Kitchen
Friday Family-Friendly Find: Julien SocialCorner Sink & Newport Brass Taft Pull-Down Faucet
This is a very special edition of #FFFFind! This week’s finds are products that were recently incorporated in “The Morning Kitchen” that Dianne Aucello (Edesia Kitchen & Bath Studio) and I created for the Junior League of Boston 2017 Designer Show House, which just closed a couple of weeks ago. If you weren’t able to…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Stone Forest Copper/Stainless Steel Farmhouse Sink
As you likely already know, when it comes to kitchens, I am all about practicality. Which is probably why it’s never crossed my mind to incorporate a gorgeous, old-worldy copper sink into any of my designs. They are SO beautiful, but do require some special care if you want to maintain the finish in a…
Read MoreDay 196: Project 1896 (Our Home Renovation) – Major Progress & Minor Adjustments
It may be surprising to hear, but the drama (and, therefore, the stress level) is relatively low where our home renovation project is concerned (follow this link to read earlier posts!). Don’t get me wrong – things are moving along at a breakneck pace at this point. But, at this moment, just about everything seems…
Read MoreDay 168: Project 1896 (Our Home Renovation) – Cabs and Counters!
I feel like I shouldn’t even be writing this at this moment – but I promised it last Thursday on Instagram, and I’m a woman of my word! My show house design partner and I are dealing with a lot of drama and anxiety related to the kitchen we have designed, which is supposed to…
Read MoreDay 161: Project 1896 (Our Home Renovation) – Color and Crises of Confidence
Oops, I did it again. It’s kind of ironic that I sat down to write a post in part about color and that big blue ‘publish’ button did me in again. It somehow wooed me into sending my post live before I had typed a word. My apologies to email subscribers who received a blank…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Tilebar Crystallized Thassos Tile
I’m still not fully believing it is Friday again already. But that’s what my calendar is telling me, so I suppose there’s no denying it. I’m pretty sure it’s Monday, actually – it feels that way, after I inadvertently prematurely published those first two sentences yesterday (on Thursday). Oops. I wish it were a Sunday.…
Read MoreJunior League of Boston 2017 Show House
The Junior League of Boston Show House is back again this year, after a successful event last spring, for which I was honored to transform a blank, crumbling space into a warm and vibrant mother-in-law bedroom. This year’s show house will be held this fall, and I’m so pleased to announce I will be participating…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Giardini di Sole Roberta Pitcher & St. Tropez Dinner Set
Finding attractive tableware that is also shatterproof and easily handled by a child is no easy feat. I don’t know about you, but my cupboards are full of Paw Patrol and Thomas plates, mismatched ‘Take and Toss’ cups and tops, and a slew of other items I cannot wait to get rid of when we…
Read MoreProject Update: Waban Custom Kitchen Plans (Plus, I Can’t Believe it’s Not Marble!)
After this week, and for the next several months, my Tuesday posts will be dominated by my own home renovation. The thrill of agony, the victory of defeat. Er…something like that… Demo starts in ONE WEEK – omg! While the walls are about to come down at my house, for some of my clients, they are just…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Delany & Long Outdoor Leather
When working on a kitchen project, I find that most of my clients want comfortable, upholstered dining chairs and counter or bar stools, rather than wood or metal (which can look fantastic, by the way, but are often not conducive to lingering at the dinner table with the family – though sometimes that may work…
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