A few of my favorite black & white kitchens. I wouldn't have thought to use so much black, for example, on cabinets, but I think it works so well. Some of them look so elegant, while others look industrial. It's actually versatile depending on how you use it. (photos: top two from Marie Claire Maison; from the old House & Garden magazine; Skona Hem; from John Jacob Zwiegelaar via Porchlight Interiors; via Desire to Inspire)
June 25, 2009
Les cuisines noires et blanches
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Labels: kitchens
June 19, 2009
Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves
Lately I've been admiring floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Here are some I've found particularly pretty. I have found, though, that bookshelves can look so disheveled without serious attention. Why is it in interior shots, bookshelves never seem to look as hodge-podge as mine? (photos: Gianni Botsford architects; Elle Decor; Mary Ruffle)
These aren't floor to ceiling, but I love the clean, white background they provide, and in the first photo of this set, I really like the way the shelves are used as display. Maybe they could be a room divider used in this way? (photos: black white yellow)
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Labels: bookshelves, white decor
June 18, 2009
Hidden (and not so hidden) workspaces
Living in an apartment in a city means an entire room devoted to an office or workspace is completely hors du question! So I'm left to figure out how to fashion an area for a desk that frankly, is untidy 90 percent of the time. Having a messy desk in open view disturbs my visual equilibrium, so I'm trying to think of ways to conceal it.
Budget Living Home Cheap Home via sfgirlbybay
from Canadian Style at Home magazine via small space style
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