The pop of yellow in the kitchen and those perfect-sized pendants are calling my name.
Designed by Turner Davis.
Designed by Turner Davis.
I’ve been dreaming of this kitchen ever since I saw it here. A little bit rustic, a little bit urban and a little bit industrial. Uhm… I wonder if it’s my constant love for stripes or perhaps those shelves that make my heart throb…?
When I visited the Munich Residenz, a palace that served as the seat of government and residence of the Bavarian dukes, electors and kings from 1508 to 1918, and I walked through this magnificent hallway, I was instantly transported to the beautiful kitchen (last bottom picture) designed by Scott Slarsky and Katarina Edlund that was featured in former Metropolitan Home magazine in 2007. Impressive resemblance.
photos via Munich Residenz and Elle Decor.
Kitchens that look like anything but kitchens and I love the idea.
You can’t get a kitchen more dressy than with a silver-leaf Napoleon III mirror above the stove. Richard Norris and Mark Leslie’s intention was to have a kitchen that looks more like a dining room. They accomplished it very well. I loved this kitchen.
In Olivier Gagnere’s kitchen the cabinetry is covered in crocodile-embossed leather. Now that’s fancy. Below is the kitchen in Rose Tarlow‘s house. A very interesting woman with impeccable style I discovered through Joni. If you, by any chance missed this post you should read it. Rose Tarlow’s great style and intriguing personality will inspire you to continue to keep being yourself and to be different.
These two kitchens are completely different yet I love them both. The high ceiling and the cleanness of the black and white of the first image serves as the perfect background for the collection displayed on wood shelves. Whereas the bottom kitchen’s layout and tall closed cabinets is a more traditional approach, the apple green cabinets keep the decor fun and young. I also think it is a very cool and child-friendly detail to letter the doors.
Photographers Roger Davis & Deborah Whitlaw respectively through Coastal Living.
The first time I saw one of these gorgeous ranges was at WS. I have to tell you that even when I had seen them often at Magazines and online, it was nothing compared to seeing one of these in person. To me La Cornue range is the Hermes Birking bag of ranges. It’s made to order by hand and there is a wait of three months to get it. Each range is made of the best quality materials: steel, iron, cast, solid brass, nickel and enamel. La Cornue was founded in 1908 by Albert Dupuy. If I had an extra $35,000 sitting somewhere I would get one tomorrow or maybe one of its little sisters which are somehow more affordable? CornuFe and Albertine. In the US they are sold by Purcell-Murray and William Sonoma.
image from here.