The Aga cooker, set in an elaborately framed niche, heaps on the old-school kitchen charm. I wish they would use cream-color paint for the walls in this Scottish kitchen so they matched the big Aga cooker. Bright blue walls give the kitchen a lively punch but they don't do much for the range! The cream-colored Aga cooker is built into an imposing niche lined with yellow-gold … [Read more...]
Cooktop-in-Island Kitchen
Placing the cooktop in the island (a peninsula actually) has a special impact. The cooktop installed on this island allows the user to face into the dining room while still retaining a convenient relationship to the main sink just behind it. However, the placement of an Enclume wrought iron pot rack -- rather than an island vent hood -- above the cooking unit means that the … [Read more...]