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rustic kitchen design

A masculine aesthetic is perhaps one that appeals to a much broader audience
than a more feminine one especially if it’s combined with industrial
touches.  As a matter of fact many women, me included, prefer to keep away
from the very feminine design, particularly from those with overdoses of fru-fru;
aka. looking like a doll house.  Luckily there is the Unisex Kitchen style with prefer light and clear spaces.  Chunky wood, metal,
concrete, stainless steel, oxidized finishing on either wood or metal are only
a few of the many options to keep in mind when going for a unisex neutral
kitchen.  Enjoy!

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rustic kitchen design
Elodie Sire Interior Design
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rustic kitchen design
Jeroen Van der Spek photography
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rustic kitchen design
Ignacio Garcia de Vinuesa above and below
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rustic kitchen design
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Claudia Pelizzari Design
rustic kitchen design
Below, my husband amazing soop
kitchen design with light color cabinets via belle vivir blog

A few random images of kitchens with light colored cabinetry in the
middle of the week with the intention of inspiring the good in you.  Enjoy!

kitchen ideas with light color cabinets via belle vivir blog
grey cabinet kitchen design via belle vivir blog
Light green kitchen cabinets via belle vivir blog
grey blue kitchen ideas via belle vivir blog
light cabinet with black counter tops via belle vivir blog
light wodd cabinet kitchen ideas via bellevivir blog

images via Tumblr, Pinterest, New England Home,

If your kitchen happens to exist in a corner of your living room then give it a small dose of its own chocolate, I mean of the living room medicine.  Yes, that’s right! camouflage the kitchen and make it look like part of the living area.  Hide the pots and pans inside the cabinets, add a beautiful back splash or a mirror, continue the wallpaper on to the little kitchen walls, and accessorize it with non-kitchen items.  Enjoy the inspirations!

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Of all the black kitchens I’m posting today the first one below, is probably my favorite. It has a sort of personality that makes it very unique and real. If not for those reasons, then for the up to ceiling black upper cabinets with all-good benefits. I also love the touches of global-chic accessories on the counter top. The thought of a black kitchen would give anyone a disbelieving smirk face along with a swiveling shaking head but as you see, it is very elegant. Most people are much more used to seeing bright white kitchens than anything else and the first thought that comes to their minds when considering black cabinets for their kitchens is a dark dysfunctional kitchen. It’s all in the natural incoming light, use of material and contrast. Keeping most of the kitchen surface -walls, counter tops, ceilings and floors- in light colors would make for the right balance and contrast in the room. The finish on those outer layers also make a big difference; mirror and glass when used as doors, back splash or even walls bring in a lot of light into the space. Of course last but not least, there is also the option of installing artificial lighting that can go any where. Enjoy!

black kitchens via belle vivir blog kitchens with black cabinets and white counter tops

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Although I’m more inclined to a mixture of modern and traditional.  My Interior Design style consists more of classic lines combined with modern touches; I appreciate modern and clean lines in Interior Design.  Especially because it’s a smart way to go when dealing with tiny and narrow spaces as in these small kitchens.  As it’s well known “less is more” and I’m not one that uses that term very often because mathematically doesn’t make much sense, lol. On the other hand, though these small modern design kitchens featured here are all small and with clean line kitchen cabinets, they all have something in common that stop them from being boring.  These unique elements are the finishing on the cabinets, fixtures, and accessories.  These smart designers kept things interesting with finishing such as lacquer, stainless steel, gorgeous marble as backsplash, and a lot of brass or gold accents.  Lovely details that can make all the difference.  Who said that modern kitchen design has to be boring?

small modern kitchens, stainless steel cabinets
Carolina Castiglioni with a modern kitchen design, harwood floor and cluster chandelier via T Magazine.
In small kitchens, we may not see a kitchen island or a dining are obviously because of the small space, but we can incorporate many other modern elements into the kitchen design.  Some of my favorites small kitchen design ideas happen to be also functional elements such as open shelving, high gloss cabinets, stainless steel appliances since they all can make a small kitchen look more spacious.  Having open shelvings also provide more counter space for food preparation.  Below, more modern kitchen design ideas.

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While thinking about what to post today, my kitchen renovation before and after came to my mind.  Since we’re soon moving to another country (Sao Paulo) I feel it would be great to show how I renovated our kitchen. The second picture below shows how our kitchen was before.  Very unattractive!  We teared down everything, from the cabinets to the walls, got rid of that double tray ceiling and redid the floor.  My vision was to create something charming instead of modern because this house was built around the 80’s when there was absolutely no reference whatsoever to any period architecture.  So I decided it would look like something between old and au courant.  I hope you enjoy my kitchen before and after Julie Paulino Design.

kitchen renovation before and after, julie paulino design, kitchen before and after

I love the subtle shimmery of the mosaic.  I added mirror on the back of the upper cabinets to create light reflection.

kitchen renovation before and after, julie paulino design, kitchen before and after

 

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