Serene and inviting, pale neutral kitchens take steps beyond white in a few subtle ways. Pale neutral kitchens are done in light muted colors that often defy description. In discussing the mellow kitchen she designed for a house in California [top], the great Barbara Barry explained to House Beautiful magazine that the kitchen had been bright white but she felt it needed a … [Read more...]
Aspects of Yellow Kitchens
Yellow is the most visible of all colors. That's why yellow kitchen features show so well. That’s also why yellow used for traffic signs, pavement markings and for low-vision computer keyboards. I knew it was the lightest hue but never connected that with it being so easy to see. It’s also the color of the sun as well as many foods, and known to be mentally stimulating and … [Read more...]
Gray and White Striped Marble
Classic striped marble makes a modern splash in the bathroom. As Shakespeare said, what's in a name? Referred to as Equator Marmara, the striped marble in this Paul Anater bath was laid in a checkerboard pattern on the floor, vertically on the tub surround, and horizontally in the glass enclosed shower. A combination of slabs and tiles were included. Used as wainscoting … [Read more...]
Turquoise Harlequin Kitchen
Colorful tiles create a harlequin pattern for a visually jazzy turquoise kitchen. Who said white cabinets have to be boring? Transform them into a turquoise kitchen since it's the details that matter. If anyone knows how to keep a kitchen from being bland it's Diamond Baratta Design. Their signature harlequin pattern is achieved on the range wall by turning four-inch … [Read more...]
Mirrored Lattice Walls
Interior lattice walls create a garden like ambience in any room. Admirers of French-style decorating probably know about trellis walls – the decorative wall treatment fashioned from crossed wood strips that applied as panels. Traditionally, lattice or trellis was used to formalize walled gardens or in interior rooms with garden themes. While diamonds and squares are the … [Read more...]
Panel-Front Sink with Drip Rail
A drip rail is a fancy piece of cover-up molding put below a farm sink to finish the cabinet edge. Often there is much ado about a drip rail when a panel front farm sink has a decorative front. Instead of being smooth and plain, the front of the sink has a raised border that mimics the style of cabinet doors. Sometimes the sink sits flush with the face of the cabinet -- as … [Read more...]
Canadian Stone Mansion Kitchen
A historic stone mansion kitchen has exposed brick walls, stone floor, and a big black La Cornue. Wow. The charm of a stone mansion kitchen cannot be understated. Even at 16 x 14-feet, the kitchen at Maus Park, a stately historic home near Toronto, is impressive. Built from local Canadian stone in the 1850s, and owned by an antique dealer, it has a definite Franco-rustic, … [Read more...]
Triple Skylight Kitchen
Martha Stewart's former home kitchen has a skylight ceiling and classic white features. The theme of windows with divided panes is carried through from glass doors on upper cabinets to a skylight ceiling in Martha Stewart's former Connecticut home. With light streaming in through the ceiling, the all white surfaces gleam. White marble is used for backsplashes, perimeter … [Read more...]
