Category: Kitchens

Wood Cabinet Pulls

Home Improvement

Christy Jesse's avatarChristy Jesse - Blog

The more spaces I design, the more I’m convinced every room needs something in it that?s made of wood. It’s the texture and warmth of wood that gives a room depth and character and has become a necessary ingredient in my eyes.

Over the weekend, I linked to a houseboat renovation that I love and on closer inspection I noticed the kitchen’s cabinet pulls were wood. A wood cabinet pull looks especially good on painted cabinetry when it’s tied in to the wood tones in the floor, countertop, or room accents. It struck me that wood cabinet pulls and knobs are a gorgeous alternative to metals and one I won’t overlook in the future.

 

 

rejuvenation / fabrikate

Keep in mind most of these are available in both natural and walnut wood stain!

 

brass & wood / arc swirl / round beech knobs

ellis walnut pull / walnut veneer /

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A blind man wouldn’t be pleased to see it

blinds, Curtains, IKEA LISELOT, IKEA MELODI, IKEA SHOTTIS, lights

sheddyian's avatarMy Shed and Other Environs

My kitchen is a bit cold. And although they’re not draughty, I’ve noticed that all the windows feel quite cold when you’re near to them.

I’ve had good success with the simple and cheap IKEA SHOTTIS blinds in some of the smaller windows. They’re a concertina paper/material and it’s surprising how well they trap air and how cold that trapped air feels when you lift it again.

This works for the small windows but it’s only available in one size, and wouldn’t fit the big window in the kitchen.

I’d seen a nice white patterned blind called LISELOT a while back, but several trips to IKEA found it to be out of stock or only a damaged one left on the shelf.

This week I got one, and it’s made the kitchen look smarter. When fitting it, I found that the ceiling height in the corner is higher than the…

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