Everyone loves the bright, clean look of a white Marble countertops. Both classic and modern, the beautiful veined stone will never go out of style. Yet like many things of great beauty Marble is high maintenance and needs a lot of a tender loving care—something not suited for everyone.
No worries.
There is a Marble alternative: Quartz.
The article, The Pros and Cons of Marble and Quartz Countertops will help you decide which is best for your kitchen.
A small kitchen – technical drawing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
In a home or apartment renovation kitchen designs can be challenging, especially in Paris where the space you have to work with can sometimes be so limiting.
In this video they have a few things we found interesting.
The wall mounted wine racks get a thumbs up. This is a stylish option when contemplating storage solutions in a small kitchen design.
The rolling cart and moving the appliances of the counter tops are also great tips.
And they also touch on something that is rarely addressed.
Different people have different cooking styles. For instance men sometimes approach the kitchen like a construction site and spread out all over the place.
If a couple enjoys cooking together but their styles clash, giving each their own area is also a very good idea!
Modern kitchen (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We found this video interesting.
Although you will rarely have a Parisian kitchen with the largeness and grandeur displayed in this montage, the material selection is completely in line with a trend we’ve been noticing.
It used to be a Modern kitchen, or what is sometimes called in Paris, an ‘American Kitchen’ used to consist of very basic, almost neo-industrial color schemes and elements which are ease to keep unblemished and maintained.
In the above video we see design ideas which incorporate the introduction of wood and other natural materials which broaden the feeling of home and nature that break up the clean lines and ultra ‘sterile’ functionality usually associated with Modern kitchen design motifs.
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