The French gray hutch in a wall of new cabinets is one trick of the trade used in this soft palette kitchen. Many from the kitchen obsessed crowd would start buying for their dream kitchen with a French range. But the first purchase for designer Samantha Lyman and her client was the pair of vintage Dutch ship lights for her kitchen. The large scale vintage pieces are copper … [Read more...]
White Oak Cottage Kitchen
The starting point of this elegant cottage kitchen was the idea of living simply. The desire to keep it simple led interior designer Melanie Pounds and her husband to purchase a small 1920's cottage. Then Pounds designed the kitchen around their first joint purchase -- an antique worktable the couple planned to use as an island. The room is full of visually heavy pieces, yet … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Italianate Kitchen
In an Italianate kitchen, original 1920s features remain sought after details today. It's not often you run across a kitchen that has been virtually untouched since its completion in the 1920's. But Los Angeles designer Dan Marty was the lucky occupant of this historic Villa d'Este apartment when these pictures of his Italianate kitchen were taken several years ago. The 1928 … [Read more...]
Blue and White Mural Kitchen
A blue and white mural on the walls and ceiling is the pièce de résistance in this opulent guesthouse. We all have favorite rooms that stay in our minds, the ones we're always happy to run across again. I was reminded of a favorite kitchen while reading Jane's recent post Delft Tile Kitchen Style. Her article's first picture [below] prodded me to find my file on this amazing … [Read more...]
Concrete Trough Sink Kitchen
In a rustic kitchen, a huge concrete trough sink dominates the island. In a Calistoga, California vineyard kitchen, an enormous concrete trough sink dominates one side of the island. While I don't have measurement, the sink appears to be at least six feet long. A pair of gooseneck bridge faucets create two work areas for the sink. With a double clean-up sink with dish drawers … [Read more...]
Decorative Steel Range Hoods
A custom steel range hood offers an opportunity to make a big visual impact in the kitchen. No matter where a range or cooktop is located in the kitchen, a hood is necessary to vent steam, smoke and odors. Designs and materials vary as much as prices, but custom a custom steel range hood doesn't always have to become expensive. These steel wall mounted versions discretely hide … [Read more...]
Elaborate Tiled Kitchen Ceiling
A tiled kitchen ceiling is an over the top design element that need not overpower a room. An elaborate coffered tiled kitchen ceiling is an over the top design element in this kitchen addition to a Wallace Neff house but by keeping the rest of the room light it doesn't over power the space. For the ceiling, glazed geometric tiles are done in varied patterns within the same … [Read more...]
18 Foot Island Kitchen
An extensive renovation of a historic home kitchen with an 18 foot island kitchen yields dramatic results. The Salie House is one of over thirty Spanish Revival homes located in the historic Hollywood section of Homewood, Alabama. When the owners of this 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival home embarked on a two year extensive remodeling project no detail was overlooked. The … [Read more...]
