There’s a lot to say about this highly individual, 4-year old kitchen by Baltimore architect Charles Bohl, but my first question was “OMG, what’s that floor?” Practicality aside, the color and texture makes everything appear to float on a shimmering lake – evoking water as a vital element  – with stunning effect.
That the floor upstages [...]

Know how it is when you’re clearing out piles of old magazines and suddenly something looks so familiar it stops and makes you think? That’s what happened when I spotted the charming, big jade-green shelving unit over the sink of Laura Robinson’s “back kitchen” a wall housing a sink, dishwasher, dish cabinets, refrigerator drawers, and [...]

Not long ago, finding purple paint in a house was one of those “what were they thinking?” moments – a remnant (sometimes hidden behind wallpaper) of the psychedelic Sixties and the last time violet (as the hue is properly named) was seen extensively. Though plum made a brief appearance in 2001, purples are shown frequently [...]

Light reflecting surfaces–white and brushed stainless steel–help a space-challenged kitchen look large and cool even when a staircase occupies valuable real estate.
It’s also clear that every inch matters when a Wolf wall oven gets installed under the stairs as a supplement to a 48-inch range just a few steps away. The presence of two [...]

Sleek, spacious and consistent in its concept and color scheme, this contemporary black and white kitchen has elegant details that merit study. Despite considerable drama produced by the contrast of black and white surfaces, careful planning has produced a surprisingly serene overall effect.
Anyone who knows my particular bias against upper cabinets — which I feel [...]

With mimosa designated as “color of the year” and catalogs arriving with yellow décor on the covers, it’s only natural to take a closer look at the way a bright mottled yellow is used in this kitchen by designer Linda Applewhite. Usually, color is defined by cabinets. Here, the big effect comes from using it [...]