I’m suddenly swamped (not literally – I’m not talking about leaky plumbing) in bathrooms needing remodels this week. Here a couple of beauties from my inspiration files: (in Kyoto via) While the first uses beautiful natural materials to bring the outdoors in, the second is so completely flooded with the outdoors that anything beyond the ...
Subway tile in a Victorian style kitchen does add a certain touch of authenticity. But I think it is possible to have too much of a good thing when you are as puritanical as this: Even in the subways the Victorians liked to have some variety: And in the most private of public spaces you ...
Did you see this delightfully mosaic-filled home, profiled in the LA Times on Saturday? What a treat for the senses: (via LA Times Blog) Jolino Beserra is a master mosaic artist. David Edward Byrd created posters for Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Grateful Dead and the Woodstock music festival. Together they recently finished turning a ...
I’ve been noticing this little variation on the ubiquitous “straight line plus island” kitchen lately – angled cabinets each side of the cooktop, creating a convenient wrap-around zone for the cook: We saw it in my New Year’s Day kitchen too – this time creating a little extra counter space, and separation between the sink ...
I came across this London kitchen the other day at that oracle of all things Italian and stylish on the web, ATcasa. What made me do a double take is the description applied to it, “informale et molto British”: Oh, dear, is that what the Italians think of us? Informal is not so bad, but ...
One of the things I collect these days is kitchens where the range is under the window. I love the idea of cooking with a view. Although this is perhaps not all that much of a view, sun and shade moving on those rocks would be more inspiring, and certainly more varied, than most backsplash ...
The true answer to how much you should spend on your kitchen cabinets, of course, is “that depends”, as my friend and wickedly amusing blogger Paul Anater wrote the other day here at Kitchen and Residential Design. I would just like to point out that it is possible to have a perfectly beautiful kitchen and ...