Breaking Down a Great Kitchen

Now here's a kitchen that really speaks to me.  I like it so much I thought I'd share IT and some of the reasons I love it.

• Vintage style and white(Christopher Peacock inspired)
• Inset doors on the cabinets
• Ceiling is covered in tongue and groove paneling painted semi gloss
• Light fixtures don't all match, but they go together and there are several of them for plenty of light (I can't cook in the dark)
• Upper cabinets have glass door fronts that make the space feel bigger.  I think I like this better than open shelves (less dust).

source: for the love of a house

• Three windows over the sink come almost to the countertop
• Natural Roman shades (bamboo?) break up the all white-ness.
• Plants
• Bridge faucet 
• Undermount white porcelain apron sink (A word here--my deep undermount sink gives me a back ache when I wash pots and pans, the bending over and reaching down is not good but I love the look)
• Contrasting countertops
• Marble on the island (this is bianco Venatino)
• Urn and wire basket
• Contrasting hardware finish
• Clasps on upper cabinets--vintage look all the way
• Brackets under the cabinets
• Beaded board back splash
• Wide board floors in a dark stain
• Sub-zero
• Wine cooler
• There's a Wolf range not pictured

I think one thing I love about this kitchen style is it's timelessness. Scullery kitchens like this have been around a very long time. We see butler's pantries in this style all the time in vintage bungalows. 

What do you think?

Later,

Patti

Kitchen Knobs and Pulls--Christopher Peacock Style

Finally, I'm posting about the knobs and pulls Steve picked out for our kitchen.  We just love Christopher Peacock Kitchens and have tried to copy elements of his style in our new kitchen.

In some places we think we've done a pretty good job and not so much in others.

Steve ordered the pulls and knobs online and they took WEEKS to get here.  It was quite interesting opening the drawers and cabinets without knobs.
 
 
The pict  is the "china hutch."  We keep our everyday dishes (not china mind) here. The silverware is in the top drawer and some assorted bowls and serving pieces are in the lower drawers. It's great having a nice wide drawer for the silverware.  I can find things.



Articles and blogs I've read compare kitchen hardware (pulls, knobs and hinges) to jewerly.  Good hardware adds the finish and style, like jewerly can give the style to a great outfit.
I just love how the shiny chrome looks on the dark stained island.  It really adds the bling without going overboard.

This shot of the dishwasher pull shows the clean, simple detail. No patterns, no designs except for a small area around the knob.

We're finishing the kitchen slowly but surely.

Maybe pretty soon I'll be able to blog about how we put glass in the cabinet doors.

Later,

Patti

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