green (colored) kitchens

Just some great kitchen/dining pictures from Better Homes and Gardens' website:
(the focus was on the color green...my fav)


I love the green pictured above...always wanted some green cabinets. I also enjoy the open cabinets/shelving to display some favorite pieces. Although i think you have to be careful when using yellow...i like the choice in the back splash...

My favorite part of this kitchen are the large windows bringing in so much light...definitely a must for Carl and i we've decided. The lantern is a nice tough and the island/dining table...very interesting. The only overhead cabinets with the strong horizontal lines are very beautiful. Once again, i love the green, but i prefer the hues in the first and last pictures. Using just a bit of it to paint and having the white bead board below is just charming. Ceiling above with extra detail to give the room a little more of a formal feel (though i don't plan on having a separate dining room...i want to save that sf for something else...my studio perhaps). The horizontal & encased windows above complete the design.
I really love the green pictured, though i think it's a bit too modern for our contemporary craftsman. Maybe if i changed the counters and the dark wood floor... Gotta love the bib sink though.
So this one isn't green...in fact a bit too whitely pristine, but i adore the light coming in from the gorgeous windows above the sink.

This green is very similar to the too modern one i talked about above...perhaps the same hue, i just like the comfort of the honey colored wood floor, straw on the chairs, and the mixture of the greens and blues in the pottery. Seems less starkly modern. I think i prefer the light maple color that we used in the condo floors.

yestertec & craftsman beauty

YesterTec offers so much more than just furniture or cabinetry. They create stations within spaces for efficiency as well as beauty. Here is one of their latest projects...a renovation of a craftsman styled home in Maryland. Carl and I are in love with Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Bungalow style. We'd like to design a home that is what we call "contemporary craftsman." Here is the beauty of a home:

And the kitchen...YesterTec's main design area: built for a family that uses their kitchen as the heart of their home. Notice the light pouring in that cozy, yet efficient space, as well as the details throughout the room. "The room also features a center island/custom designed prep table that accommodates six chairs for informal family meals...Great for entertaining, ten people can sit in the kitchen without invading the prep space of the cook."

The beautiful armoire pictured in close-up below is actually a fridge/freezer/dry food storage piece...an original Yestertec design. Incredible. The wood and other materials just flow into One another and you forget you're in a modern kitchen...i just love it!

The island (that really just looks like a table) is more than just an island: it has a great food prep area with a deep sink, garbage system, butcher block top, and room for informal eating or making room for guests. Incredible! I've had a distinct picture in my head for a while about our future kitchen, but i think this design fits our needs so much better.

Above: a great view of the cooktop/fireplace feel in the kitchen as well as the dining table. And below: a beautiful place for your computer/billing/mail/etc. I picture homework being done in the kitchen/dining area just as i did growing up...until my mother could no longer help...then i went to my room to try my best to figure things out. This way the kids have access to mom and the computer while studying...a great combo!

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