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modern white farmhouse kitchen with box bay dining nook by Ken Linsteadt Architects

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

by on January 31, 2012 in White Kitchen

Design styles merge to retain character in the house while adding updated amenities. One would never guess this modern-traditional-rustic kitchen belongs to a 1895 Victorian.  Its airy farmhouse design began by San Francisco architect Ken Linsteadt taking down the wall between a narrow kitchen and adjoining dining room.  An original pair of French doors was [...]

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set of six antique Bivort fruit prints on kitchen picture wall

Kitchen Picture Wall

by on January 30, 2012 in Picture Walls

Four electrical features on a 64-inch wall made this a tricky arrangement. Reshuffling the cards of your life takes time. Often it’s necessary to go over things more than once to decide what stays and what goes. I began that process last Fall with My Final Yard sale. Recently, I tackled where to display the [...]

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Janine Stone kitchen with Java cabinets and baroque style mural

Java Mural Kitchen

by on January 27, 2012 in Modern Kitchen

Drama can take many forms in the kitchen but usually it’s on the stove – not the walls. The colors of coffee and fine wine are artistically blended in an astonishing contemporary kitchen with one show-stopper visual element: a theatrical mural in the style of the controversial Baroque painter Caravaggio. Not everyone wants the gigantic [...]

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vintage wood and metal faux deer stag head by The Little Deer Company

Faux Deer Decor

by on January 26, 2012 in Allison Shops

Artistic interpretations of nature become creature comforts when adorning our walls. Animal motifs always have and always will be used in decorating.  Maybe it’s because most people love animals, or maybe because it adds a bit of fun.  This hand blocked felt menagerie just makes me smile.  They are perfect for a nursery or little [...]

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guest black with black high gloss beadboard wainscoting and mirrored walls

Black Beadboard Guest Bath

by on January 25, 2012 in Traditional Bath

A lacquer look gives popular wall paneling fresh sophistication. We’ve seen a lot of bead board wainscoting in bathrooms because it adds a defining architectural element to walls at a moderate price. Usually it’s painted white or ivory and sometimes gray or green. But ebonized bead board – painted high-gloss black – kicks it several [...]

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