A zebrawood master bath takes its theme from the striking veneer on the vanity. Last week I featured a dramatic Zebrawood Kitchen in a historic townhouse. I also discussed using this exotic wood for countertops and accents. Today, I want to share a contemporary zebrawood master bath made from the same dense material. Zebrawood, also called zebrano, is an African hardwood. … [Read more...]
Hollywood Legend Kitchen
Even a long-dead movie star like Hollywood legend Errol Flynn can distinguish a house. At some point, Hollywood legend Errol Flynn, the star of film classics like 1935's "Captain Blood" and 1938's "Robin Hood," lived in this 4500-square foot, 1926 Mediterranean style, hillside home in the Hollywood Hills. The house has an 18 x 21-foot kitchen plus a panoramic city view from … [Read more...]
Terra Green Kitchen
In a modern green kitchen the hue is an earthy mix of green, brown and grey. This earthy but modern green kitchen is not quite olive or khaki green and it’s somewhat dark. It does have abundant stainless steel on the backsplash and appliances to catch the light. In the Victorian era this earthy color would have been called a "drab." Drab colors are muted and … [Read more...]
Classic Carrara Bathroom
In a Carrara bathroom, white marble slabs and tiles are both the material and the message. A white Carrara bathroom has become the classic. The famous marble from northern Italy has found its way into our home and hearts. And in this bathroom it's on nearly every surface, including the floor, shower walls, tub deck and vanity top. The classic white Victorian-style cabinets and … [Read more...]
Spinach Eurosplash Kitchen
Eurosplash is what we call an English-style counter-to-ceiling tile backsplash. I've written about kitchens with a eurosplash for quite some time. I really don't know another way of describing a tile backsplash that extends from the counter to the ceiling. In truth, a eurosplash is an English splash. It was the way English Victorian kitchens and some late 19th century American … [Read more...]
Lavender Subway Tile Kitchen
Lavender subway tile and walls to match energize white cabinets and Carrara marble in an unusual way. The amazing color of the lavender subway tile in this bespoke kitchen is handled beautifully by designer Christopher Peacock. Pale gray-lavender subways are fortified by the stronger lavender wall and window trim color. To set off the eccentricity of the pale purple there … [Read more...]
Carrara Marble Backsplash Kitchen
A Carrara marble backsplash is the keynote in this renovated 1905 San Francisco kitchen. When space is tight, getting a workable kitchen takes some adjustment. Renovated in a distinctly modern industrial style, with a prominent Carrara marble backsplash, this old-house kitchen is organized along one wall kitchen with the sink and gas cooktop adjacent to each other. Usually … [Read more...]
