Monday of the last full week in January has been calculated (albeit dubiously and by suspect sources) to be the most depressing day of the year. While Mondays have a lot to answer for, it seems really unfair to blue to associate it so firmly with depression. Today, I’m helping blue fight black. I challenge ...
Today’s kitchen collection is all about efficiency. Clean lines and stainless steel all the way. Here the look is softened by wood floors and counter, white cabinets and frosted glass. The stainless steel is dominant, but it’s livable: (Click photos for links) No softening at all here – this kitchen is lean and mean: The ...
I came across this this rustic kitchen in Spain the other day – quite frightening, isn’t it? Okay, I know, diagonals make a space more dynamic. I think it’s working - I’d be in no danger at all of falling asleep in there. (via) I understand, different strokes for different folks, but this is in ...
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 ...
Did you get the news? Pantone have selected Turquoise as the top color for 2010. (via). It is supposed to transport us all, figuratively at least, to the tropical resort destinations we couldn’t afford to visit in 2009. Naturally, those of you on the cutting edge of taste will be redoing your kitchens in turquoise ...
Definitely not for minimalists, the use of color in this kitchen is absolutely fearless. You’d just have to be happy in this space, wouldn’t you? Since there’s enough color here for about 15 of the sophisticated, white, Scandinavian kitchens we so often see, I’m going to let this one stand on its own. (link) Related ...
The good, the great, and the ugly of black kitchens (and nearly black ones) – see if you can spot the ugly one: That was easy, wasn’t it? Glossy black leaves me cold, too many reflections, and every fingerprint shows. Or do you disagree? Related Posts:Kitchen Color – Halloween MoodAn Italian kitchen, black and white ...