See the similarity here, between a kitchen photographed in Paris in the early 21st century, and one painted in Delft in the late 17th? Pieter de Hooch could almost have been the original interior design blogger – painting the mundane details of everyday life in ordinary interiors and making them into high art. Well, OK, ...
Sometimes I wonder, did someone really design that? I hope they weren’t paid too highly. What do you think about these little windows? They’re fine, aren’t they, in a kitchen where there’s no room for a real window, as a way to let light in between upper cabinets and the counter. But why would you ...
I couldn’t resist these stunning photographs – the work of photographer Michael Eastman (who’s work was featured in the Summer 2010 issue of ARTNews). This is architecture with an eerie quality – stunning spaces, strangely empty, and luminous, guaranteed to make you wish you were there: I’ve been thinking about tiled floors lately, especially cement ...
I’m really liking striated travertine lately (see it in this post, and here). Today I want to give a big thank you to Steph, who writes the Granite Gurus blog, for setting me on the hunt for silver travertine. Here’s a gorgeous example, all the way from Brazil: Clearly, silver travertine is not always very ...
Sometimes the oldies really are the goodies. Beadboard and subway tile in a charmingly haphazard combination, from Country Kitchens by Jocasta Innes: I love the random placement of the taps (OK, faucets if you prefer. Although in this case I think they really are taps). Would you fire me if I came up with that ...
A really dark backsplash between layers of white cabinets always makes me think of a marmite sandwich. The filling is so strong that it jumps out at you, making it hard to see (or taste) anything else: Not British? Not sure about the whole marmite thing? What do you put in sandwiches that is black ...
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 ...