Creamy colors, rustic wood, ancient beams, thick plaster walls – let’s just enjoy some gloriously simple southern kitchens, and imagine we too are in a country house around the shores of the Mediterranean, with views forever: A visit to Côté Sud is virtually a vacation, for those of us who don’t get to take the ...
A picture of traditional perfection? Dog and all … And the kettle’s on, too – a good excuse for a tea-break . “God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world” as some insufferably smug Victorian Briton put it. (Robert Browning, to be precise, and I know, taken in context he wasn’t really being smug ...
I haven’t really posted any Agas for a long time, which is a good enough excuse for me to share some today. I have a couple of grand ones for you – first from Kvanum, in a blue Broby kitchen: I’m not sure whether this is in a barn or an underground bunker – maybe ...
I’m still on my Spring color fling – don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll soon be over it and back to sober and restrained hues. If you’re still shivering in some Northern clime, think of this as an appetizer. If Spring has sprung where you are, then let’s celebrate. And if you’re in the tropics, well, ...
I’ve really been appreciating our Winter sunshine these last few days – this time of the year the sun peeks in under the eaves and illuminates all sorts of corners and crannies in an extraordinary way. Partly it’s the angle of the sun, and partly it’s the fact that all the shade trees have lost ...
It’s sometimes funny, the words and letters that are used for kitchen decoration – this picture, posted on the kitchenisms blog, started me thinking. The kitchen is about as English as it could be, with the black Aga and the creamy Shaker cabinets, and then there’s that little sign, Cuisine. Helpful no doubt, if you ...
I don’t know about you, but I love to see pictures of real kitchens – not showroom displays, not staged and dressed to the nines (although those can be great too). I’ve been looking for pictures of real country cottage kitchens, where often the space is so tiny you can barely fit a kitchen in. ...