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Posts tagged “The Kitchn”

Kitchen Tour: Steve's San Francisco Color Inspiration

Architect and designer Steve Justrich is inspired by color. When he renovated his tiny San Francisco kitchen, he drew his primary inspiration from the colorful art that lines his walls and makes his k...

Blue, Green, and Sunny: A South African Family Kitchen

Take a look at this cozy, vibrant kitchen from South Africa! It was a Color Contest entry but we sadly ran out of space before it could be posted. But we just had to give you a peek into this colorful...

Does Your Tap Water Ignite?

Water Under Attack is a new documentary from Josh Fox, who learned that natural gas drilling was coming to New York City’s watershed, as well as to his hometown in Milanville, PA. So he hopped in hi...

A Modern Mid-Century Kitchen Renovation

Take a look at this kitchen transformation from Portland, Oregon. We love this: a tired old 80s-style kitchen with those terribly bland rental kitchen cabinets was remodeled back to its classic-midcen...

Kitchen Makeover: Samantha Needs a Creative Space
My Kitchen Needs a Makeover!

What does your kitchen need? Oh good lord, what DOESN'T it need?! I'm a professional photographer, but I was thisclose to becoming a chef. Having a stylish, welcoming kitchen is just as important to m...

Color Over Your Head! A Gallery of Kitchen Ceilings

Need a reason to look up from your cutting board? What about painting your ceiling in beautiful, vibrant color! Here are seven kitchen ceilings that recently caught our attention and made us start e...

Centerpiece Inspiration: What's On Your Table?

Do you like to keep something pretty on your table while serving weeknight meals? How about during dinner parties? Do you break out fresh flowers and candles? Or do you keep it simple, letting the foo...

Sweetness & Light: 7 Kitchens from Dos Visits in Sweden

We just discovered the work of Dos Family, a band of three friends and photographers in Sweden. Jenny, Staffan and Isabelle take luscious photos of homes and share them on their website. We are espe...

DIY Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte (Just Like Starbucks!)

Many fans of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte eagerly wait for it to show up on menus again in the Fall. However, for those of us on a budget, those little cups of goodness can add up. Making your own a...

50 Kitchen Ideas from Ina Garten

OK, 50 is a liiiittle bit of an overstatement, considering many of the "ideas" are product placements from the House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year that was on display in Rockefeller Center. However, i...

Ten Ways to Feed Ten People for Less Than $20

We've been throwing and attending a lot of cookouts and dinners this summer. It's so fun to gather with friends around a big meal — but sometimes feeding a lot of people can get expensive. There are...

How to Get the Labour & Wait Vintage British Kitchen Look

Ever since this post about London-based housewares store Labour and Wait, I've been craving a nice set of enamelware ladles. But it turns out that Labour and Wait doesn't ship outside of Great Britain...

Packing a Lunch? 9 Useful and Cool Lunchboxes and Bags

Time to go back to school and hit the office routine once again, and we're here to cheer you on in packing your lunch! Sure, an office lunch out at the corner deli is nice once in a while, but packing...

Kitchen Gallery: 10 Recently Inspiring Rental Kitchens

Rental kitchens! The most difficult part of a rental apartment. We are mostly stuck with the kitchens that come with our rented dwellings, and yet there are ways to add pops of color and small functio...

Rental Kitchen Color: Consider Brown

We've been talking about rental kitchen makeovers, and we often hear laments about bland oak cabinets and brown tile. So here's one idea: don't fight the rental kitchen brown. Embrace it. • Re...

Rena Tom Kitchen Tour

You know that we love Rare Device, Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon's splendid little shop. So we were pretty excited to have a peek inside Rena's lovely kitchen. ...