Romantic Home Kitchen with Wallpaper and Wood Paneling

"Then she shared the plans with her boss, Sybil Urmston, of Boston design firm sirTank, who suggested Raisa rethink her approach: "Sybil urged me to create something that's me." That encouragement sent Raisa and her husband, Andrew Putnam, on a three-year creative journey involving 19th-century-style landscape wallpaper, heart pine paneling, torched lumber, an old post office table, orange storage cabinets, maple floorboards that they pulled out of a condemned house themselves, and so much more."

"The kitchen is the center of the action in the couple's late 1800s fixer-upper in Northampton, Massachusetts, which they bought in the summer of 2020. The two met nearby at UMass Amherst, where Raisa studied photography-she began her design journey by spending summers working at Crate & Barrel and planning her dorm rooms in exquisite detail. Andrew graduated from the university's Stockbridge School of Agriculture with a degree in arboriculture, and is superintendent of urban forestry and landscapes for Cambridge, Massachusetts"

Initial neutral design intentions shifted toward a personalized, eclectic kitchen achieved over three years. The project incorporated 19th-century-style landscape wallpaper, heart pine paneling, torched lumber, an old post office table, orange storage cabinets, and reclaimed maple floorboards. The couple splurged on locally made cabinets while sourcing many vintage elements affordably through marketplace hunting. The kitchen anchors a late 1800s fixer-upper in Northampton purchased in 2020. The partners combined complementary skills—photography-influenced design instincts and arboriculture-informed problem solving—hiring contractors for some work but completing many bespoke details themselves to create a distinctive, daring space.

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