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...]
Sally Wheat-Martha Stewart Sampler
How a Houston decorator sampled the Martha Stewart kitchen that took gray from dreary to dreamy The gray kitchen Martha Stewart built in her Bedford, NY home has been officially sampled. In the music biz, producers and composers often use clips and bits of well known songs in new compositions. The practice, called “sampling,” is widespread and artists acknowledge it. In the … [Read more...]
Victorian Cottage Kitchen
This sweet Victorian cottage kitchen is an old house dream-come-true. This skillful update of a Victorian cottage kitchen is one of the most admired kitchens we've seen. Designed to showcase the dramatic vaulted kitchen ceiling with its diamond dormer window it is, out of necessity narrow. Upper cabinets wrap around to frame the main window where a Rohl (Shaw’s) fireclay farm … [Read more...]