A painted what?
I came across this Georgia kitchen by Todd Pritchett Design Studio some time ago (here) – it is a lovely fresh kitchen of the white inset, stainless steel, and carrara variety. What I can’t get my head around is that support for the eating counter:
Fresh and white
Painted Chimney Pot
Now I hate to be rude, and it’s probably somebody’s beloved family heirloom – but where in the world do people paint chimney pots? Is it an accepted art-form that I have just missed out on? And once you’ve painted your chimney pot, do you really want it taking up nearly a third of the available knee-space at your kitchen island?
The article describes it as a Wyatt Childs painted chimney pot; perhaps I am the only person in the world who has never heard of such a thing, and after today you will all be guffawing at my hopeless ignorance. It certainly stands out in this dreamy white environment and is doubtless a great conversation starter – what do you think?
Cottage kitchens with color
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You say Carrera, I say Carrara
Joseph
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:57 am #
I don’t know if it is something I would want in my kitchen, but who cares? The only person who should get a vote on kitchen design is the person who is going to use the kitchen! One of the problems people have when they design the kitchen of their design is trying to avoid any kind of a negative comment from anyone at all anywhere at all. It cannot be done. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I think it is very much a mistake to plan a kitchen according to whatever one thinks will be the trends when the house is put on the market in a decade or two. Believe me, if you like what you’re doing, someone else will too. Or they can tear it out and start over. But regardless of how it works out, you will have had the pleasure of a kitchen you actually love, as opposed to one you “settle for.”
Clarity
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:29 pm #
Hi Joseph – of course you have it exactly right. Why not a painted chimney pot? There is nothing worse than slavishly following a trend – it is the differences that make spaces intriguing. I for one would like to know the story behind that pot, even if I wouldn’t have one in my own house.
francois
February 4th, 2010 at 5:30 am #
If I happened to have a painted chimney pot (why?) then this is as good a way to use it as any. Looks a bit mad to me. But then I don’t even understand what people see in perching on bar stools when they could have a comfy chair at a decent level.
Clarity
February 4th, 2010 at 12:53 pm #
Francois – I’m sure you are a man of many talents, and can easily paint your own chimney pot. Maybe there’s market for them?