Let’s start the week with some kitchens that bring a breath of fresh country air along with them: via yellowtrace – and clearly inspred by Monet’s kitchen at Giverny. I don’t know where I found the photo above – please let me know if you recognize it? Country style doesn’t have to be fussy, or ...
Happy Earth Day, Good Friday, or whatever you might be celebrating this weekend. I suppose if I was truly dutiful, I’d be posting my list of 10/20/50 ways you can save the earth through simple lifestyle changes, but for one thing, everybody else has got there first, (including me myself on the Blanco by Design ...
How about this for a kitchen blast from the past: I’m sure you are asking, where is the sink? Turn round, it’s right behind you, along with the bath-tub: Perhaps not the finest example of Mid-Century design? But this kitchen is part of the fascinating Musem of Welsh Life at St. Fagans, near Cardiff. Buildings ...
There were some gorgeous kitchens featured on Desire to Inspire yesterday – the work of photographer Susan Gilmore. I wish I knew who the designer is. UPDATE: Credit where credit is due – I did a little detective work to find that this award winning kitchen is the work of Jeanne Rehkamp Larson of Rehkamp ...
If you can’t enjoy cool white kitchens in August, then when can you? Some charmers from the stylish North: Did you notice the lamp on the left? There’s no escaping them, even in the country, it seems. Any one of these would be perfect for preparing picnics and easy summer food – definitely the right ...
Oh, the seventies – I’m pretty sure my parents had these exact same curtains: Actually, I’m pretty sure my sister and I got to wear that fabric, upcycled into “midi” skirts, once it’s kitchen duty was done. I have no record of where I found this image – please help me identify it if you ...
Found at Inredningsbloggen – more proof that Swedish style embraces the relaxed and charming as well as ice-cool minimalism. Even though I’ve never been to Sweden, I dream of spending a summer in a water-side cottage (like this one) in the Stockholm archipelago. There’s a time and a place for everything - I know I ...