Taking a chance on an unusual color combination creates a dream country kitchen. Canadian House & Home designed a five-star space in their 2011 Princess Margaret Showhome. To-the-ceiling cabinets are painted No 7 Octagon yellow from Farrow & Ball. The color is a nice contrast to the honed CeasarStone counters and matte black CornuFe range. [...]
Powder Room – Act Three
by Jane F on December 4, 2011 in Our Houses
It’s a tiny space (25 sq. ft.) but the mirror falling down required me to repaint and rethink the accessories. After three paint colors and a Powder Room Mirror Fail due to a rusted screw, the space is finally complete. There’s a color change that’s difficult to capture in photographs so I decided to provide [...]
7 Upgrades that Transformed My Kitchen
by Jane F on May 9, 2010 in Gray Kitchen
Key things we changed and the difference each one made. In the summer of 2009 we upgraded the small kitchen (14’ x 8’) in our 1924 apartment building. Nothing had been changed since 1986 when my husband moved in and installed new appliances. The previous tenant had combined the kitchen and dining room, which opens [...]
Alabama Stone Cottage Details
by Jane F on February 24, 2010 in Our Houses
A closer look at the accessories in the home of our Shopping Editor, Allison Our two-part virtual walk-through of Allison’s stone cottage was designed so everyone could appreciate the highly original living spaces she has worked so hard to create. If you haven’t yet seen the main rooms in part one, the elegant French Gray [...]
Alabama Stone Cottage II
by Jane F on February 23, 2010 in Our Houses
Our room-by-room walk through of Allison’s house continues Our tour of Allison’s lovely stone house on a lake in Alabama continues with a walk through some of the private spaces in the 5-bedroom home that our very own blogging partner and her husband built on 4-1/2 acres. If you missed part one of the tour, [...]
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Informal Picture Wall
January 16, 2011
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Eclectic Gender-Neutral Nursery
July 10, 2011
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Sophisticated Safari Nursery
June 19, 2011
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Serious Cook’s Kitchen
January 9, 2011
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My Daughter’s Dining Room Redo
February 6, 2011
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High Tea
February 10, 2012
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Modern Designer Rugs
February 9, 2012
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Bathroom Murals
February 8, 2012
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Modern Mountain Kitchen
February 7, 2012
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Bookcase Pinboard and Laptop Niches
February 6, 2012
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