Last Tuesday, we showed some Refrigeration in Disguise, Sub Zeros covered with elaborate trompe l’oeil panels.
Here’s another, very cool one that that Jane T discovered.
An incredible beauty done in butternut wood, this Asian-style cabinet was created by  one of our favorite designers — Chicago’s Mick diGiulio, who specializes in imaginative, ultra-luxe kitchens.
Built into a niche, [...]

One of the most clever and beautiful integrated refrigeration units I’ve seen is this one, by L.A. designer Troy Adams, whose work fuses Asian with contemporary European ideas. Adams disguised a refrigerator-freezer unit in the style of tansu – antique Japanese furniture prized for its fine carpentry and joinery, beautiful woods and metal features. Tansu [...]

The Ferrari of all dishwashers — which washes a full pots and pans load in 30 minutes – Miele’s $5500 G 7856 commercial unit may be the newest status symbol for the über high-end residential kitchen.

Citizens of planet Miele – like moi – who enjoy discussing detergent tabs vs. power balls, [...]

Back in August, I became intrigued with an antique tile stove I noticed in an auction. Another one turned up in October. Then, recently, I received an email from Bruce M with the story of his green Belgian tile stove! Bruce had recently listed his stove on Craig’s List, which may be one we also [...]

On a visit to a kitchen products fair we saw the new convection-microwave speed-oven technology of the Turbochef oven cook food record time, with delicious results (we tasted). Warning: the company rep gave us an “enthusiastic” explanation of how the oven works while we watched the biscuits rise.

Oil-rubbed bronze faucet and knob finishes are a popular choice for Mission, Arts and Crafts, Craftsman and contemporary kitchens. No surprise that ORB appliances would follow. Jenn-Air’s “Oiled Bronze” is like a cross between bronze and chocolate. For stainless haters and the panel-shy, this surface blends well with glossy dark cabinets, copper sinks and contemporary [...]