White kitchens looked trendy for a decade. Now, they need updates. The all-white kitchen – cabinets, back splash, counters – set the style for the first decade of the 21st century. It’s the “manor house” look modernized and marketed by English kitchen designer Christopher Peacock [above], which draws directly from English kitchens of 100 years [...]
Archive | January, 2010
Expert Picks Top Kitchen Faucets
The Grohe Minta is our expert’s top faucet pick. During the past five years and two kitchen renovations, I’ve come to appreciate certain truths. Chief among them: your main sink faucet is the most important fixture in the kitchen – because — arguably, it is used more than anything else but the floor. With thousands [...]
Loft Entry Vignettes
Furnishings in the entrance hall of a house make a powerful first impression. Basically, the entry is like a screen-grab of taste that telegraphs what’s to come in terms of style. Together with color, it helps create a mood. Of course entries, or foyers, vary. In extremely modern, open-plan spaces such as these lofts by [...]
Painted On Headboards
Occasionally, I come across smart idea that’s so easy and inexpensive to do it’s surprising not to see it all over. That would be the illusion headboards English color guru, Joa Studholme, painted right on the walls in her London home using Farrow & Ball paint colors she develops. Joa created one in her master [...]
Suzani Textiles
Handmade textiles from around the world bring history into our homes I first noticed Suzani textiles in magazines three years ago, and purchased a pair of pillow covers on eBay. A month later they arrived wrapped in handmade brown paper. The rolled customs form traveled safely tucked under twine held by a brown wax seal [...]
