Kitchen Envy - Part 3.1

I forgot to included a kitchen!

This kitchen was seen on Young House Love when Sherry & John went 'House Crashing' in North Carolina.

Love:
- How they opened up a relatively small kitchen space to make a functional and gorgeous kitchen
- See the wrap over counter on the island? They made it themselves out of concrete!
- The pendant lights over the island
- The symmetry
- How its not huge, but totally usable
- The crown molding on the top of the cabinets
- Wall oven!
- Always have loved the idea of the stove top on the island but the practical side of me worries about it with kids and things. But the idea of getting to face people (or empty chairs) while you cook, i love.

Love:
- Again love the country kitchen style sink
- Love the raised tap thing

Love:
- Using pretty glass jars to store stuff in the kitchen (they're called apothecary jars in the US)
- The two back counters were made from cheap off cuts of marble (because they only needed a small area)


Okay, i am suitable envious for now.

All photos taken & owned by Sherry & John at Young House Love.

Kitchen Envy - Part 3

In lieu of me trying to take pictures of my bland and grotty kitchen, i thought i would post some pictures of kitchens i would rather be looking at, taking pictures of and cooking in.

Kitchen by Garrison Hullinger (via Rambling Renovators )

Love:
- The country kitchen sink (don't know its proper name)
- The arbor (aka stove)
- Pastel coloured cabnets

Image found on Bryn Alexandra's Blog

Love:

- Subway tiles

- Butcher block island

- White & full height cabinets

- Paneling and turned legs on the island

- Draws

- Industrial light fittings

- Country kitchen sink

- The pulls & handles

- The detail on the doors & draws

Image from Pure Green Living via Desire to Inspire

Love:
- The contrast of the dark island against the white kitchen (stops it from looking to clinical)
- Tall cabinetry
- Lighting in the cupboards


The middle photo has to be my favourite out of the three. I will just have to keep saving up so i can a kitchen even one iota as gorgeous as that kitchen is.


Pst... See 'Kitchen Envy' & 'Kitchen Envy- Part 2' for more drool worthy kitchens.