Thursday, April 10, 2008

Kitchen of the Month

I love kitchens...they are the first thing I check out when looking at a house. I love to save pictures from magazines that have cool kitchens.
This particular kitchen caught my eye in the June 2006 edition of House Beautiful. It's certainly not a kitchen that I would ever do in my own home...but I'm SO GLAD that SOMEONE did it! It's adorable.

A quote from the homeowner:

"I wanted to make this heavenly CandyLand. I wanted people to walk in and feel like they could lick the walls, like it was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I asked myself "What is chocolate and everything else sweet?" And the answer is French. A patisserie. A mix of French and chocolate and heaven."

The walls of the kitchen are chocolate brown and the floor is chocolate and strawberry, painted on a diagonal check. The curtains are pink and white Scalamandre silk with pom poms. All the counters are white marble. There's a white Viking range and fridge. Don't forget to check out the murals! I especially love the "time out" bench.




13 comments:

Kate said...

Wow! I think I need that kitchen!!

Preppy Lizard said...

That is such a fun kitchen. I love looking at amazing kitchens and dreaming about what I would do if money was no object.

Snappy Casual Snippets said...

I remember that article. I thought it was cute, but like you said...not my taste for my house.

Unknown said...

SOOOO cute!!

But she must have had to bury her husband in the backyard before getting him to agree to that....

Heather said...

That kitchen is gorgeous! What a fun idea.

Anonymous said...

This kitchen was featured on Rachel Ray's talk show. The table has some really great monogramed chairs!

Karen said...

Beautiful kitchen!! I agree not something I would do, but it's gorgeous.

Karen

Lori said...

How pretty and fun!

SwellCakes said...

I'll lick those walls. Love it!

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Happy Monday!

Tres Poshe Preppy said...

I remember seeing this when it came out, I think we have it in our archives at work. I LOVE kitchens too!

The Mrs. said...

Gorgeous!!!

Anonymous said...

where did you get the cute wellies artwork on your sidebar?