like water for chocolate

The terrace, as place for gathering and eating, was of equal importance to the book and was re-imagined by the designers with a wedding cake made entirely of Pop Round Vessel Sinks as focal point.

“It’s a story of unrequited love and romance,” says Rebecca. “There’s romance, sadness, anger, incredible passion. It’s also from a time when women didn’t have choices.” To convey all of this, she and Lori had to think of every element from a richly creative and emotional point of view. They took a few unconventional liberties with design, such as the tower of three rose-strewn Pop Vessel Sinks that became an exquisite, bejeweled wedding cake.

Open fire, symbolizing the heat of passion in the book, is mirrored by exquisite bronze tile by Pratt & Larsen and accentuated by cool clean lines of the DXV Pop Vessel Sink and Isle Kitchen Faucet.

We started with tile that emits a fiery quality, along with a real fireplace with flames that are reflected across the surfaces of the room. It’s glazed and crackled with a warm, inviting glow. There’s a stately range, like a piece of sculpture in the kitchen. Then we found a beautiful pendant light fixture that we hung with matching, smaller, teardrop-shaped ornaments. It’s a great juxtaposition. And rough-hewn shelves with an herb garden provide both elegance and practicality.

Glorious detailing abounds in the spaces created by Rebecca and Lori as they paired rough hewn wood counters with modern appliances by Miele and the DXV Contemporary Pot Filler.

Everything is about flowing with our design—the tears, the chocolate, the water. We created this fountain that is fed from atop with the Equility Tub Spout. The water flows into the Hillside Apron Kitchen Sink then out the side into the vessels and it just keeps going.