Does this design element work for an Arts & Crafts kitchen?
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Transition from Arts & Crafts to Art Deco?
Comments (106)I went looking for images of those elements. Ribbed glass panels in cabinet doors is easy enough. Here's one in a bathroom vanity: Ribbed glass (or ''seeded'' glass) is also often found in period light fixtures: As for marquetry countertops, if you asked most kitchen cabinet makers for such, I imagine they would gape blankly at the gabbling woman. But there are plenty of companies doing stock and custom hardwood marquetry inlays using CNC laser cutters. Here's the thing - they are doing it in floors. Google ''hardwood floor inlay'' and see. Yes, many of the rosettes are infeasible for a 26'' counter, but look for the ''border'' designs - or create your own. Assemble a 26'' wide section of inlaid ''floor'' on a 3/4'' plywood substrate, encase it in Waterlox, and I do believe you'd have yourself a marquetry countertop. Another option - perhaps cheaper - is stenciling on hardwood, of which this is an example. And so is this What else? Beveled glass is readily available, as is chrome countertop edging, and any furniture or auto upholstery shop can cover a panel of 1/8'' plywood in soft butterscotch leather framed in silver studs (maybe not actual silver, but close enough). I don't know exactly what version of Art Deco you are headed for, or if you even like butterscotch, but the point is, you are not doing yet another white kitchen, you're doing something that isn't being done by the mainstream, so the ordinary kitchen sources are not making this stuff. Sure, there is cool Art Deco hardware around, but what passes for ''Art Deco'' kitchen cabinetry in the online catalogs is . . . disappointing. You are going to have to make it, or at least source it, yourself - and I think if you're comfortable outside the painted lines, you can. You'll find yourself hiring a floor guy to work on a countertop, hunting down the local hot rod upholstery shops, telling your cabinet maker to fit bathroom vanity faces to kitchen cabinet boxes - they'll still look at you like you're crazy, but you'll know you're not. Go for it, girl!...See MoreWhat arte the most popular GW kitchen elements right NOW?
Comments (23)White cabinets, shaker style, subway tile backsplash, lots of drawers, one large sink, intelligently placed prep sink, island in contrasting colour/stain, stainless appliances. I reading more of a mix for counters - granite still predominates, but man-made quartz quite popular here, as is marble of course. And there are a few of us here pushing the white/grey quartzite option too. Could Redroze's kitchen be the "IT" gardenweb kitchen?? I think overall the popular trend here is light, clean and classy. The most popular elements seem to be building blocks for what some people are calling a 'transitional' kitchen - essentially contemporary (in a temporal sense) with nods to tradition and a touch of modern design. It is a pretty, cheerful and bright mix altogether I think. On the no upper cabinets issue - this definitely isn't a major trend here on GW. But, having said that, I think it is a natural part of that same light, clean airy kitchen that seems to be the prototype. In certain (many) kitchens storage demands means that uppers are a necessity - but you sure see a lot of glass and white uppers, another way of keeping the room open and airy feeling. On the dust issue for shelving in "no-uppers" kitchen, it depends. I have a wall with no uppers, with two shelves. I put frequently used glasses and bowls etc. on the shelf, plus a few display items that would have been out elsewhere in any case. At most it adds 90 seconds to my weekly (or biweekly) dusting regime, so a non-issue I think. Now I have seen pictures of kitchens with nothing but open shelves - that would be a dust nightmare I think. Interesting thread for sure!...See MoreKitchen design elements. Would love some thoughts!
Comments (1)Tile breaks when it’s insufficiently supported. That’s a manufactured home’s stock in trade. It’s is not built to stick built standards of support and rigidity. Which is why they use vinyl and laminate in all of them. Choosing tile is setting yourself up for failure and additional expense to replace it all....See MoreArts and Crafts fireplace similar in design to the Prairie in Wayzata
Comments (25)the scale of living room wall where the fireplace is sits on is 26' of space next to 12'ft wide open concept dining area whihc include anther 10 foot of tall windows, followed by 15 open concept kitchen on the other side of the dining room. the area designated to the fireplace sits to the left of 2-6'4 x3' picture windows and the right of another 6'4"x3' then a 2' wall followed by 10' width of picture windows in the dining room. It is a very wide open area. So the fireplace shouldnt dwarf the width, but you are right I will need to make the scale the pictured fireplace shorterby 2'ft in heigth since by ceiling height is only 10'. I reach out to my builder. Thank you for clearing up that saved me a bunch of heart ache.Thank you Roy and Gillian!!...See Moreprillo
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