Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Kitchen

The general idea is a black and white scheme with black countertops on the perimeter and white Carerra marble or white solid surface on the island and grey appliances. 
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Flooring - 1x rift sawn oak floor stained a dark-ish color

Lighting - some cool pendants in my registry at west elm. Password is "bonneville"

Practical Props also has the globe lights with a total drop of 14.5 inches. 


Cabinets - white painted, shaker style doors for the cabinets, and black or dark grey painted for the island. No crown moulding. Maybe glass doors in the buffet. 

Countertop - black solid surface for the counters 
Super White Marble/Quartzite for the counter with a thick mitered edge and straight profile. 



Kitchen Countertops - Black granite with a matte finish, like Indian Premium Black (honed) at Arizona Tile. 



Backsplash - Shiny white subway tiles in 4x6 in, from the top of the counters to the base of the cabinets, or up to the ceiling behind the hood, or up to the window sills. 

Appliances
The floors, color and design of cabinet doors, black countertops, and color of appliances are right on. The drawer pulls, crown moulding, sink, faucet, island countertop, and backsplash are not right. Maybe glass upper cabinet doors on the coffee station. 
All the appliances from Big Chill in Signal Grey


Fridge - Big Chill Retropolitan


Range - Big Chill 30 Gas Range


Big Chill Wall Oven

Microwave
A microwave in a regular color tucked somewhere inconspicuous.

Big Chill Dishwasher
Barstools

I like this pantry door, painted white probably, with frosted glass panels. Maybe four panels instead of five. We need a motion sensor light in the pantry. 

Exterior

Painted brick, white

Aluminum-clad wood windows in a dark bronze color

Dark bronze half-round gutters

Front door (I'm hoping the interior doors can have this same design, with four or five panels)

Garage door
Clopay Avante doors are this style. 
We like the wood here for our bay window and around the front door. We like these short decorative walls and the bench too. 

Downstairs

Flooring

Innovia Touch High Praise carpet


Couch




Coffee Table

Bar cabinets

Countertop

Fridge

Floor in front of bar

Finish on paneled walls

Window coverings
Hunter Douglas Duette Architella Top-Down/Bottom-Up honeycomb shades

Railing

Master bedroom & bath

Flooring
Innovia Touch - High Praise 

Furniture

This is the furniture we own, so maybe we'll go with this for a while...


Dresser, in mahogany wood. We own this and we don't love it. If there's a better replacement, we'd take it.



Curtains for Sliding Glass Door

Master Bath
This is the inspiration...
12x12 Venatino Honed Marble on the floor
4x16 Venatino Honed Marble on the wall behind the vanity and in the shower surround
4x4 Venatino Honed Marble on the floor of the shower
Classic Double Sink Console - Gray

Closet design

Powder Room

The powder room is pretty small: 36" across and 72" wide. It can be really pretty though. I think we could pretty much copy this powder room. 











Monday, August 18, 2014

Dining Room

I love this look for the dining room...

Doheny wallpaper by Jeff Lewis Design in Navy and White. May not be available any more. A (disappointing) substitution would be TU  27088  from tuxedo.
I like the sleek Eames design shell chair with a rustic, chunky dining table...

I like the sleek chairs with chunky tables. Here's the Basque (Honey or Java) Expanding Table from Crate & Barrel


Four panel sliding glass door. 

I like this light too. This one is The Highwire by Apparatus
There's a cheaper-looking and cheaper priced light fixture in my registry at west elm (password is bonneville). 

Practical Props also makes a sputnik chandelier that might be cool. 


Great room/front room

Walls will be some RL white color. 

Base and case will be a whiter RL white color, in a shinier finish. Base and case are rectangular, with the base standing just a little proud of the case. I like this door design for the whole house, with frosted glass panels for the pantry pocket door.
Windows stained/painted dark bronze or black inside.


For the corner just inside the entry door....
 For TB to drink coffee and read the paper when it's too chilly to sit out on the patio...
Arne Jacobsen floor lamp


Eames lounge chair and ottoman in rosewood and aniline black leather


Eames wire base side table

I think the window seat should have drawers like the kitchen, painted white. I like this bench cushion from West Elm in coal, and lots of platinum, slate, and horseradish pillows. Check out my "registry" on West Elm. The password is "bonneville". 


On the south side of the room...
Possible treatment for the fireplace, with less detail and more square shoulders.

Top-Down/Bottom-Up Honeycomb Shades 
These are Hunter Douglas Duette Architella.

How about this Taraval couch in Pewter from Crate and Barrel...

And this Marseille chair in Java from Crate and Barrel...

And this Grayson chair in Wasabi from Crate and Barrel. This style might not go with the Marseille chair? If no, I like the Marseille chair better. 



I like two of these bluestone coffee tables from Crate and Barrel

  



or...
marble top coffee table from west elm or...


wood-topped coffee table from crate & barrel? Chevrons!