When Gordon Ramsay announced Christina Wilson as the winner of Hell's Kitchen Season 10, the Philadelphia-based chef up and moved to Las Vegas to become head up the kitchen at one of Ramsay's restaurants there. But before she left the City of Brotherly Love, she used her winnings to purchase a 1920s row house to be her home base when she came back to Philly every couple of weeks. With her crazy schedule, Wilson never got a chance to renovate the place — so Ramsay decided to do it for her.
Ramsay teamed up with Houzz to redesign the entire bottom floor of Wilson's home, including her kitchen, a small dining space, and the living room, for an episode of My Houzz. The Houzz crew lent designer Matthew Ferrarini to the project, and it took Ramsay just minutes to chew him out. "That looks f*cking stupid. I mean, you need to grow some and get a f*cking grip," he laughed when Ferrarini showed him one lighting option. Eventually Ramsay and Ferrarini, along with Wilson's brother and sister-in-law, agreed on a design … and the finished product is insane.
The Kitchen
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Ferrarani installed French doors in the kitchen along the back wall of the house so more light would filter through the long room that makes up the entire bottom floor. He exposed the 1920s wood beams on the ceiling, painted the cabinets a bold navy blue, and swapped out the existing appliances for commercial-quality ones.
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Since the kitchen is relatively tiny, Ferrarini's redesign included features to expand the existing footprint. He reworked the configuration and added pull-out cabinets that create extra counter space.
The Dining Area
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The Living Room
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https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/544130d00a53e8d3_8-1771/transitional-living-room.jpgWilson didn't hang out in the front part of her house during the winter because it got so cold, so Ferrarini installed a fireplace feature. Ramsay, in particular, was a big fan of the design, saying, "That looks like something right out of Hell's Kitchen."
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