Click here to see recent article about what we love in Sarasota Magazine
What
an honor to be gracing the pages of Sarasota Magazine for my professional
insight and experience. A heart felt
thank you to Sarasota Magazine for including me in the October 2015 Issue!
(click on the magazine picture above to read the article)
After
speaking with Sarasota Magazine I found myself thinking more about what I love
and thought I would share a bit more with you here. There are so many I could go on forever.
As
an interior designer and a kitchen and bath specialist I love all things
kitchen. Show me a good appliance or some beautiful vintage dishes and
you have my full attention. I can spend hours in an antique store
admiring dishware and antique kitchen tools of days gone by. My mother
recently gave me a hand mixer circa 1970ish with a wonderful avocado green
handle. And not a plug in type mixer but an actual hand held, hand
powered mixer used to whip up some great scrambled eggs maybe or perhaps a good
homemade whip cream. Something I will treasure for years to come.
In
light of my love for vintage I also have a total and complete fascination with
modern day appliances and one of my favorite appliances in my kitchen is my
Brew Express coffee maker.
It
is recessed into the wall and frees up valuable counter space. It not
only fits into the wall but it also has a direct water connection, so all I
have to do is add the coffee and push the start button.
When
it comes to major appliances there are some great options a few I particularly
love are as follows:
GE’s
French Door Wall Oven
…what
I love about this besides that is bakes so wonderfully and is also a convection
oven, is the way the doors swing open to allow you to be closer to what you are
cooking and in my opinion have easier access.
AGA
Cast Iron Range
…it
is a more traditional looking range with amazing versatility.
Sub-Zero
Refrigerator
…hands
down my all-time favorite appliance that has been around for ages but is the
leader in food preservation in my opinion. Sub-Zero, they know what they
are doing and are the best at it. A brand
new product from Sub-Zero is their new integrated refrigerator and freezer
columns, sure to open up amazing design possibilities.
For
me I am often inspired by nature. I feel as though nature provides us
with true, real and most importantly natural colors. And the remarkable
thing those colors change and evolve with the changing of seasons much the same
way design evolves and changes in our homes over the years.
I
find myself recently inspired by more muted color tones, Color that is strong
but not so loud. Benjamin
Moore’s affinity color collection is a perfect example of this.
When
it comes to cabinetry or furniture I tend to lean a bit more to the
contemporary side of things with a splash of traditional. I love when the
styles are mixed. A
few examples…
The
Paper Table by Studio Job from Moooi
…it
has a very traditional style but comes in very contemporary painted finishes.
Aurora
outdoor chair from Made Goods
…very
traditional Elizabethan shape but a very stylized contemporary feel.
Brizo’s
Artesso kitchen faucet
…it
is has the traditional style of the bridged faucet but is a bit more sleek than
its inspiration and it gives it a more modern feel and most especially in the
polished chrome finish.
Like
I said, I could go on forever. I hope you have enjoyed what I have shared
here, feel free to leave a comment below and thank you again to Sarasota
Magazine for such a wonderful article.
