KITCHEN WEEK: COLORFUL KITCHENS!

Hello yellow - a bright cheerful small kitchen with stainless steel counters and backsplash. (above)

KITCHEN WEEK day 3 here on COCOCOZY!  Today I bring you a few very bright colorful kitchens.   I am afraid of too much color as you probably can tell by the images on the blog...but of course, just the right dose of color can really make a huge design statement.

I actually love all of these colorful kitchens pictured here...but which would I actually dare to live with?  Hmmm...thinking....

Modern very small kitchen with flat front cornflower blue cabinets and a marble slab backsplash. (above and below)

Green and blue are the order of the day in this rustic kitchen with a gorgeous zellig tile backsplash and a farmhouse sink. (above)

Red kitchen with glossy modern cabinets and wood and stainless counters. (above)

Do you have a color filled kitchen in your home?  If not, would you consider any of these bright options if you could?  Please do weigh in...

I think I would go for the light blue modern kitchen with the marble slab backsplash if I had to chose one.

Do tell.

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Go to COCOCOZY Pinterest to see a very very bright orange kitchen.  Orange! Would love to know whether you could live with that color on a day to day basis.  Also, you can see other views of these kitchens there too!  Follow along on Pinterest!



Photos: Iconify; Sasa Antic; Rum ID; Soderberg Agentur

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READER SUBMISSION: MM NEEDS YOUR HELP WITH HER SHELVES!

Have a reader's design dilemma that I want you to help solve.

Just a few weeks ago, I got an email from reader Melissa Malleck (MM).  MM and her hubby completed the build of their custom home in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.  They've been living there about 2 years and love it but MM has a decorating issue she still hasn't resolved.

Below are a few photos of MM's new great room...

Here's MM's decorating stumbling block.  Flanking the fireplace in her great room (living room) are two built in cabinets in dark wood.  MM knows that she wants to style these cabinets right but needs ideas.

Here's an excerpt from MM's email to me from a few weeks ago:

"I have these large built-in cabinets in my home (the ceiling is 11ft and the cabinets are 9' high by 4-5ft wide - each is about 14" high). I just don't know what kind of accessories to put on them... Is less more? Should i use larger pieces, but less of them? Or fill the shelves? Only light-coloured pieces against the dark wood?"

So I ask you dear readers to take a look at MM's living room shelves and please give her some ideas!

MELISSA MALLECK'S (MM) GREAT ROOM

The almost empty shelves in the great room in COCOCOZY reader  Melissa Malleck's (MM) Ontario, Canada home (above and below)

INSPIRATION

Built in shelves are painted white to blend with the adjacent fireplace.  Shelves are filled with books stacked in vertically and horizontally. (above)

The back of this shelf is painted a contrasting avocado green...shelves feature books, framed art, and small decorative items. (above)

Large pieces of matching blue and white pottery and important black framed mirror make a huge statement on this designer built in book shelf. (above)

Shelves in these two cases are filled with books, decorative accessories, keepsakes and also small  bars. (above and below)

What design ideas can you share with MM so she can style her built in bookshelves? Any decor tips you can give her? Please comment below!

Thank you MM (Melissa) for sharing your design dilemma with me and COCOCOZY readers.  Hopefully everyone comments and this helps you and a few others!

Happy Friday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  So excited...today I am getting my first samples for a new line in the COCOCOZY collection I am working on in conjunction with a new partner.  This new COCOCOZY offering will debut in January 2013!  I have to review the samples and give notes right away so we can begin production.  I am so excited.  I can't take it!  Still waiting for the package to come in!


Photos: Jarlath Mellett; Elle Decor; M Design; Anthony Cochran Design; Architectural Digest; Melanie Acevedo; House Beautiful

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HOOD TASTE IN THE KITCHEN - WALL MOUNT STAINLESS RANGE HOODS!

This kitchen above with its scalloped stainless steel range hood caught my eye. I had never seen metal hood with a scalloped edge. So interesting really.

Anyhoooo...got me thinking about style and design for wall mounted stainless steel hoods that go above ranges, ovens, stove tops for venting purposes..

To be honest (since I clearly have no filter on this blog), I started to think of titles for the post before I really started thinking about hoods. I have a tendency sometimes (more often than not) to use not so creative alliteration or puns or plays on words in my post titles. I write out something that I think is funny and get a good little chuckle at it and then publish the stories. For this post I was having a bit of a mental road block with the title though. Normally I just type out the first thing that comes to mind and I publish with no fear...not looking back...knowing that I have a post title issue and that other bloggers would turn their nose up and say, "Her titles are really long and really not that funny". Oh well...yooohoooo...LOL...what's a girl to do?

Still on the topic of post titles (if you can believe it)...

So today, I started my somewhat comedic journey to this post title with this first title...here it comes...wait...ready...okay...drum roll...and..."Hoodie Style"...tah dah...I know it fell kind of flat for me too when I wrote it out. So I scratched that one clearly. Then I thought about using "Hood-tastic" for this blog post title but that didn't really make sense either. And then the litany of not so good post titles continued: "Hi Hood Looking"; "Hood for Thought"; "Your Guess is as Hood as Mine"; "So Far So Hood"; "Hoody Two-Shoes"; "Honest to Hoodness"; "To Hood to be True"; "It Hood be Worse"; "I Hood if I Could" and so on and so on. I ended up the "Hood Taste"...it is no better or no worse than my other bad titles...but it is the one I'm running with today. Hope you can find some bit of humor in the title or maybe there is someone out there who actually thinks my titles are okay? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? I digress (as usual)...apologies!

Anyhoooo...post title aside...back to interior design...

I do like a nice stainless steel hood. I like the way the metal over a cook top can add a bit of gleam and shimmer to kitchen design.

Here are a few very different kitchens where stainless hoods "steal" the show! LOL!

A custom scalloped stainless steel hood wall mounted onto white subway tiles over a vintage looking white range in a modern country style kitchen. (above)

A classic stainless vent compliments the cobalt blue cabinets and the stainless steel  range . (above)

Sleek t-shaped modern hoods work with the design of these contemporary kitchens. (above and below)

Larger hoods can stand alone or be mounted on the wall surrounded by cabinets. (above and below)

A tapered stainless steel hood adds a bit of design flair to this traditional corn flower blue kitchen. (above)

Hope you have a good day!

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

Photos: Rehkamp Larson; Arent Pyk; Douglas Friedman; Casa Bella; Michael Robinson Photography; House Beautiful

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THIS OR THAT: STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN CABINETS!

Kitchen 1

Stainless steel kitchen aren't for everyone...but if you are looking for a sleek modern glistening place to do your cooking, then stainless could be just the answer.

In my imaginary 6th home (an apartment in some fabulous city somewhere) I might try a completely stainless look...I might. I have other ideas of the kitchens in imaginary homes 1-5. I may though throw caution to the wind and do this all metallic look in house number 6. In my real home, I have white glass front cabinets. Note to self: need to get started on imaginary homes so that I can get to number 6 and try a stainless look.

Let's take a look at a few stainless kitchens in today's THIS OR THAT...which one do you prefer?

Kitchen 2 - Stainless cabinets, appliances, backsplash, pot rack and floating shelves!

Kitchen 3 - Stainless with black counters. (above)

Kitchen 4 - Open kitchen island with stainless steel cabinet fronts. (above)

Kitchen 5 - A super small kitchen with stainless steel bottom cabinets and floating shelves. (above)

Would you ever want a stainless steel kitchen in your home?  Why or why not?

Which of these metal kitchens do you like the best?  I think I'm liking Kitchen 1 and Kitchen 2 the best.  I like the reeded glass in the upper cabinets of Kitchen 1.  For some reason, Kitchen 2 doesn't seem to overwhelmingly metallic so I like that one too.

Please vote in the comments section below.  I would love to hear which of these modern metal kitchens you like best.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco


Photos: Rehkamp Larson Architects; Harper's Bazaar; St. Charles of New York; Kenneth Probst; Cottages & Gardens

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HOBNOBBING WITH THE BEST KNOBS & PULLS!

Anthropologie - Silvered Mirror Knob Prism - $10 (hexagon shaped door knob with an antique mirror finish)(above)

I like all of these knobs and pulls. A way to add a bit of shine and sparkle to your doors, cabinets or furniture. Love the geometric shapes and fantastic finishes.

Especially loving the mirrored cutie above and the brass faceted ball below.  Might have to change out some pulls in my bathroom!!!

Nest Studio - Model #F-02 - $50 (solid brass faceted knob)(above)

Nest Studio - Model #F-03 - $75 (Polished chrome drawer pull.  Also comes in satin brass finish)(above)

Which of these beauties do you like best?

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

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DESIGN IDEA: KITCHEN SMOKE!

Last week, I posted photos of a cornflower blue kitchen. One reader commented saying the photos were by photographer Line Klein. So I went over to Line's site and found a bevy of fantastic photos...including these of this smoky wood kitchen!

Love this modern rustic look. Why not add a little smoke to your cabinets!

What do you think of this kitchen? Do you like the smoky looking cabinets? Would you take or leave? Why or why not? Do tell.

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Remember to follow along on COCOCOZY Pinterest to check out my latest finds...including a really cute item on sale!

P.P.S. MARKET WATCH: From Atlanta market, I love this little side table from Chelsea Textiles. The teal color, the bamboo handle and the brass tapered legs...all so so cute.

Photo by Coco of COCOCOZY

Photo by Coco of COCOCOZY

P.P.P.S.  Used my blender thing to make a vegetable smoothie this morning (kale, beets, spinach, apple).  So awesome.  Am taking said smoothie to work with me in hopes of losing the million and half pounds I gained during my 4 days in Atlanta.

P.P.P.P.S.  Was at the Polo Lounge last night having a drink with AG. It was so lovely catching up. Actor Al Pacino was sitting right behind us in a booth.  When he got up to leave the whole place went silent! (He's very petite by the way!)

P.P.P.P.P.S. Have a great day!

Photos: Line Klein

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WEEKEND PHOTO!

A place dedicated to cutting flowers and potting small plants.  That is one area on the list of spaces to add to my dream house.  A little nook where I could bring flowers in from my garden, cut them neatly and arrange them beautifully.  A farmhouse sink that is wide and deep, some shelving above and a nice high faucet.  That sounds about right.

I like the stone sink above with its Carrara marble backsplash. This would be so lovely. More on the romantic country side than my normal design style but a beautiful bunch of flowers would bring out the romantic country point of view in anyone! Getting me thinking...I've just got to get my garden ready for spring...no sink yet but I must have pretty flowers outside!

Where do you cut flowers in your house?  I currently use my kitchen sink.  Where do you like to arrange yours?  Either of these two areas work for you?

Happy Saturday!

xo
Coco


Photos: Simon Brown

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