Back in March we put up our list for the Top 10 Kettle and listed the Classic Chinese Restaurant Kettle, but we didn't have a pic at the time. We were at a friend's last night and snapped this one of theirs (it's a little dirty, but they shine up really nice).
Why, you may ask, is this a best product? Because it works really well, pours very easily, looks classic and costs very little. They can be found in Chinatown, Bowery restaurant supply and sometimes at Pearl River Mart.
After spending a number of years living in Chinatown (our first apartment), we got used to seeing these things (in a few different sizes & variations) in all the restaurants there and realized that they were the workhorses of the restaurant world for a reason. We found one and haven't bought anything else since. MGR
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Comments (22)
to dark.....
Fascinating room!
To add a little more light, though, I'd replace the large empty frame with a large glistening mirror.
I like the first two pictures but 2 to 5 are a little jarring and the space looks cluttered. However, love the use of the bold color on the walls, yes, it's dark but comforting, at least to me. Love the green against the color of the walls.
I second Honore's suggestion to replace the empty frame with a mirror. A round one would be especially cool.
Love the cozy opulence of this room. The night pictures are a little blurry and hard to get a good feel for the colors with, but the daytime shots are great.
This room is delightfully mysterious... As if it's out of a 19th century novel where royal intrigues take place!
I think you should host a murder mystery party here. No really, I love your furniture, it's just my taste. I think your colors aren't coming through as well as they should in the photography, or else you'd have lots more votes, because you clearly have great taste.
I love this room! Gorgeous. The last 3 pics have unfortunate lighting which I think is why peeps here aren't getting it. But the first 2 pics show how beautiful the room is. Dark and mysterious yet comfortable and elegant.
The photos make it kind of hard to tell. But I like the idea of umber walls.
Beautiful, but I was looking for old movie stars
to come in.
This room has a style! It's not my style, but that doesn't matter, it's obvious someone put some thought and love into it. Great job!
I like this, it looks cozy. I think I would like it even more if the floor was hardwood and there was a cool rug instead of wall to wall.
Really really attracted to this room. Elegant, sophisticated, inviting. Colors are exotic and if I place myself there, I feel sexy in this room.
Sophisticated. A nice throwback.
That leopard ottoman takes the whole thing down a notch to me...it goes from being an old fashioned hotel to an old ladies home.
i love it. i can imagine getting dressed up with a group of friends eating caviar and drinking champagne in that room. i imagine that the large empty frame is a play against the large painting on the wall just opposite it that is not framed. But maybe I am just reaching.
loooooooove it. It looks romantic.
Amazing.
Extraordinary. I'd love to see it with better quality photos.
Thank you for your kind comments. I know this isn’t the biggest deal in the world, but I wanted to correct one observation. The room doesn’t have wall-to-wall carpet (though I can see how the photos might imply that), but a red aniline-dyed hardwood floor with a natural sisal rug on top. A few feet of the floor around the rug is visible. Sorry for the quality of the photos; I’m not much of a photographer.
Love this room...moody contemplative,would love to curl up with a book and glass of wine!
I absolutely LOVE the coffee table. The room too dark for me, but there are some great pieces in it. The color scheme would be great if there were more windows/natural light coming in to balance out the darkness.