Skip to main content
CartClose Cart
Category

Kitchens

Less is More For Kitchen or Bath Hardware

02/18/2019
96 Comments

Sarah Richardson’s ‘off-the-grid’ home has recently been featured on the HGTV website. It’s so lovely to scroll through each image and not be inundated with ads coming at you from all sides during the viewing. This post is for anyone who is working on a new build or renovation. If you installed a kitchen or…

Continue Reading

New Natural Wood Kitchens: Timeless or Trendy?

11/28/2018
104 Comments

New unstained or natural wood tones are cropping up in kitchen designs everywhere, and I think they will have a bit more staying power because they are lighter and more natural looking. Here’s why these new wood kitchens work. I’ve received a lot of requests lately for this post about an unstained wood kitchen so…

Continue Reading

Styling a Chic Mid-Century Modern Home; Before & After

11/19/2018
26 Comments

The problem with your room isn’t always the paint colour. Often, it’s that the room hasn’t been styled yet. And a good designer can recognize the difference.  There’s almost nothing that makes me happier than styling a room which is really when the look and feel or another way of saying it–atmosphere–enters the room. You…

Continue Reading

My Designer Secret for Updating Old Kitchen Cabinets

10/28/2018
107 Comments

I’m sharing my best designer secret for updating old kitchen cabinets. If you are planning to paint your existing, dated oak kitchen cabinets, this design hack will make your kitchen cabinets look modern and current.   This question has not been covered on the blog so when Sherry sent it in, I decided it would be…

Continue Reading

The New Cabinet Stain Colour for Kitchens

01/19/2018
40 Comments

Renovating your kitchen or bathroom this year? There’s a new kitchen cabinet trend and it isn’t paint – it’s a new wood stain colour. See my take on this new stained cabinet trend and how to make it work with a white kitchen. Okay here’s one more post from my participation as part of the…

Continue Reading

Why Choosing Granite is So Hard

04/09/2014
31 Comments

Have you installed granite in your kitchen or bathroom… and then wondered why it doesn’t look like you thought it would? Here’s why choosing granite is so hard. I came across this comment on my blog the other day, I had forgotten about it. This reader expressed what so many of my clients have told…

Continue Reading

Best Backsplash Colour for Stained Wood Cabinets

04/11/2012
24 Comments

Trying to update your kitchen with stained wood cabinets can be challenging. But, I’ve got a few simple tips to help you choose the best backsplash colour.  Well, you all know that my favourite kitchen is white. However, I got lots of questions from readers who need help choosing a backsplash for wood cabinetry –…

Continue Reading

Is White Worth the Extra Maintenance? Yay or Nay

07/21/2011
51 Comments

source The other day I received this note: “We had a house built this year and the builder would not install the white cabinets I have always wanted, its a cookie cutter builder who just wasn’t offering that in our neighborhood. To me this was crazy, all I have ever wanted is a beautiful white…

Continue Reading

5 Steps to a Kitchen you will Love!

09/28/2009
77 Comments

Wood stained cabinets or painted? Which one is right for you? Follow my 5 simple steps to design a kitchen you’ll love forever.  Image source I’ll start with the espresso brown kitchen cabinet trend as it’s still going strong here in 2009: The following is an anonymous comment that I have heard many times since…

Continue Reading