With all the talk about designing “timeless” kitchens it’s useful to occasionally look back. Consider this modern, industrial kitchen, designed by Seattle architect Heather Johnston. Built for a live-work residence with a warehouse look, it is a very cool space. Would you guess that it dates to 2002? I didn’t. Apart from the telltale door styles of the Miele oven and … [Read more...]
Vintage Gumwood Cabinet Kitchen
A 1927 gumwood cabinet kitchen has been artfully updated while preserving the original aesthetic. In a beautiful upstate New York Tudor Revival sat a tired, cramped and dark kitchen. The room had "good bones" but the original layout had inadequate storage and tight work spaces. Gumwood was commonly used in the early 20th century and this kitchen had vividly patterned gumwood … [Read more...]
Blue Rooster Kitchen
The blue rooster motif cut out on cabinet doors gives this French country kitchen a singular appeal. Designer Mark Wilkinson evokes the spirit of Provence by combining sunny yellow stucco walls with pale, sky blue-washed cabinets under an antique beamed ceiling in an old European house. Here's a kitchen with true character. Fixed up in the early 2000s, the most unique feature … [Read more...]
7 Kitchen Upgrades that Work
Key kitchen upgrades in our apartment and the difference each one made. In the summer of 2009 we made some kitchen upgrades. Our apartment kitchen is small (14’ x 8’) and our building was built in 1924, so the walls are lath and plaster. Nothing had been changed since 1986 when Mr. AM moved in and installed new appliances. The previous tenant had combined the kitchen and … [Read more...]
French Checkerboard Kitchen
Checkerboard tile, worked two ways, creates black and white visual "wow". A top European designer, the late Alberto Pinto, pushed the black and white checkerboard tile theme to the max in his own Parisian penthouse kitchen. Large-scale black and white tile, worked in a staggered pattern is used on the entire sink wall (right) all along the range wall (left) and in the butler's … [Read more...]
Corner Farm Sink Kitchen
A unusual corner farm sink has takes advantage of light from greenhouse style kitchen windows. The most interesting feature in this Massachusetts country kitchen centers on the white farm sink installed in the corner. It’s an unusual placement but one that gives the user maximum light and views since the corner is all windows. The base cabinets are likely 30-inches deep … [Read more...]
Maple, Black & Moss Kitchen
A warm maple cabinet and family kitchen is also designed for heavy entertaining. A family of four uses this beautiful but homey 34- x 20-foot kitchen which boasts a pair of everything: islands, refrigerators (SubZero650s), dishwashers (Fisher&Paykel dish drawers & Miele Incognito), sinks, and range hoods. There’s also a baking center built into one of the … [Read more...]
Carrara Marble Backsplash Kitchen
A Carrara marble backsplash is the keynote in this renovated 1905 San Francisco kitchen. When space is tight, getting a workable kitchen takes some adjustment. Renovated in a distinctly modern industrial style, with a prominent Carrara marble backsplash, this old-house kitchen is organized along one wall kitchen with the sink and gas cooktop adjacent to each other. Usually … [Read more...]
