When a stone countertop arrived broken, photographer Erin Kelly turned the bad news into design brilliance for her kitchen.
We have all been there. A long-awaited element arrives to complete a renovation… and it’s broken. Not to mention, beyond repair. In spite of their disappointment, photographer Erin Kelly and her illustrator husband found a silver lining in this broken stone countertop. They picked up the pieces and eventually installed them as sculptural elements in their sensuously neutral kitchen. The fragments subtly reflect light. They cast delicious shadows. And they suggest an embrace of imperfection that could help each of us when faced with dashed expectations and unfortunate circumstances.
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Story by Keith Recker / Photography by Erin Kelly
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