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Comments (28)I wanted to thank all who were involved in the DAT threads and especially Marcolo. I am planning on building a home from a kit home plan in a few years. One I love is a 1924 William Radford bungalow, but we will probably end up with a story and a half bungalow to get a few more bedrooms. I have been researching these old plans like crazy, and they are amazing. I have found a couple with a more 'modern' layout. When I say modern the kitchen only has two doorways (from DR and outside) instead of the four or five I sometimes see here. Marcolo said something in the Victorian DAT thread and again to Lavender_Lass which is where I originally saw it and then linked back. I was trying to figure out how 'authentic' I should go with the house. That comment was (I am paraphrasing) "I like the idea of seeing a vintage kitchen developing over time. It should represent every decade that it has passed." It made complete sense to me, and it is exactly what I want. I love history (I have an MLS and was waiting for a permenant position at the National Archives when the crappy economy hit, and I decided to be a SAHM). Marcolo had also said (and I do believe this was from the DAT threads as well) "Do not just assume the trends and materials used at the time. Actually do the research for yourself." I know it seems obvious now, and especially since I'm still a professional researcher. It took reading that however to think about our next home in a completely different way. I am now creating a back story for our yet to be built home to create a sense of history and to help determine the finishes. Every detail will be planned before we build because everything will be a piece of a puzzle. I hope to share the back story as well as the home when we are able to build. I do hope more people read the DAT threads because they are awesome. I learned a lot and have saved all of them for reference. I came late to GW to participate in those the first time around, but the collective knowledge and creativity in those threads are amazing. Thank you again everyone for putting in some extra time for those exercises. I have learned a great deal....See MoreDesign Around This #17: Steampunk. Post Designs Here
Comments (83)If we do fashion, (or art) I would be willing to set it up because I think it's been a while. I have some thoughts about how I would like to do it. I don't think it necessarily has to be current fashion, although current fashion is so diverse, that covers an awful lot of bases. What I suggest is to use fashion as an inspiration or a particular garment as inspiration and this can drive the color scheme or the style of kitchen, and it could be done as a relatively subjective interpretation, or as objectively as you want: Meaning a Menswear kitchen could have a tan floor, navy cabinets, brass hardware, a striped backsplash and leather seating--as a classic "blue blazer" kitchen. A bridal dress could inspire an all Ivory kitchen. I would *not* want the kitchen to take a singular fabric from the fashion world and simply use it as a textile in the kitchen. The Idea is to reinterpret the fashion in the materials used for kitchens. I don't think a historical fashion needs to inspire a historical kitchen. This Ikat dress from the 18th c. could inspire a contemporary kitchen, for example....See MoreDesign Around #20 Post Real Estate REmodels.
Comments (60)We've always said it's never too late to post to a DAT, and I'm testing that theory. I've been working on this one since May. The house is another Oakland hills home, but definitely a nicer one than the one I previously posted. This one is on the uphill side of the road and so has an exterior elevation worth looking at. Here is a shot of the living area with the dining room in the background. The kitchen is through the door at the back of the dining room. The living room is all neutrals, but the kitchen walls are green and the bedrooms were all painted shades of blue, green and aqua. Here's the kitchen and the room past the peninsula: It looked to me as if the homeowner spruced up the kitchen for sale by painting the cabinets white and putting in new black counters. But the black and white seem too stark to me compared to the rest of the house, and with the large west-facing window, the kitchen gets a LOT of light, and it just makes the black and white more stark. Now, if I really bought this house, I would probably live with the kitchen indefinitely. This design is more about what I thought the homeowners should have done if they were staying, and I riffed off their design choices elsewhere in the house. I wanted the kitchen to be a bit softer, and transitional between the neutrals of the public spaces and the water colors of the rest of the house. The cabs read a bit pinker than I wanted; I was going for a creamy neutral. I took out the uppers on the outside wall and the suspended cabinets over the peninsula. I left the layout the same otherwise, including the cooktop on the peninsula, however questionable that may be, although if it is feasible (couldn't tell) I would look to moving it to the interior wall. The adjacent space beyond the peninsula looks like it was intended as a breakfast nook but with the dining room and peninsula seating already, more space for eating seemed like overkill. Since the deck is off that room, it seemed like it would be nice to have a space that worked for indoor/outdoor entertaining. So I turned it into living space. What I wanted to do, but didn't have enough energy to do a board for, would be to do a wet bar at the far end of the room, behind where the white loveseat is. The room also has what looked to me like mirrored closet doors, which I replaced with something I liked better. So below I did board for the window wall, a view of the peninsula, and the living area facing the interior wall. Kraftmaid cabinets, maple in canvas Counter: Silestone Unsui Kohler Iron/Tones sink in Palermo blue Heath tile robins egg blue Kohler Purist faucet Maytag dishwasher Paint Benjamin Moore Acadia Green White oak wood floors woodfloorsonline.com Wolf gas cooktop Rangecraft Landau range hood angelo:HOME Ennis Shoreline 3 piece sofa collection (Overstock.com), only used 2 pieces C.R. Laine Pendleton chair in Kyoto Wasabi Abaca ottoman (Overstock.com) (this is just like the one in the existing LR, although I didn't do that consciously) Target Andres seagrass barstools (I picked these before the ottoman and now I think it's too much seagrass, but I didn't have the energy to look for replacements) Closet door pic from door.clutchot.com Both paintings are from 1stdibs.com, Energy, and The Rose and the Nightingale....See MoreDesign Around This #23: Wild Light Fixtures
Comments (85)Laura and Flynn know their style works best when they meet in the middle. She loves romantic, he likes rustic. She likes traditional, while he prefers more clean lines. What they both can agree on is their love of the outdoors...and a common interest in fairy tales. Darker than Disney, but still with a happy ending :) So...when it came to their kitchen, they decided to have fun and do something they would both enjoy! When they found this chandelier, they knew it was perfect beginning for their kitchen. With crystal, gold leaves, and lots of movement, Laura told Flynn she would make a beautiful room around it. From Design Around This They knew the table would really make the room, but couldn't find anything they liked. Then they found this...what a table! They couldn't resist this for a fairy tale twist! From Design Around This Laura knew she wanted chairs with some curves to balance the table, with white leather for the seats. From Design Around This A rug with suede inserts (the white leaves) seemed perfect for under the table.. From Design Around This They balanced the light fixture with dark lower cabinets, light quartz counters, lots of open shelves and modern appliances. From Design Around This They found a range that was modern, with just a hint of gold to play off the chandelier... From Design Around This A traditional work island (on wheels) and metal stools with wooden seats played off the modern perimeter cabinets. From Design Around This When they found this stained glass, they knew it would look great hung in front of the side yard window....and the curves on the bottom match the back of the chairs! From Design Around This Lucky enough to have a fireplace in the kitchen.... From Design Around This they added a few leather and tapestry chairs with a small green leather foot stool. And the room was complete :) From Design Around This People always want to know if we really would live in a room like this. I would! Maybe the table is a bit over the top (LOL) but I love Snow White and this reminds me of a bit more realistic version. Lots of natural elements with a feminine twist. I'd add a big bouquet of lilacs and a lavender throw on the tapestry chair...and a few cats sleeping by the fireplace. This post was edited by lavender_lass on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 2:18...See Morepalimpsest
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