The idea of a gold tile kitchen backsplash may sound a bit Dubai — but no! Combined with glossy black cabinets and white counters this gold tile kitchen backsplash becomes a key design element rather than a tasteful background choice. The visual irregularity of the gold-tone tile gives it the elegance and classicism of a Byzantine mosaic writ large. The kitchen design is … [Read more...]
Black Steel Custom Cabinet Kitchen
In a mostly black kitchen, the cabinets and matching French range turn the black and white kitchen trend inside out. In a kitchen designed by Daniel Cuevas for a new, art-filled home in Beverly Hills, the cabinets are the key to creating the elegant luxe style. They are black and this is a black kitchen. It feels French, and just a bit Deco, but is thoroughly chic and … [Read more...]
Black and White Illusion Kitchen
I’ve long admired the great design of a handsome black and white Steven Gambrel kitchen. What's interesting to me about this iconic Steven Gambrel kitchen is how it skillfully employs the ultra-popular black-and-white theme though not in the usual way. Rather than focusing on white cabinets with black counters, the designer has taken it very boldly to the floor and walls … [Read more...]
Going Black on the Kitchen Backsplash
Rustic and iridescent black tiles are two successful looks for a black kitchen backsplash. Black counters – particularly soapstone and granite -- have become kitchen standards while the black kitchen backsplash has not enjoyed the same popularity. The power of black to absorb light is one deterrent as is finding black tile that doesn’t come off as too bathroom-y. Yet there … [Read more...]
Two Tables Kitchen
A dreamy modern kitchen -- black and white, unfitted -- also has two tables for dining + a fireplace. Let’s talk understated luxury -- meaning simple surfaces beautifully used in a kitchen with two tables as a dining option. Few designers do that better than Kate Hume. Based in Amsterdam, Hume uses her own line of modern furniture inspired by the mid-century French style of … [Read more...]
