• Painting

    DAB Studio lines kitchen of Dutch home with oak and Afromosia wood

    August 19, 2023 - By 

    Dutch interior design practice DAB Studio has transformed the kitchen of a family home in Zwaag, the Netherlands, by covering the floors and ceiling in one type of wood and the walls and cabinets in another. DAB Studio aimed to create a “calm yet soulful” interior with an earthy colour palette made up of tan and neutral shades. Quarter-sawn Afromosia wood lines the walls and kitchen units The floors and ceiling were covered in hand-scraped oak with a smoked and black-oiled finish, laid in a pattern of side-by-side plank pairs. Afromosia wood, a tropical hardwood native to west Africa, was…

  • Home Décor

    Real Reader Kitchens! 5 Dated Honey Oak Spaces & How A Design Expert Would Make Them Better

    August 15, 2023 - By 

    In the design world, at least as seen through the lens of the internet and social media, we’re so used to “perfect.” There doesn’t seem to be much room for “realistic” or even “good enough for now.” But the truth is, most of our homes do not look like all the photos hanging out in our saved folders and Pinboards. I’m guessing at least 75% of those of you reading don’t have kitchens plucked straight from the pages of Domino. A good majority of your cook spaces are likely just…normal. Maybe even—gasp—a bit dated. I myself am renting a property…