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...]
Modern Farmhouse Kitchen
In a modern farmhouse kitchen, design styles merge to retain character while updating amenities. One would never guess this modern farmhouse kitchen belongs to a 1895 Victorian home. Its airy traditional-rustic design, by San Francisco architect Ken Linsteadt, began by taking down the wall between a narrow original kitchen and adjoining dining room. A pair of French doors … [Read more...]
Electric Blue Kitchen
Will blue-and-white fans love the deep hue of these blue kitchen cabinets and this modern take? Every time I look at these deep blue kitchen cabinets they make me feel that someone was inspired by an ancient piece of blue and white china. That’s silly, of course, since European-style contemporary cabinets come in many blues as saturated as this one. What makes the blue … [Read more...]