Kitchen Cabinets Design

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 Kitchen Furniture Design

Modern Kitchen Design

Here is a modern and durable stainless steel kitchen cabinets design from Elektra Ernestomeda  Programme. They are has excellent technical characteristics, reliable, stain, corrosion resistant and environmentally friendly. A simple, discreet formal language, an unusual yet effective layout with the various functions assigned to five horizontal layers, and inspired use of materials that ensure unbeatable performance in daily use.Table Designs

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 Kitchens Design from Bulthaup

Kitchen Design Ideas

This is Elektra italian kitchen, the Ernestomeda programme with a streamlined image and vast opportunities for personalisation in function and look, achieved by combining materials such as steel, Corian, marble and walnut, in an attractive blend of volumes and choice finishes. This minimalist Elektra Vetro kitchen perfectly demonstrates one more advantage of stainless steel cabinets.Modern Kitchen Design

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Purple Kitchen Ideas by Spazzi
Black & White Modern Kitchen Design
Technical information and main feautres :

Base cabinets/Cupboards: Steel plain door
Cupboards: Steel or Ice gloss lacquered
Hood: Nuvola in steel set into ceiling
Work-top: Deck in steel and Deck in glacier white Corian
Handle: Less in steel welded to the steel door

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Modern Kitchen Lighting

Architects Have Great Tools! - Interior Design Study

Architects do have some great tools, and here is one more example of how they can use them.

The interior great room images below of this particular cottage house plan were created using a 3d modeling tool called Google Sketchup. I used the tool to carve out the basic design inside and out, but I wanted to study variations of the design in order to present to my client.

Here is the Great Room space. Simple with white walls and vaulted ceiling - nice and clean!

Added a white washed wood ceiling and a little color on the walls.

Added a beam treatment to the ceiling and went back to the monochrome color scheme.

Added white washed wood ceiling between the beams.

Wood beams, white washed wood ceiling and a little color on the walls.

This example illustrates how just changing a few elements within a design can dramatically alter the character of a space. And Sketchup is a great tool for visualizing that space.

A Useful Hallway

As I was picking up clothes this morning (mom task #1 out of 250) and placing our pjs on the hooks in our hallway, I realized how great it is to have them... and that everyone should!  Usually, you see them in mudrooms for coats, but why not use this organizing idea in other areas of the house. Typically, we hang clothes worn around the house that might get used again, like...pajama bottoms or jeans.  It gives us a place for them that's easily accessible.  And what had been wasted hallway space, now serves a great purpose!

All you need to do this yourself are some pegs that you can get at any hardware store or craft center and a board that is cut to fit.   We used poplar wood since it's great to paint and you can get it at a local lumber yard.  Keep in mind that we located it between a door and a wall so the board is bound at both ends. This makes it feel more integrated with the architecture and creates a designated area for the hanging stuff.

For the sake of  being 'real' (that is my goal on this blog... not just glossy magazine images of perfection), this is typically what it looks like... 

So yes, I have to be mindful and purge the jeans after a while and get the hats in the bin by the front door, etc...  It seems no matter how much storage and organizing tools you have, it takes persistence to keep it looking good. Oh well, at least it gets the stuff off the floor and I can make it presentable when we have company.   Now if I could just get my husband to stop being a Hook Hog (yes, those are his pajamas, jeans, hats, jacket, etc...).



I'm working with someone right now on their own hanging needs.  I found some cools ideas that go with her vintage look.  Time to hit the flea market for some old knobs and distressed lumber!

Where in your house could you make better use of your blank walls!?

Contemporary Kitchenware from Rosendahl

If you have a really sleek & modern kitchen and you want the right kitchenware to go with it, check out the line from Rosendahl. Based in Denmark, they make contemporary European kitchenware that are very, very cool..

Here are some samples:

You can check out the rest of the line here.

Admiring: Lauren Greenfield

Have you seen the work of Lauren Greenfield? If not, you should check her out. A photographer and a documentary film maker, her work is very celebral, on social subjects that are, oh God, we hate using the word "thought provoking", as it is SO over used, but perhaps it's the most apt.

But you don't have to get deep if you don't want to. Here is a great video done by Lauren Greenfield on NY Fashion week for New York Magazine. It's really fun to watch.

Lauren Greenfield Fashion Week Video

For more info on her work, check out the web site here.

So brilliant!

Adorable Recycle Bags

We are loving these recycle bags from 18 Karats.  Bright and colorful, you can use them as gift bags also.

These bags run about $7.50-10 each. You can buy them directly at the 18karat web site.

Fabulous Lighting from Jonathan Adler

One of the biggest challenges we face as a small online retailer is finding good stuff to buy.  It's so hard, let us tell you.  We have to find things that are inexpensive enough, pretty enough, and nice enough in person so when the customers receive them, they'll be happy.

You think it's easy?

Ha!

Fortunately the lamps from Robert Abbey fit those criterias.  They are so well-made and well-priced, we never have been disappointed.

Here are some fabulous pieces from the Jonathan Adler collection for Robert Abbey:

These items will be posted on our site soon!