Belgian kitchens have been highly influential because they present a beautiful lifestyle aesthetic. I’m very late to the Belgian kitchens party. Over the past six or seven years they have been shown, explained, copied and widely admired. Classic Belgian kitchens — like these by designer Joris Van Apers — led the way towards the so-called “social kitchen,” which includes a … [Read more...]
Kitchen Banquette Sofas
Sofas are moving into the kitchen to make dining spaces more informal and comfortable. Don't you agree that a banquette sofa is an especially logical choice for flexible seating at a dining table? Distinguished from a built-in banquette by the presence of legs and the lack of arms, a banquette sofa makes it easy to slide in without having to move the table. Three kitchens in … [Read more...]
Big Kitchen Banquettes
These kitchen banquettes show how we can -- and will -- do without formal dining rooms. As kitchens continue in the direction of multi-purpose spaces it’s not surprising to see them absorb the dining room. And following the popularity of small family breakfast tables, full-size tables seating six to eight are being combined with big kitchen banquettes to great effect. An … [Read more...]