Some more favourite kitchens of 2010

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Some favourite kitchens of 2010

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Reader's home - kitchen renovation

Morgan of Seattle, WA emailed about the recently completed remodel of her mid century modern house and wanted to share her new spiffy kitchen. Here is some info from Morgan: "Here are a few "before" shots of the kitchen...the pictures are the fuzzy wide lens shots that realtors take...it was way worse in person :-)"

"A wall came down, the 20 year old laminate floors and formica countertops came out and my dream kitchen with an island went in! We bought this circa 1956 house in Northwest Seattle last spring for its kitchen-remodel potential. Galley kitchens are the norm in Seattle and mid century houses are rare in the close in neighborhoods. When we found this house, we were so excited to have a home where the kitchen was the heart! I had a folder on my desktop full of images from desiretoinspire, ready to put to good use in our design process. Thank you for the inspiration!
The backsplash tile is Villeroy-Boch in an awesomely European large format- 12" by 36". After falling in love with $70 a foot tiles at Ann Sacks it was a huge relief to find this at $12 a foot! The cabinets are walnut and the countertops are white quartz." I love it all - the walnut cabinetry and the backsplash are HOT, and I'm a sucker for white quartz countertops. Great job Morgan!!! Check out the after photos after the jump!

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A stunning kitchen by Errez Design

I absolutely freaking LOVE this kitchen transformation that Ruben of Errez Design sent us (which Jo eluded to in a post she did of some of his projects back in September). In Ruben's words: "I wanted to share with you some images of a kitchen renovation we just completed in a 1925 Coral Gables cottage. This project is a blast of color and pattern used in a fresh modern way. We used a patchwork of vintage hand made Cuban cement tiles in a variety of patterns and colors. There is also a wall of floor to ceiling chalk board cabinets. Our goal was to both accentuate the charm of the old house and to reflect the young owners' personality." There is nothing I don't love about this transformation. The chalkboard cabinets are a great contrast to the rest of the all-white kitchen, the lack of upper cabinets is brilliant, and the seating area is SO FUN, bright and cheerful. I am so happy Ruben sent along some before photos as well. AMAZING!

A home in Marseille

Last week I blogged a reader request for industrial kitchens. As a result we received an email from Céline, who wanted to share her loft in downtown Marseille, the south of France. She sent some photos of her industrial kitchen, along with photos of her dining room and patio (which took 6 months to create) and a couple before photos. "In the dining room and kitchen we mixed vintage letterboxes, my father's old shop 'comptoir' with antique carrera marble, old advertising, a station board, tolix chairs ...." I adore the kitchen - it's far from sparse which gives it such an inviting feel. It's eclectic and creative and the result is functional and convenient. Fantastic job Céline!!