A kitchen is the sum of many parts so it’s intriguing to see how a mother and daughter – both designers – use the same elements with original, but very different, stylistic results.
Houston designer Pam Pierce’s kitchen [above] was included in a piece on the much-admired Côte de Texas blog back in January. What made [...]

Last New Year, our first round-up focused on interesting auction items. This year, we’re embellishing the pillows big-time! Over the next several days we’ll be posting Atticmag’s first annual “Most List” our own irreverent takes on what was most noteworthy in design — or most noteworthy to us — in 2008.
Part I – Most Beautiful [...]

Built from theatrical props, this Greenwich Village apartment kitchen belongs to a salvage artist. The tin tiles of the backsplash hail from a flea market. The cabinet was made from found windows. Butcher-block on the counters is antique. A deep porcelain salvage sink comes from Web Wilson (webwilson.com). Base cabinets and shelving have a [...]

Salvaged barn wood walls and a French terracotta tile floor give a well-worn look to this historic Long Island house. Custom cabinets made from reclaimed wood are painted black to match the French range. An antique bakery table and copper pots contribute to the gently aged atmosphere. (Source: H&G Feb.04)

When do we move in? The romance of a stone house is preserved by minimizing the kitchen. Save for the Viking range, this could be a dining room – but there’s plenty of pot storage in that bold, white hutch. A large antique stone sink (left, note the drain) is unfortunately obscured by props. The [...]