Emilie Taylor and Seth Welty of design firm Colectivo design their own house in the Black Pearl neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana LA, with kitchen with light wood floors, long medium-toned wood table, white cabinetry, wood counters, and white porcelain subway tile backsplash.

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Classic New Orleans elements surface in the design, such as the reclaimed poplar barge plank plucked from the walls of the couple’s previous, 1860s home that is now a shelf in the dining room. They repurposed materials wherever they could to maximize their budget and to experiment­­—another NOLA specialty. A long table made using the wood from a fallen tree in Seth’s dad’s yard anchors the open kitchen and dining area. And the $100 kitchen sink was a Facebook Marketplace find.