I hate poor kitchen design. I hate designers who don't cook who think they can design a kitchen or those that design kitchens purely for aesthetics and not for function.
I know, hate is a strong word. It’s nothing personal. I just feel very strongly about a ‘good’ kitchen. And if you’ve cooked in a ‘bad’ kitchen for long enough you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.
Below are some kitchens that I think would be ‘good’ aesthetically for Ashly. I know, I know: for all my ranting I’m going to go straight to what meets the eye. But the thing is, the structure that Ashly’ll be renovating already has pretty specific layout requirements (already plumbed, etc). I think she’ll end up using a pretty standard (and highly functional) L or U layout. The two of us can go over the nitty-gritty another time over a glass of wine.
So below are some kitchens that I stylistically like, some that I think she’ll like and some that are just a wild card.
Photographer Bill Abranowicz's kitchen in New York, featured in Martha Stewart via remodelista. (Ashly likes dark cabinetry.)
Bill Abromovitch kitchen via Martha Stewart
Unknown source. Light colored cabinetry for a contrast. I love open uppers.
C.W. Eisner via Desire To Inspire. (I be she falls in love with this one.)
Anna and Dan's house tour from Apartment Therapy (interesting use of space.)
Drew Barrymore's kitchen. Designer and source unknown.
Another from Apartment Therapy (storage, mudroom, laundry room, pantry...)
Unknown source. (another color palette and another way to do open shelving.)
From Commune. (Love Commune, but a great example of how dark may actually end up too dark. Especially with Northwest winters.)
From Four Walls and a Roof. (Another way to add dark wood into the mix. Frames, molding, accessory, etc. Plus a great way to show off your photography.)
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