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Bland barrträd i Portugal
Summerhouse in Portugal surrounded by beautiful pinetrees. Images from Marie Claire Maison.
Full 'offecct' med färg
Visiting The Asher's Summer Cottage
You arrive via a wonderful antique brick pathway. Today I will share with you the family room and the kitchen. Please bear with my novice efforts at photography. The house is far more beautiful than my amateur photos can capture.
The kitchen is a lovely room flooded with sunshine. Casement windows and wide oak floors add to the cottage charm. Notice the marble topped antique bakers table, the custom built in banquette and floral embroidered pillows.
Opposite the dining table used to be a wall which closed in the spaces. They opened up the wall an repaired the two sided fireplace using antique bricks, which they washed in white. I love the slipcovered chairs and teal antique pantry cupboard.
The kitchen has such lovely aged surfaces. Custom cabinets are glazed and finished to resemble aged driftwood or wood bleached by the sun. All counters are covered with antique carrara marble. Edges are chipped and worn and the marble has a lovely patina. The center island cupboards are painted and distressed black and topped with a huge marble slab. Because antique carrara marble of this size is nearly impossible to come by, they were able to find a piece that was tea stained and aged to match the perimeter antique counters.
Here are close ups of the cabinet glaze and the antiqued aged marble.
The kitchen from the opposite side. Beautiful French Doors lead out to an antique brick patio.
Notice the lower baking counter to the right of the stove. A perfect baking area for our children, who were making cookies to sell at the Village Fair Bake Sale. Isn't this what kitchens are for?
Spectacular casement windows open to lovely gardens beyond.
The family room is filled with slipcovered sofas , painted tables and antique pine. An accent wall in painted a pale, robin's egg blue. This adds to the tranquil feeling in this space. A wall of french doors opens to a screened porch. Handmade pillows are fish prints done each year at the Fair by her son. Framed antique boat blueprints, linen roman shades and sisal rug complete the look.
A warm and wonderful space for a warm and wonderful family. Thank you for letting us take a peek inside!
Linie Design
Lighting in the Christopher Peacock Style Kitchen
You often see hanging shade pendant lights as in the photos above from House Beautiful and MLS. These lights are from Vaughan Lighting.
Vaughan Lighting
Vaughan Lighting
The top light is called the Menton Hanging Shade the bottom and the Nickel Hanging Shade from Vaughan lighting. Both are only available to the trade.
Shades of Light
The Kensington Pendant is a wonderful copy available from Shades of Light. A bargain at only $279.
MLS Photo
Studio Pedrazzi Architects and Design
Here are more industrial lights. The top lights are most likely from Circa Lighting, the bottom ones may be vintage.
Circa Lighting
Circa Lighting
Restoration Hardware
Here are some School House Pendants. These are very easy to find from both the higher end lighting manufacturers or the more affordable manufacturers.
Restoration Hardware
Shades of Light
The first is from Restoration Hardware, the second from Shades of Light , both very affordable and classic in styling.
Making a subtle change in your own kitchen by adding classically styled pendant lights is just one way you can get a step to closer to one of America's most copied kitchens.
Shoppingrunda i Köpenhamn
* Notre Dame. Nörregade 7. Färgglada ganska billiga prylar med allt från vaxdukar och diskborstar till lampor och vaser, men kanske mest tallrikar och glas.
* Illum Bolighus. Amagertorv 10. Mitt på gågatan ligger detta mecka för designintresserade. Ett måste när man är i Köpenhamn om så bara för att se stans snyggaste skyltning. Har prylar, möbler, glas och porslin i både den senaste danska designen och riktiga klassiker.
* Vägg i vägg ligger The Royal Café som av flera internationella magasin beskrivits som världens vackraste café. Nja, lite annorlunda är det helt klart och väl värt ett besök, se här.
* Cozy Ketchup. Pistolstraede 4. Butiken låg tidigare i Hellerup men har nyligen flyttat till Pistolstraede. Härligt blandad sortiment med kul mix av handplockade produkter från alla möjliga länder.. spanskt, kinesiskt, italienskt, nyzeländskt m m.
* Casa Shop. St Regnegade 2. En butik med det senaste inom inredning med internationell touche.
* Klint & Frydendahl. St Regnegade 1. En märklig blanding av prylar för balkongen, skålar, ljusstakar, lite vintage m m.
* Paustian. Kalkbraenderilöbskaj 2. Stort showroom med ett av Danmarks största sortiment av designmöbler. Här finns alla nya märken såväl som designklassiker men även deras egen kollektion.