A wood burning kitchen fireplace can help create the aura of old construction in a new house. The western United States has often led the way in creating homes which exude the informality of a European farmhouse or country house -- without actually being a farmhouse or being located in the country. Such an approach leans on stone walls, steel casement windows, and weathered … [Read more...]
Silver Wall Kitchen
The transition to all-gray kitchens began when silver gray became an accent color. Many high-end kitchens have been updated with silver gray -- the color of stainless steel appliances. Now the gray is being carried through to tile, marble and other kitchen elements. Here a wall of silver gray subway tiles, with thick white grout lines, becomes an accent wall for an otherwise … [Read more...]
Black-and-White Classic Kitchen
In a black-and-white classic kitchen the glossy java floor helps show off all the details. A black-and-white classic kitchen in New England was patterned after the “Something’s Gotta Give” movie kitchen -- the movie set that inspired a white kitchen movement that began in 2003 and continues. This kitchen surpasses the film set kitchen. Larger and even more elaborate than its … [Read more...]
