Archive | October, 2008
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French Pastry Table Kitchen

A pastry table adds French style to a perfectly white kitchen Take an antique French table with crenulated fleur-de-lis apron and marble top. Set it into the center of a diagonal terra cotta-tile kitchen floor. Surround the entire wall around a fireclay apron sink with a blazingly white subway tile back splash. On each side [...]

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Moorish tiled bath tub alcove by Alberto Pinto

Moorish Tub Bathroom

Custom woodwork and painted tiles create a tub niche The tub in this bathroom, from top Paris-based designer Alberto Pinto, has all the cosseting qualities of a canopy bed. Created for a villa in Tunisia, the bathtub surround combines iconic Moorish tiles and arch patterns with tiered custom shelves for storage. Canopy details include charming [...]

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white farm sink installed in the corner of a kitchen

Corner Farm Sink

Farm sinks work in corners, especially when base cabinets are deeper than usual. The cabinets in the charming, country Corner Farm Sink Kitchen are likely 30-inches deep (hint: notice the storage shelves at the back.) Here, the sink is simply set on an angled sink base cabinet shaped like an upside-down box with doors, but [...]

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white fireclay farm sink with runnels in the counter

Farm Sink with Runnels

Channels that create a drainboard in a counter allow water to run off into the sink. An optional refinement and mainly used with granite and marble counters, the decision to add runnels is a question of taste and use. With runnels, most designers insist on having the edges of the counter cover the full edge [...]

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green and white cottage kitchen with Kohler's Gilford utility sink

Gilford Cottage Kitchen

An old-fashioned utility sink is the perfect choice for “new retro” style The iconic Kohler Gilford “scrub up” sink with its integral backsplash and retro faucet offers an ideal look in for this charming olive green and white cottage kitchen. Distressed cabinets with inset doors and drawers, wood-topped island with open storage, and the collection [...]

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