Kitchen Musings

Open shelving in kitchens can be a great concept but you need to be talented.

Real talented…

to get create perfectly displayed shelves.

Don’t you think??

Otherwise it doesn’t make for a very great concept.

Awesome job, Martha!

Of course Martha Stewart knows how to display items..she knows how to do everything!

Love the cups and saucers…

I wouldn’t have thought of that!

Not like Martha's.

Mine would be no better.

Some people just have a gift for even making open shelves look good.

On another note,

I like this Michael S. Smith kitchen

Do you?

Love hoods.

Stainless…

Black…

Copper…

Wood…Paula Deen’s kitchen…

This last picture is from Veranda magazine: The House of Windsor kitchen.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a kitchen this big?

 

There is nothing about this kitchen I do NOT like.

Love it! Love it!

(Courtesy:House Beautiful, Pretty Pink Tulips)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Monday Googling

Feeling a bit under the weather…

I have been spending time going through my old magazines.

I am one of those people who follow up interesting people and products online.

In my Traditional Home November 2010 issue

I ran across Heather Christothoulou…(how do you pronounce her last name?)

A Fine Arts major and graduate of San Francisco Le Cordon Bleu.

She started off as a pastry chef then became a caterer. Her website is filled with pretty tablescapes, entertaining tips and recipes

Initially, it was the photographs of her $2.1 million Seattle home that first caught my eye.

(it’s sort of scary the information you get online when you Google a name…yikes

I even know her address in addition to how much her 7,500 sq ft house cost. TMI!)

Her swanky bathroom was featured in House Beautiful.

The dark cabinet at the end of the hall is part of her beautiful kitchen.

You can see how it is integrated in this picture below:

Love the casual banquette seating arrangement.

I think I have the same ceiling lights in basement wine room?

Gorgeous home, huh?

Love the turquoise and black.

What incredible views of Seattle from their garden.

Heather’s entertaining skills were a visual feast in Trad Home’s April 2010 issue.

What’s not to love here?

 

heatherchristo.com.

Her website made me smile…

hope it does the same for you :)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

One Picture Posts

While I personally hate one picture blog posts

(usually because I want more then one beautiful picture to feast on)

Tonight, I have to do it…

because I just love this bedroom.

Eclectic, cozy and unique :)

Do you love it too?

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Mama Mia

Sometimes…

I run across images like this one

and my heart skips a beat…

and I have to ask myself

if I truly am that little neutral groupie that I claim to be?

Maybe there is an inner bold Betsey Johnson inside me screaming to come out?

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Pretty Pretty Pink, Please

Pink is my favorite color.

While looking for kitchen inspiration, I ran across these kitchens from the 1950’s

Can you believe there were pink kitchens back then?

No wonder housewives dressed like June Cleaver.

They had to feel like Queens in those kitchens.

 

I wonder how 1950’s husbands liked pink kitchens?

Interesting, huh?

It’s sweet when you think about it…

maybe 1950 husbands don’t deserve the bad rap they’ve been given?

Makes me want to add a pink kitchen to my Plan B kitchen list.

Why not?

Aren’t Mad Men interiors and pencil skirts in style?

Or how about purple cabinetry?

Ha!

Those were the days.

 

Today they are even manufacturing little pink kitchens.

How sweet is this mini pink kitchen from Pottery Barn kids?

I want one too!

(Photos Courtesy: Houzz)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

Back To Square One

Lately, I have been revisiting kitchens

my favorite kitchen has been nixed due to the cost prohibitive marble floor.

Somewhat bummed…

my Banker and I have decided that we will not proceed with a kitchen remodel until we fall in love again…

{with a kitchen! that is.}

Some of my Plan B ideas include…

A lighter, Belgium-Swedish-French worn floor like this one…

But again, I am having a difficult time finding the finish and stain I  love.

Light aged & painted cabinets possibly in Benjamin Moore’s Classic Gray?

It appears very neutral with very little gray in my dimly lit kitchen.

(but you know me and paint, scary!)

I love this mosaic tile backsplash especially with vintage finish cabinets but is not one of my plans because…

 

Marble countertops are a definite.

So is a celebration when it’s done.

(One of my all-time favorite blog pics)

On my list are cabinets to the ceiling, some open shelving & some glass.

My current cabinets do not go to the ceiling which I think makes my kitchen even smaller.

A farmhouse sink.

 

Gold accents.

 

A neat hood.

A table and chairs instead of an island is something I would like to do but not sure I can sacrifice the storage an island provides.

It will be interesting to see what part of Plan B comes to fruition.

(photos courtesy: The Enchanted Home & House Beautiful)

Lovin’ It,

Lisa

One Candle

Not that I am your daily source of inspiration

or the cream in your coffee

but just in case you happen to be wondering…

my computer is interfering with my BLOGGING!

And now…

I am headin’ to Texas

for a Little Buckaroo 1st Birthday Party.

This scowling face is perfect for his WANTED poster.

He hates anything around his neck

and this bandana was NO exception!

Hard to believe that this li’l monkey was last years version.

Time flies!

I cannot even tell you how happy I am

that THIS YEAR I’m going to Texas for a “Party”

and NOT a “Delivery”…

Seriously, it was the most painful labor I have ever experienced…

but just like the other 3 {I actually delivered}…

Landry was so worth…

the fetal position I assumed…

at the base of the hospital Coke machine…

around the 58th hour of my daughter’s labor.

And I am not kidding!

There just comes a time, during labor, when IF that baby isn’t going to come…

Grandma has to act like one!

Lovin’ It,

Lisa