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Posts tagged “Kitchen Design”

TV Kitchens: Mad Men

One of our favorite shows, "Mad Men" on AMC, returned for its second season last week and we're once again loving the early '60s style and drama. The fast-paced action of the Manhattan advertising w...

Kitchen Spotlight: San Francisco Sleek Yet Vintage Re-Do

Wowzers - we have quite a kitchen renovation to show you today! It's from a recent San Francisco house tour, and AT:SF editor Leslie thought you might enjoy seeing it. We agreed, so take a look at Reb...

The Out-in-the-Open Bar: Do You Display Your Liquor?

We saw this photo in the August issue of Domino. It's from designer Thom Filicia's lake house, and it's (obviously) a picture of his well-stocked bar. In his entry way. It got us thinking... ...

Good Question: How Can I Re-Decorate My Kitchen Around My Country Cabinets?

A kitchen redecorating question today, from reader Libby. She writes: Any ideas on how to re-decorate my kitchen around these heart pine cabinets? My house is the ubiquitous suburban ranch-style, b...

Kitchen Tour Favorites: Five Creative Storage Solutions

Our tour yesterday of Biggie's well-organized and bento-optimized kitchen made us think back over some of our favorite creative storage solutions from past kitchen tours. Read on to see our top five.....

Look! Windows Under Kitchen Cabinets

Look at this lovely kitchen from Anne's Sunny Renovation, a tour of an environmentally-conscious home redesign at our sister site Re-Nest. Our favorite feature is the placement of windows between the ...

Decorating With Vintage Kitchenware

One wall of the restaurant at Villandry is covered in vintage kitchenware, hung neatly on long rails. It adds a homey feel to the sleekness of the restaurant. But this could work just as well in a kit...

Look! Chalkboard Recipe Wall

Take a look at this chalkboard recipe wall in Leah's new kitchen! We're loving the bright and practical idea, as well as the rest of her stunning remodel....

Kitchen Design: Kitchen Islands at Elle Decor

Small kitchens with limited counter and storage space can almost always benefit from a freestanding island. If your kitchen is along one wall, an island can define the room and create a dining area. I...

The End of the Dining Room?

It seems that every time I am invited to lunch or dinner these days, anyone with the space serves the meal in the kitchen. Everyone else is either knocking down a wall to create an open kitchen (une c...

Have You Seen This Tiny NYC Kitchen?

House Beautiful highlights a kitchen in every issue (we've written about the archives on their website before), but they are often big, aspirational spaces. Well, this month's issue was all about sm...

Shopping for a New Kitchen: What's Most Important?

We've been on the hunt for a new place to live. The kitchen is obviously of chief importance, but we've seen a lot of uninspiring rental kitchens over the past week. Too small, too cramped, odd config...

Good Question: How Do We Solve This Apartment Kitchen?

Here is a good question from reader Bre. Click through for a larger version of her floorplan. We're in the process of purchasing a one bedroom apartment in New York which has an odd layout. There ar...

Hot or Not? Ivy In the Kitchen

Wow - we saw this photo of a kitchen draped in ivy over at AT: Los Angeles, and we had to put it to a vote. We're all for herbs and other good kitchen plants in the kitchen, but aesthetics aside, how ...

Kitchens of the Month at House Beautiful

We love looking at beautiful, envy-inducing kitchens, and we know you do, too (hence the popularity of our kitchen tours). Which is why we've already spent much more than our allotted procrastination ...

Best Movie Kitchens: Speed Racer's Futuristic Mid-Century

Whoa. After Janel at AT:Chicago raved about the interior design in Speed Racer we had to go take a look at the set's "futuristic mid-century" kitchen. Take a look at what we found... ...

Look! Solid Oak Kitchen Furniture from UK's Habitat

We just got back from a quick trip to Birmingham and the surrounding British countryside. We haven't unpacked our lemon curd and curry pastes yet, but wanted to jump on here to share our favorite Kit...

What Is Your Dream Dining Setup?

We talk a lot about cooking, but frankly, dining and eating is just as important to our development as cooks; we love the final satisfaction of sitting down to a well-laid table. Do you dream of spac...

Kitchen Spotlight: Small Cool 2008 WINNER

Small Cool 2008 came to a smashing end last night at Room & Board in Chicago. And - the winner is... a 460 square-foot studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with an amazing little loft and smart use of...

Kitchen Spotlight: Small Cool 2008 Second Place Winner

The Small Cool 2008 contest wrapped up last night - the judges have spoken and the winners were announced. Our second-place winner was from Los Angeles......

Chow's Ultimate Guide to Green Kitchens

What defines a "green" kitchen? We would like to ask our fellow bloggers at re-nest to take a crack at this question, but meanwhile the writers over at the web magazine Chow have brought us a guide to...

Look! Hidden Electrical Outlets in the Kitchen

Take a look at this kitchen, part of a house created from an old railway station in England and featured in the New York Times. Over at Apartment Therapy they pointed out one very cool feature of this...

Good Question: Creative Ways to Display Cookie Cutters?

Here's a fun and interesting question from Lou. This is a different sort of question for us - any creative ideas from you kitchen decorators? Lou asks... I'm looking for a cool way/decorative way to ...

Kitchen Spotlight: Holly and Sean's Hot Pink

It's the first day of May and the sun is shining! We're ready to throw open the windows and bring color into the kitchen. For inspiration we turned to a favorite house tour from San Francisco, a tour ...

Hot or Not: Wood Floors in The Kitchen

Wood floors in the kitchen - what do you think of this? We've been in many homes that have bare boards in the kitchen. We like the soft, cool feel of it underfoot - so different from hard tile. But - ...