As a serious cook, a social kitchen was an afterthought, not initially a necessity. This past July, after visiting House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year, designed by Mick DeGiulio, I realized what was missing in mine: a place for Mr. AM or a visitor to sit down, hang out and socialize. In other words, a social kitchen. Many people have seating “bars” in kitchens but I find … [Read more...]
Yellow Eurosplash Kitchen
The butter yellow kitchen in our house was inspired by Swedish tile stoves and English backsplashes. The kitchen in our house has a back story that led me to create this blog. It began when we purchased our house as a weekend home and eventual place to retire from city life. Situated on a wooded lot Mr. AM loved, the house was a gut job. The first task was to tackle the look … [Read more...]