There’s a real art to putting a contemporary kitchen in ancient surroundings. Here are striking examples of modern kitchens in grand old buildings in France – just look at the walls in this farmhouse in the Pyreneees: From farmhouse to castle – slightly more refined perhaps, but these walls are still the real thing: The warm modern ...
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 ItalianHidden KitchenAncient and ModernMeg’s ...
A clean-lined collection for Monday morning. These are streamlined and simple, but they have enough organic detail or friendly clutter to save them from sterile minimalism. I love to see an Aga in a stripped down setting – its sturdy good looks work as well here as in a more traditional space. I’m not quite convinced ...
Here’s a terrifying vision of the past for you – from the 1963 publication “Decoration” (Librarie Hachette), the vertiginous kitchen of a geodesic dome house, perched high on the edge of a Californian mountain: I wonder if those plants and ornaments are glued down? Keeping the dome water-tight with all those edges was a often a ...
I’m loving this mosaic tile backsplash with the white marble counters in this remodel by Kevin Pruitt, film-maker and director, of a mid-century home in Austin, Texas: (via and it’s for sale too) I like even more the spacious feeling that the absence of wall cabinets allows. Don’t worry, there are some cabinets on the other ...
Is it a problem if your kitchen looks better with the cabinet doors open than it does with them closed? Not that there’s anything horribly wrong with this – clean lines, glossy white and stainless steel, it has all the hallmarks of a classic modern kitchen: But it is telling that in order to make an ...
This is quite the handsomest Rayburn or Aga I’ve come across in quite some time – it looks quite at home in this contemporary setting, doesn’t it?. Like that perfectly tailored suit or classic purse that may not be the height of fashion, but never goes completely out of style, either. (Check out the house ...