For my daughter's dining room redo we used mix of reproduction and vintage furnishings. Over the past year, our youngest daughter has enjoyed bringing a mid-90's house into this century, including a dining room redo. Entering her home, the foyer opens into the dining room (to the right) and living room (straight ahead). The living area was featured a few weeks ago when I … [Read more...]
Jane’s Country Kitchen
Glazed tiles stoves and light-reflecting colors gave me ideas for my Swedish inspired kitchen. The kitchen in our house was the project that led me back to school to get my interior design degree. It was built in 2004 and finished in 2005 -- before the house renovation boom. A tour of that kitchen with photos of all the features always has been at the heart of our Yellow … [Read more...]
Khaki Kitchen
A khaki kitchen looks ultra chic and almost historical in an elegant beach house. This khaki kitchen, by California designer Michael S. Smith, is part of a 4500 square-foot home on Martha’s Vineyard designed for a media executive and his wife who had spent many summers on the island. “A while kitchen is a beautiful idea,” Smith told Architectural Digest “but it’s just become … [Read more...]
Yellow Eurosplash Kitchen
The butter yellow kitchen in our house was inspired by Swedish tile stoves and English backsplashes. The kitchen in our house has a back story that led me to create this blog. It began when we purchased our house as a weekend home and eventual place to retire from city life. Situated on a wooded lot Mr. AM loved, the house was a gut job. The first task was to tackle the look … [Read more...]