What am I doing, posting on Thanksgiving, when every self respecting blogger in America is taking the day off? Well, I assume if you are reading this today you must be one of my followers from outside these United States. Do you wonder what on earth Thanksgiving is all about? Eating turkey and cranberries just ...
I’m enjoying tracking down paintings of simple domestic scenes, especially these Edwardian images of kitchen tables, set for traditional British tea-time: But do you notice how they both feature the homely Cottage Loaf , served along with the tea? The same loaf appeared in last week’s “Nursery Tea” painting too: I well remember homemade Cottage ...
Or pictures, at least. Eames shell chairs are multiplying around kitchen tables everywhere. I don’t know which are original, which are reproduction, which are copies, and which are fakes – or for that matter, whether my rear would know the difference – but they make eminently practical kitchen chairs: I’m especially seeing them in white, ...
I do seem to be stuck on those Wegner Wishbone chairs this week. Also called the Y chair, and the CH24 - definitely a modern classic. AND the perfect excuse for me to feature another collection of kitchen tables. The PH50 light fixture by Louis Poulsen is another Mid-Century classic, originally designed in 1958 (PH5): ...
Nothing says “convivial kitchen” quite the way a kitchen table does. With so many kitchens now part of a larger, more flexible living space, the table offers unbeatable functionality – dining space, extra prep space, kids project space - the table does it all. I’m a huge fan of kitchen tables – but a table ...
Yesterday I was all about country charm – so today let’s have an antidote, with this citified, loft look (via). I’m loving the layers here: A loft that also has a proper kitchen table – what could be more perfect for that fantasy city home? Many more pictures here. Related Posts:Chic seatsDreaming in ItalianSo serene ...
From the pages of June’s Elle Decor, the kitchen in Meg Ryan’s Martha’s Vinyard retreat. I’m so happy to see the rugged, oak kitchen table, and the dark cabinets anchoring all that white, windowy, airyness. I’m not going to mention how that chair doesn’t actually fit under the table – a not-infrequent problem when a ...