The real heart of the home is the open space made up by the kitchen and dining room. Here Gut Gut employed a few inexpensive measures to get a lot of bang from a small space. Contrasting colors on the kitchen shelving, a wall of chalkboard paint (a move echoed in one of the children's bedrooms) and the grain of exposed plywood all activate a space done with pretty humble materials. Photo 6 of 6 in Ways to Design with Marc Newson by Erika Heet from NHR Apartment by Gut Gut

Ways to Design with Marc Newson

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The real heart of the home is the open space made up by the kitchen and dining room. Here Gut Gut employed a few inexpensive measures to get a lot of bang from a small space. Contrasting colors on the kitchen shelving, a wall of chalkboard paint (a move echoed in one of the children's bedrooms) and the grain of exposed plywood all activate a space done with pretty humble materials.