This kitchen makes me smile – pastel yellow is one of my favorite kitchen colors, and it certainly changes the character of the usually rugged Viking appliances, doesn’t it? I spotted this spring-like kitchen, by architect Michael Haverland in his own East Hampton home, on my fave Design Crisis blog – and while I should ...
It’s not really like me to wax lyrical about a kitchen sink – but I think the Cassia from Duravit is worth making an exception for: Why did we ever abandon draining boards? The Cassia’s integral draining board is without grooves, so you can use it for extra counter-space if you need to, (and I ...
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know I have a soft spot for all kinds of small, fully equipped, escape vehicles – caravans, campers, houseboats, even blobs – I’m always dreaming of my next escape, and the more ingeniously adapted for a comfortable away-from-it-all lifestyle, the better. One form of escape ...
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate forced air heating? It’s noisy, inefficient, blows dust around your house, drys out the air and your skin (ugh, more wrinkles), and creates draughts, just to start with. And there’s something so comforting about a radiator: (via) OK, the downside is that you have to make space ...
I’m still sharing pictures from my trip – it’s partly my way of pretending I’m still in Spain. While there are many more glamorous rooms to visit, I loved the kitchen in the apartment at Gaudi’s Casa Mila – a little slice of the domestic past, giving an intimate glimpse into how the occupants lived: ...
Some more glorious cement tile floors, Spanish style, since by the time you read this that’s where I’ll be: (via) With that floor and that ceiling, does it really matter what the rest of the room looks like? Although, in this case, it is really rather splendid. The combination of sleek stainless cabinets with the ...
Have you ever dreamed of a kitchen with flowing lines and sinuous curves? One that is precisely tailored to fit into your awkward spaces? Here’s one example, from my friend Paul Anater’s reporting on Living Kitchen at IMM Cologne, featured at Houzz: contemporary kitchen design by tampa interior designer Paul Anater I’m told the manufacturer ...