Thursday
Dec272007
Favourite kitchens
Thu, 27 Dec 2007This post is of some of my favourite kitchens I've posted this year. Colourful, monochromatic, open shelving, modern, country...I love it all.
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| Bolig Magasinet | Elle Decor Italia |
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Saturday
Dec082007
Open kitchen shelving...and a dog on a chair
Skye sent an email in regards to my kitchen inspiration post that I thought I'd share (part of it anyway).
"Your kitchen has so much potential! I can't wait to see what you do with it. We recently did an inexpensive IKEA kitchen replacement and decided to go with open shelving. It's so handy! I've attached a photo. Sorry about the poor quality and lack of 'editing.' I took a quick photo to send to my parents after making lunch one day, hence the shark pot mitt and dirty stove. I just wanted to show you a real open shelved kitchen in action. The shelves are just simple IKEA lack shelves screwed into the concrete. The bottom shelf sags a little because the plates are so heavy, but it all works out. I find the pot rack indispensable. It's so nice to just reach for a pan when I need one. The kitchen is still a work in progress, but it's FAR better than the previous chip-board/wood laminate monstrosity that was there when we bought the place! I've also included a dog on a piece of furniture. His name is Max. The chair is something temporary until I can find another piece I actually like...."
I have vowed never to use Lack floating shelves again due to the nightmare they caused in my living room, but I hadn't thought about hanging my pots, which is a great idea given how much space they take up in a cupboard. And Max is such a cutie. Thanks to Skye and everyone else for the tips on my future kitchen renovation.
Thursday
Dec062007
Kitchen inspiration
My new house has a kitchen that is pretty cute but could use a HUGE facelift (if finances permit). Here's a photo of it (not the best but this is the only one I have right now).
There are alot of things in here that could go, like that island table thing in the center. I think that was built for the sole purpose to house the dishwasher. The window (you can see a little corner of it) is missing a pane of glass and a screen so it should be replaced, and with a smaller one so I can wrap the cabinets all the way around (it's really low). There's also a door to the yard after the island that doesn't need to be there. Plus, I want to open it to the living room. That being said, this post is another self-serving post. I have ALOT of kitchenware, but I am really excited at the prospect of no upper cabinets, and having rows of open shelving instead. I am not sure how feasible that is since this isn't a very big kitchen but it's a thought. So I dug through my photos and found some kitchens with open shelving, which has made my desire to eliminate the upper cabinets that much worse.
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| Domino | e-Architekt |
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| PointClickHome | Salon Interior |
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| House & Garden | Colin Streater |
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| Lavish Locations | Deslon or Sherman Architects |
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| Homes & Gardens | Homes & Gardens |
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| Bohl Architects | Living Etc. |
Tuesday
Jul102007
Susan the kitchen designer
Susan, our blog friend from The Kitchen Designer emailed Jo and I to show us another side of a typical kitchen designer. Unbeknownst to me, kitchen designers often design build-ins and furniture. She has some impressive examples in her portfolio of built-ins she's designed, and I thought I'd throw in some kitchens and bathrooms I love as well.
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Monday
Jul022007
Smeg
Jo's post about Elmira Stove Works the other day seems to have caught alot of people's attention. I've been wanting to do a Smeg post and have been collecting photos for a while so here you are...some Smeg envy.
