I’m indulging my soft spot for modern design in ancient spaces today. It’s been quite a while since I added to my I need an Italian Palazzo now collection. Here’s a perfect candidate: The mirror behind the cook top is protecting the frescoed walls – although they’ve been painted over, the owner/architect Sabrina Bignami is ...
Have you seen it – the world’s most expensive fitted kitchen? And would you pay nearly $470,000 (300,000 pounds sterling) for it? (via The Guardian UK) Is it a trifle nouveau riche, perhaps, a teeny bit too Trumpesque for you? Leo Hickman at The Guardian reckons the luxurious finishes, including 24 carat gold leafing, crocodile ...
What do you think? Did someone forget to order a cabinet? The almost complete non-existence of usable counter-top is something I’ve become quite accustomed to in European kitchens – and I’ve posted before, probably too often, about how easily an oven can become an accidental focal point in a kitchen. But ovens apparently free-standing on ...
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’m taking a mini break for the next few days, and I’ll see you all in 2011. Thank you for reading, for your comments and emails – it has been a great peasure to share a little piece of 2010 with you all. I hope the New Year brings you just the right amount of ...
I’m in the mood for a classic – just one beautiful kitchen design from Italy. It’s a fresh white kitchen given a stylish Italian twist – and clearly demonstrating that white can be warm, too: Don’t the Emperador marble and the crisp patterned tile complememt the white cabinets perfectly? via auroracucine.it Related Posts:Palatial premises – ...
Or a few little kitchens from Italy, anyway. A little apartment to call my own (even temporarily) in an Italian city is one of my dreams – of course the Italians know exactly how to pack tons of style into tiny city spaces: One room living takes on a whole new dimension in this Florentine ...