Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts

Monday, July 12, 2010

what do you think about laminate?

I came across this picture on a random internet site that popped up on my screen while searching for places to get married (yes, we're still looking...) usually I don't pay too much attention to those pop-ups, but this kitchen caught my eye and upon further inspection realised that this bench top is laminate and I think it looks great! and I wonder what other people think about laminate in kitchens?

growing up we had a bright green laminate and pine kitchen, which I always thought was pretty cool, except in the 90's when I thought it was purely horrific (even though we'd long moved away from that house) I'll have to get my Dad to dig out a photo to show you :) but in an age when we are trying to be cost effective, gentle on our planet, yet still keep a gorgeous design aesthetic, could laminate be the way to go?

I must preface this by saying that I am not really into granite bench tops in kitchens, I don't like the fact that a huge slab of granite would be mined out of a gorgeous mountain somewhere just to sit in my kitchen until someone gets bored of it... and everyone seems to have granite these days, like it's a tick in the box when looking at kitchens. I do like composite quartz (like ceasarstone) since they make use of the leftovers from said granite countertops...

but would you buy a kitchen that had laminate countertops?

Friday, March 19, 2010

kitchen inspiration

now that we have been in our place for 8 months (how time flies) and have really lived in the spaces, we are finally getting to a stage where we are ready sink our teeth into the planning of the renovation and since the kitchen is the first thing you see when you walk in the door - we are really keen to start there.

since the space is fairly small we are thinking white on white to open up the space

here's some inspiration for what I have in mind for our currently green and gold and wood and tile kitchen which you can see here to get the creative juices flowing...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

happy housewarming!

Look what we got in the post last night! this gorgeous Southern Living at Home bowl from Bill (Bryce's Dad) and Barbara - Thanks so much guys we LOVE it! I have already decided exactly where it will go once the kitchen reno is done - it will look amazing against our bright white kitchen countertop bar.
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