brass cabinet pull: SPLASH Rocky Mountain Hardware Rail Cabinet Pull

Acrylic cabinet knob: SPLASH Nest Studio Transparency Collection

Glass for cabinet doors: Antique mirror

Tile for backsplash: The Tile Shop Rush River Stone Studios Basalt and Metallic Porcelain Mosaic

Fabrics: (upper left) Jim Thompson Illusion; (upper right) vintage fabric similar to Kravet Sandibe Boucle Crushed Boucle in Champagne