LAVENDER HAZE

KATIE BOUCHER WORKS WITH AN ARTIST IN BEVERLY TO FIND THE JUST-RIGHT SHADE FOR KITCHEN CABINETS.

- Marni Elyse Katz

WHEN YOUR CLIENT IS AN ARTIST WITH A KEEN EYE for color and design, good things happen. Case in point: The ever-so-slightly-lavender hued cabinetry in the kitchen of this Beverly condominium. “The homeowner didn’t want a cabinet color that would distract from her artwork,” Katie Boucher says. “She wanted it to be complementary.”

Boucher, a designer with Right Angle Kitchens and Design in Woburn, worked with the clients to come up with a lavender-infused shade just this side of gray. The designer explains that when you pick a paint color from a fan deck, the color is based on acrylic paint. The manufacturer then has to tweak the formulation for the enamel paint used on the cabinetry. The result? “It’s almost a whole new color in the end,” Boucher says.

Since the condo, which is one of four newly developed units in a former Congregational church built in 1839, has an open-concept floor plan, the owners asked that Boucher keep tidiness in mind when planning the design. “They wanted the main part of the kitchen to always appear clean and organized, and they also wanted enough counter space to prep, serve, and eat,” the designer says, ticking down the owners’ list of priorities.