A dark palette is anything but boring when a black and white tiles and a mix of patterns are involved. I am drawn to darker rooms these days; must be the bright springtime sun. Although I'm not brave enough to do this in my home, I find the mix of patterns and limited color palette intriguing. But black and white tiles in the floor of this kitchen sets the theme and make it … [Read more...]
Kitchen Cabinets with Skirts
“What’s old is new again.” Look no further than kitchen cabinets with fabric skirts. Prior to the post-World War II home-building boom in the U.S., middle class kitchens commonly had cabinets with fabric skirts, often homemade, to screen off the open areas below sinks and base cabinet frames. Although skirts went out as a style in the 1950s, fabric lingered in country houses … [Read more...]