Should I do grey in the kitchen??

 

Okay so I love this kitchen!!  I love the white counters and the grey cabinets with big silver handles, the lanterns, the farmhouse sink and the tile detailing by the cooktop!  

What would you do?  Would you commit to a style like this in such a permanent room?

Maybe white on most cabinets and grey on the island?

image via pinterest

Grey Lowers

 

Always love the simplicity of shaker style doors and a farm house sink.  

But the gray just does me in!

Love everything hardware, counter everything...

Happy St. Patty's day!

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Michael S. Smith goes greige

 

 

 

I fell for these spaces in Architectural Digest!  

Michael S. Smith takes a portion of this home in all the right directions. 

What do you think?

Photographer James R. Salomon

Good Sunday morning, dears! I featured some of Jame's work last year. If you missed it just go here. He is an outstanding photographer who specializes in architectural photography, interior design photography, and lifestyle photography in Maine and New England. Today we'll have a look at his beautiful kitchens and bathrooms. Enjoy!

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All images from Jame's portfolio right here.

Vintage storage in the kitchen..

How fun is this kitchen... I am not sure if I would want the contents of my pantry always on display but I like it here.

Image via Nuevo Estillo

I'm Sprouting!

This isn't necessarily a design-related post, however, it is related to kitchens, and I design kitchens.  I randomly happened upon a kitchen gadget store yesterday, so I stopped in to say hi.  It's absolutely amazing how many kitchen gadgets there are out there.  I commented to the sales woman that I had no idea there were so many things I needed until I walked in that store.  Yes, I'm a sucker for gadgets.  I admit it.

I restrained myself, and ended up with a single item - the Sprout Master Mini.  It's a simple divided tray system that comes with 2 sets of seeds.  Supposedly, all I need to do is soak the seeds overnight and water them twice a day, and in just a few days I'll have healthy, edible sprouts.   We eat a lot of sprouts on our sandwiches, and I'm sick of buying them in plastic containers at the grocery store.  Plus, I miss my summer patio garden, so I'm excited to grow something in my kitchen.

Here they are at the end of Day 1.  You can't tell from here, so take my word for it.  There are already a few little tiny baby sprouts.

Sounds sorta like a chia pet, huh?

Simple storage in the kitchen

I love the idea of a lovely piece of furniture in the kitchen for dishes and glassware. Glass sliding doors.. how wonderful.  Having the interior painted in white makes the silver show off so perfectly. 

images via Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles

Clean lines in a brown and white kitchen..

Isn't this fun??? What a great kitchen.

Can you tell when I have a certain thing on my mind.

I am working on a kitchen project of course!

image from Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles

Bright and cheery kitchens

I'm feeling quite yucky today, so I thought I'd post some pretty, bright pics. These are all of kitchens and dining areas I thought were especially cheerful. Hope you are feeling better than me!


via Fjeldborg

via BHG


I love kid drawings

via Casa Diez

Grey in the Kitchen..

 

Simply love this.  The grey cabinets with the marble are amazing!  Pendants fantastic!

images via Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles

the chateau kitchen

Now I'm not going to make this a kitchen design blog, but I couldn't  help but notice the interest shown in the first picture I put up yesterday, so I thought you might like to see more of that amazing kitchen, as well as a few other oversize,  château cuisine

I think we are attracted in this kitchen to the mellow colour of the old brick walls, the exceptional brick ceiling, the lack of structure to the room, and of course the old cooking range.

Funny though, when we all long for sleek, easy to clean, designer kitchens, how we are drawn towards this room which answers none of those criteria.

 I think if this were my room the only thing I may add would be curtains at the windows, I know about draughty old châteaux, and even with shutters closed at night, I think a little extra protection would be comforting.

 Finally, this kitchen even enjoys one of my favourite features in any house, a view onto an enfilade of rooms.  

Brooke Gianetti put up a great post a few days ago, at her wonderful blog Velvet and Linen about kitchen design, and how she no longer wants any built in kitchen cabinets.  She got me thinking and searching through my old kitchen pics, and I came up with these.  Sleek?  No ...  Full of character?  Well I think so, what do you think?

 photos thanks to Mire images