In a huge red barn kitchen, crimson acts as a siren call to cook and gather around the big island. A red barn kitchen, in a huge extension to an English country home, looks like a new addition to an old house -- which it is. Until you see the exterior view it’s hard to understand that the kitchen and dining space take up a majority of the "barn," which also includes a family … [Read more...]
White Shiplap Kitchen
With white shiplap walls and an unusual layout, this weekend home kitchen is full of surprises. Shiplap is the theme of this stunning white kitchen in an Alabama lake house. Designed by Tracery Interiors’ Paige Sumblin Schnell, the painted, 6-inch horizontal wooden planks, also called shiplap, are often associated with barns and sheds. Here, they become a highly effective wall … [Read more...]
No Upper Cabinet Kitchens
Kitchens are blending into the house more often, which is why no upper cabinet kitchens feel right. Leaf through any current home décor magazine and you’re bound to see no upper cabinet kitchens that look very open. That’s because spaces usually occupied shallow upper cabinets have given way to windows, walls with surface treatments such as tile or wood paneling, or walls … [Read more...]
Spanish Island Kitchens
Spanish kitchens on the Balearic Island of Formentera use rustic natural materials for unique kitchen look. Sandy white beaches and clear turquoise seas call most people to an island, but the architectural beauty of the homes cannot be dismissed. In these Spanish kitchens, concrete cabinet shells with rustic wood plank doors and drawer fronts offer a fitted look that still … [Read more...]
Cappuccino Kitchen
Wolf appliances helped alter the look of a prize winning large modern kitchen. I call this the cappuccino kitchen because the conceptual color scheme is similar to cup of Italian coffee: milk-white subway tiles on top, Java-tone (cherry Wood Mode) cabinets in the middle and espresso-ground color wood floor. Plus, there's a Miele espresso machine built into the wall (visible … [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...]
Ivette’s Cherry Counter Kitchen
Our pal Ivette's English style, cherry counter kitchen has it all. And, it's a DIY too! Cherry has just enough color to warm up this elegant white cherry counter kitchen, which was a DIY labor of love by a talented couple, my friends Ivette and Joel. The counters were stained, sanded and repeatedly oiled by Ivette to give them a satiny sheen, then set off by big … [Read more...]
