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 ...
Today’s gallery theme is high gloss kitchens. Too many high gloss finishes in a space can make it confusing and busy – but done right reflective surfaces can help create a calm and ethereal mood: I suppose a lot depends on the kitchen – and on what there is to reflect: This satiny finish reflects ...
Clearly I’m not part of the demographic this publicity photo, from Swedish kitchen company Marbodal, is aimed at (via): Yes, I understand that many more people are remaining single for longer these days, and singles have kitchen needs too – but I just want to tell this smug lout to put the Crackberry down and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...