Bruce and Melanie's steampunk Victorian home in Sharon, Massachusetts is quite a far cry from the modern, white kitchens we see so much of nowadays. Their 2010 Apartment Therapy House Tour highlighted the couple's passion for antiquing, history, art, and technology, which you can especially see in their kitchen!

We've always been impressed with this beautiful warm and woody IKEA kitchen remodel. Love the look? Want to emulate some of it in your own kitchen? Here are sources to help you get the look. 

A Rich, Warm IKEA Kitchen

Cabinets: IKEA Akurum Adel in medium brown
Cabinet Hardware: VINNA from IKEA
Cooktop: Ceramic Electric cooktop from Eldig 
Countertops: Tan Brown Granite from J&V Stone, Stamford, CT
Flooring: Alcorense in Ara G, 12" x 24" from Nemo Tile
Lighting: Ceiling: Portfolio from Lowes; Under-cabinet: GE Zenon from Home Depot; Small cabinet overhead spots: GRUNDTAL from IKEA.
Microwave: Framtid
Oven: Whirlpool from P.C. Richards
Paint – Walls: "Sweet Annie" from Benjamin Moore
Refrigerator: Nutid counter-depth 
Sink: Main sink - Generic 24" 18 gauge stainless from J&V Stone; Bar sink -  LAGAN sink with HOVSKAR faucet.
Tile: Backsplash tile - Lima Ceramic Tile, Stamford, CT
Trim: Fibra Metal Lev, Listello 1/4"x24" from AKDO

Reader Jennifer and her boyfriend have been on the hunt for a kitchen clock for some time. So finally they stopped looking and made their own out of the perfect kitchen thrift store find. Want to see how they did it? 

Although Rubén wasn’t born or raised in the generally warm and sunny Mediterranean city of Valencia, his years as a college student in this region decisively influenced his cooking style. During that time he managed to learn and prepare almost to perfection what is considered by many to be the quintessential Spanish dish: paella. (His friends even gave him the noble title of The King of Paella!)

When I first saw this chandelier in the virtual pages of Lonny magazine, I chuckled at the side note describing it as "an audacious flourish." That's pretty much what this is: it's not just a chandelier (which we've seen in kitchens before); it's a chandelier in the shape of a large sailing boat, and it completely steals the show.

Molly and Tyler's classic-cool California cottage kitchen — say that five times in a row! — really gives off an easy, breezy vibe. The muted teal wall color (painted "some leftover from I don’t know where," says Molly) pairs perfectly with the minty backsplash. A Saarinen kitchen table and chairs from DWR nestled into the cozy breakfast nook blends in well with this otherwise-all-IKEA kitchen. All in all, this is great color inspiration for those who favor crisp blue-green shades. See more photos below:

You may not think you know Normann Copenhagen, but chances are you'd recognize a few of their classic pieces. (Remember this peeler? Or this tea egg? Or these fun beater whisks?) Fans of modern design also know that you can find Normann Copenhagen pieces at stores like Horne, Huset, and The Modern Shop, but the brand has its own online webshop as well where you can peruse and purchase the full beautiful line.

Melissa (of home blog The Inspired Room) knew that her kitchen was "certainly not the worst kitchen ever," but she wanted it to feel like her kitchen, not like a generic builder's kitchen. So after three years of living with it as is, she took the plunge and made it her own, focusing on giving it a better layout and a lot more charm. See the 'After' photo below:

Frank Novak's Los Angeles home is what you'd describe as "Depression-era modern." You'll find a lot of white, spare surfaces with an almost "hospital aesthetic," as Apartment Therapy wrote. But this is all intentional. "The house inspired me to honor its spirit and bring it back to feeling period correct. All decisions and purchases were made with this goal in mind," Frank says. Some of those purchases include white metal cabinetry in the kitchen and a vintage Western Holly stove. See more photos below:

There was nothing quite so angsty in my kitchen renovation as the countertops. Maybe it's because I was coming from a rental kitchen with truly awful laminate countertops, countertops that were not only dirty cream in color but textured with deep wrinkles, like rhinoceros skin, never clean and never smooth; but I was convinced that the countertop choice would make the kitchen. Countertops are the difference between easy cleaning and dread. Countertop material changes the light in a kitchen, and is the surface under your hands and food. For me, kitchen renovation meant finally having countertops that were beautiful, bright white, and easy to clean. And not too expensive, my husband added. 

Marble was the natural choice. Right? Right! Here's the story of how we overcame our fears, and found our honed marble countertops.