While we aren’t necessarily pining away for the days of harvest gold and olive kitchen appliances, we liked the idea of having some options for adding a splash of color in the kitchen. A white refrigerator is a classic choice and stainless steel looks great in a modern kitchen, but what choices are available if [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cooking Up a Storm
Our first link roundup of the week is hot and fresh out of the kitchen… well, several kitchens, to be precise. First up, Sur La Table slashes its cookware (above) in two — the prices, anyway — in a blowout sale. Next, Dwell spotlights to Soma water filter, keeping things fresh, clean and ultra-hydrated: Furniture [...]
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Get Brassed On with Metal Faucets for Your Kitchen and Bath
Brass faucets are showing up in all the best dressed kitchens and bathrooms these days. Why is this copper and zinc alloy all the rage right now? One advantage to choosing brass over chrome is that it brings a much warmer appearance to your room. It immediately gives the room an air of elegance that [...]
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Rollaway Kitchen Islands for Kitchens Short on Space
Kitchen islands are useful in almost any kitchen, since they add extra storage, give you more counter space to work with, and can even add to the aesthetics of the room. Not every kitchen has the space to have one out full-time, however. Those cooking spaces could benefit from a rollaway kitchen island that can [...]
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The Cheerful Breakfast Nook
A cheerful breakfast nook can set the tone for a good day, even if you’re not exactly a morning person. Though sunlight helps, it’s not always necessary to have it flooding in from multiple windows in order to create a bright, happy space to take your coffee, do some early morning reading, and eat your [...]
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The Mechanical Dining Area
The mechanical dining area is a section of the YO! Home designed by Simon Woodroffe in the UK. The table and seats are below the floor until it’s time for them to be put to use. Then, like an elevator, panels flip up and the table rises for the occasion. When dessert’s over, it lowers [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Hot Off the Grill
The first link roundup of the week is here to satiate your appetite for all things stylish and delicious… or rather, all things kitchen-related, that is. First up, Furniture Fashion shows us an array of no fewer than 100 kitchen islands (like the one above) to get us in the culinary mood. Next, Sur la [...]
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Ways to Make White Cabinets Look Beautiful
White cabinets don’t exactly have the best reputation in home décor. They can look dingy more quickly than other colors, and if they’re not set against other colors, the whole room can be lackluster, dull, and too sterile in feel. A clean kitchen is always a plus, but it doesn’t have to feel like a [...]
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“Found Look” Growing Trend for Kitchen Designs
If all the style elements in your kitchen don’t match, or this room doesn’t match the rest of your home, relax. It just means that you are ….right in style. Whether you planned it or not, having something in your kitchen that is “not like the others” is something that is part of an interesting [...]
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Zweed Furniture Combines Functionality and Superior Craftsmanship
Zxeed is a Swedish furniture company that produces a line of colorful, modular furniture. Not only are the designs highly functional, but each piece is made to the highest standards. Consumers who are looking to invest in quality pieces that are built to last may want to consider something from this collection. The Moodi 130 [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Sweet, Delicious Links
Today’s link roundup is hot, sweet, fresh and everything else you’d expect coming out of the kitchen, which is where all of today’s finds are focused. First up, Williams-Sonoma gets us ready for spring with some parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme… or something like it, anyway, with its cooks’ wreath (above), ready for sniffing and [...]
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Give Your Cabinets an Easy Update with Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations
If your kitchen or bathroom cabinets are in need of a little update, but you’re not feeling up to the task of tearing your kitchen apart for the sake of a remodel, Rust-Oleum Cabinet Transformations is one way to get a fresh new look without all the time, effort, and money involved in resurfacing or [...]
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Triple Word Score: Scrabble Coasters
For those of us who are admittedly more than a little addicted to America’s favorite word game (no, not Words with Friends, but rather its predecessor by several decades), when we see Urban Outfitters’ set of Scrabble coasters, we don’t just see a series of drink holders — we see a life-sized board game. While [...]
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