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Giverny Kitchen

November 19, 2008 by Jane F 3 Comments

giverny kitchen - the blue and white tile kitchen at Claude Monet's home, Giverny - Veranda via AtticmagGiverny offers more than Monet’s gardens — his kitchen makes an impression, too.

Giverny, 45 miles west of Paris, is a historic home with legendary gardens known worldwide through the paintings of its owner, the Impression master Claude Monet. The house is a marvel as well, particularly the Giverny kitchen — a work of art in traditional blue-and-white faïence tile with a pattern that dominates from floor to ceiling. Blue and white Delft tile is a traditional look that’s till in use today. Used much like wallpaper, it lines the walls behind the range and sink, giving the kitchen its unique character. The tile colors also dictate the scheme of painted cabinets and woodwork of a kitchen that’s been beautifully restored and is visited by thousands of tourists each year.

Two centuries ago a single tap was used to fill a big bisque farm sink while a slim pot -filler pipe sits behind the black and brass French stove — how modern that seems. The terracotta floor and marble-top table are 19th Century fixtures which have been revived for use in contemporary cottage style homes.

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Filed Under: Celeb, Show & Historic Houses Tagged With: 19th century kitchen, Atticmag, bisque farm sink, blue and white, blue and white faience tile, Claude Monet's kitchen, Delft tile, French range, Giverny Kitchen, historic home kitchen, marble table top, pot filler faucet, single sink tap, terra cotta floor

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  1. Adele says

    June 28, 2017 at 7:56 am

    The color scheme seems to have been changed; the kitchen was previously painted in a dull aqua with the darker blue trim. Now the main color is white. Is this the true original?

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  1. French Restaurant Ranges says:
    April 10, 2015 at 11:06 am

    […] of rustic stone and traditional blue and white tiles (someone must have visited Monet’s Giverny Kitchen). But what this range wall lacks in design wisdom it makes up for with enthusiasm. This a […]

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  2. Patterned Tile Backsplashes says:
    April 19, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    […] example of intense blue-and-white pattern in the last century is no doubt in Claude Monet’s Giverny Kitchen, which we first featured in 2008, following an exhibition of Monet’s paintings in New York. […]

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