Design Deconstructed: A Minimalist Kitchen by Averylily Design Studio
Admire the clean lines and subtle touches that make Hale Kai Apo’s kitchen a stunner.
In Design Deconstructed, our newest style series, we’ll be taking you into some of the Islands’ most beautifully appointed rooms, delving into the inspirations behind their designs and breaking down their details.
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Dreamt up by architect Shay Zak and exquisitely finished by Honolulu interior designer Avery Solmssen, Hale Kai Apo is a contemporary beach house in Hawai‘i Island’s Kohanaiki community. Its minimalist kitchen, awash in a natural palette of creams, browns and blacks, is a study in clean lines and contrast. A soaring ceiling, clad in cedar, brings both airiness and warmth to the space’s formed concrete elements. Dark slab cabinetry, featuring yakisugi-style charred white oak, is softened by the subtle movement of the quartzite backsplash.
At the island, Solmssen plays modern beadboard against Holly Hunt anodized black aluminum stools. And in the dining area, rustic meets refined in the bespoke lychee and tropical mahogany table—designed by Solmssen and built by Kamuela Hardwoods—crowned by a sleek Jonathan Browning Studios brass chandelier.
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Brie Thalmann is the home and style editor of HONOLULU Magazine.
