A little country, a little diner style with a 1940s accent Sage green dominates the theme of this kitchen — an English-style worktable island open on the ends and stocked with cookbooks, baskets and running water. The wood top is trimmed with aluminum to support the 1940s diner theme expressed by the quilted aluminum range [...]
Archive | November, 2010
Repurposed Wooden Boxes II
Vintage boxes are a charming and inexpensive solution to an old problem …Otherwise known as “What To Do With All The Things We Need By The Kitchen Sink.” Dish liquid, hand soap and the lonely dishtowel are only a few of the necessities that accumulate on our French gray island. I had been searching [...]
Sturdy Little Cottages
I discovered vintage doorstops while browsing in a local antique shop. Suddenly, I found myself taken by a whole category of collectibles that drew me by their whimsy, charm and range of American images from flower vases, to animals, people and even replicas miniature houses. There’s no accounting for our attraction to certain objects. Back [...]
Blue Rooster Kitchen
Yellow and blue is a classic French country décor combo Designer Mark Wilkinson evokes the spirit of Provence by combining sunny yellow stucco walls with pale, sky blue-washed cabinets under an antique beamed ceiling. Cabinet doors are pierced by rooster cutouts which crow “country” despite the thoroughly urban Miele dishwasher with an integrated wood panel. [...]
Indigo Cabinet Kitchen
A kitchen designed as a decorative showpiece and for entertaining Elegant cabinets and a beefy range hood in the color of distressed indigo blue jeans give this beautifully designed kitchen a real Wow! factor. It takes a huge space to carry off this highly original color combination and the loft ceiling with exposed wood beams [...]
