• Painting

    Kitchen of the Week: A Character Study in Rural Wales

    November 25, 2023 - By 

    The sink became the starting point for Hayley, who wanted to conjure “a sense of history without necessarily being historically accurate.” “I’m a sucker for sanitary ware,” Hayley says. “I’ve always been really nerdy about it.” She found this cream stoneware sink with legs on eBay: “I’m up against the antique dealers who buy them and then triple the price,” she says. “This was a rogue one that slipped through the net.” The unit around the sink has been pieced together from secondhand finds: a Victorian draining board; a wooden cupboard bought from a local auction house, and some sanded…

  • Home security

    A neutral color palette and a crisp white bedroom with a window towards the kitchen

    November 13, 2023 - By 

    This stylish Swedish home (Styled by Studio Rydman, photographed by Lina Östling for Historiska Hem) has white walls and a beautiful, natural color palette with a combination of carefully considered design classics and contemporary pieces in the living room with herringbone hardwood flooring. The small white bedroom has white-painted hardwood flooring, making this tiny space feel bigger than it is. The bedroom wall has a vintage window looking out onto the kitchen, which provides the space with a characterful look and at the same time guides some daylight from the bedroom into the kitchen, which doesn’t have any direct natural…

  • Home Renovation

    Kitchen Renovation Ideas for Entertaining and Welcoming Friends and Family

    November 13, 2023 - By 

    Whether for the holidays or regularly scheduled gatherings, your kitchen is often the centerpiece of entertaining. If your kitchen isn’t well-suited to entertaining, you may find these gatherings are more about work and less about socializing. The good news is that kitchen remodeling in Brookline can transform your kitchen into an entertaining haven. The following ideas for kitchen renovation in Massachusetts will help you find the ideal solutions to improve your celebrations. Open-Concept Designs   One of the most popular layouts for entertaining guests in your home is an open-concept kitchen. If your kitchen is currently closed off from the…

  • Home Décor

    Black kitchen cabinets and grey wainscoting in a historic Swedish home

    November 12, 2023 - By 

    This gorgeous historic home in Sweden (Styled by Åsa Copparstad, photographed by Fredric Boukari for Historiska Hem) has grey wainscoting throughout the apartment that matches the grey paint color on the historic window and door frames, setting them apart from the subtle paint color on the walls. The living room features mustard yellow velvet sofas and a TV gallery wall that adds a unique touch to the space. The dining table on the other side of the space has a mixture of white and black bentwood chairs around it for a contrasting effect that is reflected by the round mirror…

  • Home security

    Desk In The Kitchen: Is It A Feature Of The Past?

    November 6, 2023 - By 

    Landing spot / Niche in kitchen instead of a desk. You know those little desks they built into kitchens about 20 years ago? We all thought they were so cute, imagining ourselves sitting there making our grocery lists and organizing our recipes. But did we? Desk in the kitchen – are they still used except as a place to stash paper and stuff? No. Not usually. We piled papers and junk there. We loaded up stuff in the knee hole space. We kept organizing it, but the thought of sitting at that tiny little space, facing the wall, especially today…

  • Home Moving

    A Guide to the Kitchen Remodeling Process

    November 5, 2023 - By 

    Are you considering giving your kitchen a fresh new look? Familiarizing yourself with the renovation process can help smoothen the development of your home project. At first, the amount of tasks you need to complete may seem daunting. However, once you understand the kitchen remodeling process, you’ll come to realize that it’s a wonderful journey that begins with you sharing your ideas and ends with you stepping into your dream kitchen. Step-by-Step Kitchen Remodeling Process Here are the steps that you’ll have to take when remodeling your kitchen. 1. Initial Consultation Getting it right starts with a comprehensive consultation. This…