We don’t see many old stone walls in my adopted part of the world – but you really can’t beat them for natural texture and character in a kitchen: (via and be sure to check out the bathroom, too) Bricks, we do have, although their tendency to collapse into a heap when the ground shakes ...
Oh I love an orange accent wall – it’s a color that is guaranteed to lift my spirits and make me smile. Isn’t that exaclty what you need every morning in your kitchen? (via Art&Decoration) It’s even better in close-up, or at least I think so: As if creating a Maine home out of old ...
These kitchens have a little something different going on – curvy corners and distinctly out-of-the-box thinking: (via) A thoroughly contemporary mix of materials and forms and colors – isn’t the seating bar in the center of a large island a great idea? It makes for a much more open and spacious feeling than a large ...
I’m loving the lively scene on these medieval encaustic tiles – from Neath Abbey in South Wales, now on display in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff: The hounds are my favorites – don’t they look as though they are just out for a glorious romp? Until they catch up with their prey, at ...
Today I walked a couple of sections of the Vale of Glamorgan Heritage Trail – the whole thing is about 70 miles, so I wasn’t going to do it all in one day. The Spring weather has been glorious for my stay – to my California trained eyes, all my photographs look as though I’ve ...
I know you’re never supposed to blog about not blogging, but my erratic schedule lately (for both of you who wondered) is because I’ve escaped ever so briefly back to Wales. So I’m off subject as well as off schedule. This time of year Spring is not just springing, but bursting out all around us. ...
It just seems to be the right time of year for some fresh green kitchens – at least in the Northern Hemisphere: (via) Is it contemporary with touches of tradition, or the other way around? Green and white is certainly refreshing, either way. (via) (via) Bricault Design via Remodelista Color psychology tells us that green ...