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...]
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...]
West Hollywood Italianate Kitchen
In an Italianate kitchen, original 1920s features remain sought after details today. It's not often you run across a kitchen that has been virtually untouched since its completion in the 1920's. But Los Angeles designer Dan Marty was the lucky occupant of this historic Villa d'Este apartment when these pictures of his Italianate kitchen were taken several years ago. The 1928 … [Read more...]
Tailored White Kitchen
A bright white kitchen is dominated by a French table with lyre-shape base. Atlanta Designer Suzanne Kasler worked her magic in this bright white kitchen in a wonderful coastal South Carolina Brays Island home. Keep the interiors second only to the outdoor marsh and Pocotaligo River views which are famous in the area, this kitchen is located in the "bunkie house." That is … [Read more...]
White Pine Beach House Kitchen
Eastern white pine brings the color of sand into a beach house kitchen. Simplistic and rustic are usually not the first words that come to mind when I'm asked to describe a white pine beach house kitchen. But that is exactly what the owners of this timber-frame home received from their architect. It is located in Seaside, Florida, a "new urbanist" town that began development … [Read more...]
Warm White Kitchens
In warm white kitchens, opposites are mixed for a custom look and feel. Everyone has heard the phrase "opposites attract," but can that be applied to warm white kitchens? It can, indeed. Mixing the old with the new, the sleek with the chic, the hard with the soft, the dark with the light... well, you get the idea. In this kitchen, a chic custom island was crafted from an … [Read more...]
