A unique built in pie safe pantry wall gives a white beach house kitchen instant classic status. The wonderful thing about an old-fashioned pie safe is the ability to store food such as baked goods, cheese, fruit or vegetables at room temperature in a closed cabinet that lets air circulate freely. Antique pie safes are highly collectible. In an Long Island beach-house kitchen … [Read more...]
Modern Apple Green Kitchen
In a modern apple green kitchen, etched glass doors feature the alphabet for a fun, personal touch. Apple green kitchen cabinets brighten up this year round beach residence while avoiding the usual coastal influence. This kitchen looks more urban than beach-like. Cabinets rise to the occasion, and in this case to a Mondrian inspired ceiling with an uneven grid painted with … [Read more...]
White Pine Beach House Kitchen
Eastern white pine brings the color of sand into a beach house kitchen. Simplistic and rustic are usually not the first words that come to mind when I'm asked to describe a white pine beach house kitchen. But that is exactly what the owners of this timber-frame home received from their architect. It is located in Seaside, Florida, a "new urbanist" town that began development … [Read more...]
Seafoam Island Kitchen
This seafoam blue island is built like a deep table with plumbing for a prep sink shielded by the legs The heart of this white kitchen is the seafoam blue island-on-legs which helps maximizes the look of the central space since it doesn't sit solidly on the floor. A different counter material on each end helps break up the island visually. The small prep sink is set under a … [Read more...]
Khaki Kitchen
A khaki kitchen looks ultra chic and almost historical in an elegant beach house. This khaki kitchen, by California designer Michael S. Smith, is part of a 4500 square-foot home on Martha’s Vineyard designed for a media executive and his wife who had spent many summers on the island. “A while kitchen is a beautiful idea,” Smith told Architectural Digest “but it’s just become … [Read more...]