So incredibly gorgeous, I’m nearly speechless……
(via hearthome)
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.
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At first I thought these images from Rum magazine were shot in a sepia tone and then saw other colors. It looks like the cooktops are in front of a fireplace. A very unconventional kitchen design. I’m not seeing much storage availability. I don’t love parts of it and am crazy about other parts. I do love the long thin bricks.
Bamboo and blue kitchen from Elle Interior Sweden. A very different way to create kitchen storage on the wall, but the lamp over the cooktop, bad idea. Otherwise, nice!
Typical VERY old painted wood floors. There is often a difference of opinion among Scandinavians…paint the floors white or a light gray. I think the majority might say light gray, believe it or not, although usually what is seen in the magazines is white, but, of course, gray is a huge neutral color for interiors in Scandinavia. So, don’t worry about painting your floors perfectly…this look is just as inviting! (Image by Susan) Taken in my copenhagen rental apartment.
Here is the kitchen display in a Copenhagen kitchen showroom that goes with a close up shot that I posted the other day. I’m not sure I love the floor with the busy drawer pattern, although I do like the drawers. Nice symmetry on the cooktop wall. I don’t love the back of the island…too busy. I think the floor should have been wood and the back of the island, plain. Then, it would be perfect…to me. (Image by Susan)
Beautiful, rich, wood tones and textures are a mainstay of Scandinavian design, vintage and new. Pottery, in rustic, modern, and freeform patterns are natural companions (Image by Susan)
Here is an image of a kitchen in a showroom that I took in Copenhagen. The use of mahogany as countertop and flooring material (and furniture) is very common in Scandinavia. The walls are so elegant, just simple and bare. Of course, what about normal kitchen usage? Good question! I think unless it was some type of durable finish on the walls, it would become stained and spotted over a short period of time.
This is a kitchen about neutrals, the coolness of stainless, especially in one color “block” above the cooktop and the contrast of clean whites and rich wood. I love how the wood surrounds the white cabinetry. (I’d remove the candles, though!) Otherwise, I’d move in here, definitely. (image by Susan)
Spotted this image of a display in a kitchen showroom in Copenhagen through the window. Perfect example of one type of Scandinavian style: sleek, simple, with an unexpected shot of warmth. (Image by Susan)
I like to be inspired by non-kitchen things…color, shape, form, etc. Here’s a modern take on antique wood (part of a building taken outdoors) and the colors are fantastic, I think. Raspberry and coral, yum! (Image by Susan)
