Allison Janney Gifts A Showstopper

By Megan Stein | December 21, 2020 | Celebrity IOU Season 2, Episode 2

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Academy Award-winning actress Allison Janney asked us to help Ilana, her assistant and friend of 20 years, have a new space for her family to enjoy. We took one look and knew what had to be done: flip the kitchen and dining room to create a stunning family island, an intimate space for meals and a wine cabinet to die for.

Shop the Look

Check out the decor, furniture, and more seen in this episode–and get it for yourself!

CIOU S2E4 Allison Janney

Click below to see all of the items featured in this episode!

wdt_ID	Room	Product Type	style	Product	Company	Product Code/Sku
1	Throughout	Flooring	Stockholm Collection	Stockholm Collection	MADERA	Color- Mane
2	Throughout	Exterior Door	6801 Craftsman Two Panel - One lite	6801 Craftsman Two Panel - One lite	Simpson Door	Model # 6801
3	Throughout	Interior Panel Door	82 Interior	82 Interior	Simpson Door	N/A
4	Throughout	Entry Set	Adelaide Entry Set - Satin Nickel	Adelaide Entry Set - Satin Nickel	Emtek	Entryset 3312 / Aston Lever
5	Throughout	Door Hinges	Heavy Duty Plain Hinge - American Classic - Satin Nickel	Heavy Duty Plain Hinge - American Classic - Satin Nickel	Emtek	96213
6	Throughout	Door Handles	Aston Lever - Satin Nickel	Aston Lever - Satin Nickel	Emtek	5110, 5220
7	Throughout	Casing	Casing	Casing	Metrie	361M Casing
8	Throughout	Baseboard	Baseboard	Baseboard	Metrie	163EM Baseboard
9	Throughout	Window	Weathershield Custom Window	Weathershield Custom Window	WeatherShield	N/A
10	Throughout	Art - Entry	Hollow's Point - Vertical Canvas Float Frame Natural 24x36	Hollow's Point - Vertical Canvas Float Frame Natural 24x36	Benson Cobb	Hollow's Point CN-HLP-V

Before & After

DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS

FIREPLACE FACELIFT

To update Ilana’s living room fireplace, we first needed to remove the dated stone façade, which revealed the original brick—and, thankfully, a fireplace that was in pretty good shape. We installed a hearth and mantle using the same sintered stone as in the kitchen, but with a honed finish so the looks were complementary (not too matchy-matchy). Add a new gas burner, and we had an old feature made new again—our favorite kind of project.

RED CARPET, BLUE ACCENTS

Allison led us down the right path for the kitchen design: white, shaker style cabinets with the blue accents Ilana would be looking for … and, as it turns out, what Allison would be looking for, since her kitchen island is blue, too! (She did, at least, pick a different shade of blue.)

WOULD YOU LIKE A MERLOT? PERHAPS A NICE … CABINET?

We wanted somewhere to show off Ilana’s wine collection, and boy, did we figure out how to put it front and center! Her custom wine cabinet is both an exceptional conversation piece and a practical storage solution, using an otherwise dead end of the wall between the dining room and the entryway.