The Insides of the Cabinets Are Having All the Fun in This Coastal-Cool Kitchen Remodel
Photo by Dylan Chandler
Laura Bindloss isn’t intimidated by home renovations. As the founder of Nylon Consulting and Designer Home Tours, she’s overseen so many projects personally and professionally that she can’t quite put a number on the total. “There seems to always be one happening in the background in some capacity,” she says. So when she saw the midcentury kitchen in her Bellport, Long Island, home for the very first time, Bindloss knew she was in for a serious overhaul. “It was almost like a time capsule,” she says. “It was probably updated only once in the decades since it had been built.”
Bindloss and her husband, Simon, bought the property as an escape from New York City, a place where their two kids could spend weekends and vacations in a quiet neighborhood near the beach. The kitchen was tucked away in a corner of the home, within view of the pool and privy to its own entrance. Bindloss accepted that the tired cabinetry and butter yellow appliances had to go—although she originally hoped they could be salvaged—and was relieved that the existing breakfast counter could stay. To help with the challenge of essentially starting from scratch, Bindloss expanded her horizons by partnering with AI-driven design firm Isla Porter.
