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Interesting mix of materials in this kitchen - zero storage, but I will assume a few things:  storage is elsewhere the kitchen gets light use it’s a kitchen in a second home Here is a case where the desired aesthetic completely drove the design of the kitchen and trumped function. No judgment on that - I’d love a sort of fantasy kitchen solely designed around an aesthetic vision - that’s true luxury in one sense. From Rum magazine.  http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScandinavianKitchensDesign

Interesting mix of materials in this kitchen - zero storage, but I will assume a few things: 

  • storage is elsewhere
  • the kitchen gets light use
  • it’s a kitchen in a second home

Here is a case where the desired aesthetic completely drove the design of the kitchen and trumped function. No judgment on that - I’d love a sort of fantasy kitchen solely designed around an aesthetic vision - that’s true luxury in one sense. From Rum magazine. 

http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScandinavianKitchensDesign

Taken at a fantastic handmade ceramics fair in Copenhagen, these images show how a decorative layer in a kitchen design can add texture, color, shape and form. Whether a few select pieces or a collection around the kitchen, ceramic art is a natural aesthetic connection to any kitchen design. Scandinavia has a rich history in outstanding ceramic design as these images illustrate.

Always fascinating to me to see style take the strong lead in a Scandinavian kitchen design. This is what I’m talking about - Scandinavian kitchen design is not focused on maximizing storage - it is the “dance” of storage and aesthetics, where storage does not win *by default* as it often/usually does in the US. Instead, the end is seen from the beginning, with an equal (key word) focus on style as well as function. This puts black appliances in a whole new light, so to speak! And, less wall cabinetry means a great, spacious feeling.

I also love the dining area…all about contrast, the chairs exploiting the light finishes of other elements.

I love modern kitchen design as a rule, but I’m crazy about this kitchen. It at first appears to be a country kitchen, and it can be interpreted that way as well, but it also is simple, which translates “modern” to my eye. This kitchen has a strong sense of tradition in some elements such as a gathered skirt, the rich brown chair with woven seat and, of course, the horizontal planking on the walls. It is simple, restrained but clearly with a modern point of view. Love it. Seen in the magazine, Vakre.

I love modern kitchen design as a rule, but I’m crazy about this kitchen. It at first appears to be a country kitchen, and it can be interpreted that way as well, but it also is simple, which translates “modern” to my eye. This kitchen has a strong sense of tradition in some elements such as a gathered skirt, the rich brown chair with woven seat and, of course, the horizontal planking on the walls. It is simple, restrained but clearly with a modern point of view. Love it. Seen in the magazine, Vakre.

An extreme eclectic kitchen. “Simple” works wonders. It allows a very few special pieces, or groups, viewed as one block, to communicate the style message. At first, I completely missed the straight lines of the table since it works so perfectly with the straight lines of the kitchen elements.  What I am less enthusiastic about is the chandelier above the table. A bit of a fussy industrial look, its style, different than the uber traditional and sleek modern of the other elements, does not work for me. It seems to be trying to be a bridge between the two styles.  Image from Bo Bedre. 

An extreme eclectic kitchen. “Simple” works wonders. It allows a very few special pieces, or groups, viewed as one block, to communicate the style message. At first, I completely missed the straight lines of the table since it works so perfectly with the straight lines of the kitchen elements.  What I am less enthusiastic about is the chandelier above the table. A bit of a fussy industrial look, its style, different than the uber traditional and sleek modern of the other elements, does not work for me. It seems to be trying to be a bridge between the two styles.  Image from Bo Bedre. 

Imagine for a moment, you are designing your kitchen. Look for inspiration everywhere and anywhere. These two images of this gorgeous, rich, gray blue, paired with other grays AND with warm colored metals is at once new and classic. I can see a very personal, untrendy, but timeless, kitchen design with these classic shades. I see warm colored hardware and faucet and lighting and wood flooring. Perhaps with blocks of white either on the walls or countertop or deep, rich grays as cabinetry or wall color..wherever the imagine takes one.